Renowned American director Francis Ford Coppola believes his harshly criticized science fiction film “Megalopolis” offers audiences a unique narrative vastly different from what they are accustomed to seeing.

It’s a mess. It’s a wonder. It’s confused. It’s a philosophical argument disguised as a science-fiction epic. It’s “Megalopolis.”

You have by now probably heard a few things about “Megalopolis.” Maybe you know that Coppola financed the $120 million budget himself, using his lucrative wine empire to realize a long-held vision of Roman epic set in a modern New York.

Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola recently joined the Letterboxd movie app and rated his polarizing blockbuster film, "Megalopolis."

Francis Ford Coppola makes a grand final statement in Megalopolis, but only the filmmaker will be able to fully appreciate it.

Francis Ford Coppola is not only a legendary director; he’s a businessman, too. The 85-year-old’s ventures include a trendy San Francisco café and even a winery. He’s also a producer who has helped some of his fellow directors get their movies made when they were struggling—and the uncle of Nicolas Cage,

Few directors have a more legendary filmography than Francis Ford Coppola, the mind behind The Godfather trilogy, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now. But Megalopolis, hitting cinemas this weekend, is the most ambitious project of his career.