Reviews

‘Banel & Adama’ review: An imperfect yet visually stunning directorial debut from Ramata-Toulaye SY | Cannes

From northern Senegal and director Ramata-Toulaye SY comes one of the most visually stunning films out of the Cannes lineup… Read More

May 25, 2023

‘Kadib Abyad (The Mother of All Lies)’ review: Asmae El Moudir stunningly recreates a buried Moroccan past | Cannes

Over the last few years, a strong ascension of Moroccan cinema started taking shape on an international scale, with the… Read More

May 25, 2023

‘Asteroid City’ review: Wes Anderson’s homage to Steven Spielberg is among his most meta and most melancholic | Cannes

With an explosion of pastel colours, precise camera moves and a whimsical script, Asteroid City is Wes Anderson operating at… Read More

May 23, 2023

‘Firebrand’ review: Karim Aïnouz doesn’t give much room for Alicia Vikander’s rebellious queen and Jude Law’s corpulent king to subvert expectation | Cannes

King Henry VIII’s last wife steps into the forefront in Firebrand, Karim Aïnouz’s English-language debut. Alicia Vikander stars as the… Read More

May 23, 2023

‘Club Zero’ review: Jessica Hausner nails the absurdist comedy but fails to go deeper | Cannes

Jessica Hausner’s career launched in Cannes when her film school project Inter-View, figured among the palmares of the Cinefondation competition… Read More

May 22, 2023

‘Fallen Leaves’ review: Love wins in Aki Kaurismäki’s tender tragicomedy of the working class that finds him at his romantic best | Cannes

A title as poetic as Fallen Leaves entirely suits the fourth installment of Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki’s working-class series, which… Read More

May 22, 2023

‘How to Have Sex’ review: Molly Manning Walker’s sensational, high-energy debut an equally urgent cautionary tale of consent | Cannes

If asked to describe How to Have Sex in one word, the answer, however strange, comes easily in the form… Read More

May 22, 2023

‘The Little Mermaid’ review: Halle Bailey’s star-making performance saves the latest Disney live-action remake from floundering

In his 1836 fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, Hans Christian Andersen states that "mermaids do not have tears, and therefore,… Read More

May 22, 2023

‘May December’ review: Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore make a meal out of Todd Haynes’ delicious story of infamy and obsession | Cannes

In 2015, Todd Haynes came to Cannes to premiere Carol that received rave reviews and an instant cult classic treatment.… Read More

May 21, 2023

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ review: Martin Scorsese’s true American crime story of greed, murder and love may be his most empathetic | Cannes

The biggest event of Cannes this year is the return of Martin Scorsese, 38 years after After Hours. The expectations… Read More

May 20, 2023

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