Reviews

‘The Sweet East’ review: Talia Ryder is exceptional in this satirically nihilistic look at American anarchy | Cannes

The Safdie Brothers’ Good Time cinematographer Sean Price Williams returns to the Cannes Film Festival after last year’s Funny Pages… Read More

May 20, 2023

‘The Zone of Interest’ review: Jonathan Glazer’s Auschwitz-set drama is monumental in its representation of the seen and unseen horror of the Holocaust | Cannes

Exactly ten years after the singular sci-fi achievement that was Under the Skin, writer-director Jonathan Glazer is back in Cannes’… Read More

May 20, 2023

‘The New Boy’ review: Cate Blanchett and Aswan Reid stun in Warwick Thornton’s spiritually dense Aboriginal fable | Cannes

Australian director Warwick Thornton lets you know from the beginning that the Aboriginal boy (a mesmerizing Aswan Reid), who arrives… Read More

May 20, 2023

‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ review: Harrison Ford says farewell in this nostalgic, thrilling final chapter | Cannes

Taking the reins from Steven Spielberg is no easy feat, but James Mangold proves that he’s up for the task… Read More

May 19, 2023

‘Occupied City’ review: Steve McQueen’s documentary feature debut is an ambitious, if overlong, account of occupied Amsterdam | Cannes

Steve McQueen is back with his first film since Small Axe, part of his extremely ambitious 5-film anthology series. His… Read More

May 18, 2023

‘Monster’ review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s return to Japan is a nuanced morality tale | Cannes

Monster marks the seventh in-competition film at Cannes for Hirokazu Kore-eda, who directed last year’s tender Korean film Broker. Back… Read More

May 18, 2023

‘Fast X’ review: The ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise may be running on fumes, but Jason Momoa makes it a fun ride

At one point during Fast X, a mysterious government agent played by Alan Ritchson tells street racer-turned-crime fighter Dominic Toretto… Read More

May 17, 2023

‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ review – The fantastic foursome escapes to Italy in this messy romantic comedy

At the height of the pandemic, virtual gatherings and, yes, book clubs became places where people found solace amidst the… Read More

May 7, 2023

‘The Great’ season 3 review: New era brings us into the Age of Enlightenment, and it’s a sinner’s delight

Television’s raunchiest historical fiction show is back, and this time it’s a scandalous family affair for everyone involved. The Great… Read More

May 5, 2023

Retro Review: ‘L.I.E.’ (2001)

L.I.E. is an unusually frank and unwaveringly perceptive film in which every character seems to live in line with the… Read More

May 1, 2023

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