Reviews

‘A Hero’ review – An effective albeit monotonous moral parable from Asghar Farhadi [Cannes Review]

Somewhere in Iran, there is a bus station; a social junction where everyday commuters meet for a moment of solace.… Read More

July 19, 2021

‘In Front of Your Face’ review: A competent but isolating drama about dread from Hong Sang-soo [Cannes Review]

It doesn’t become clear what In Front of Your Face is really about till pretty far in, though its sheer… Read More

July 17, 2021

‘Memoria’ review: Tilda Swinton investigates an eerie mystery in Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s slow-burning epic [Cannes Review]

It starts with a bang. Not the metaphorical, head-first into action kind of bang — not that you would ever… Read More

July 16, 2021

‘Blue Bayou’ review: Justin Chon’s stunning portrait of immigration and what it means to be an “American” [Cannes Review]

What does it mean to be an American? The question reverberates throughout every frame of Blue Bayou, the new film… Read More

July 15, 2021

‘Red Rocket’ review: Simon Rex puts the come in comeback in Sean Baker’s nuanced Trump country exposé [Cannes Review]

Perhaps even more so than The Florida Project, Sean Baker’s financial and ideological investment in celluloid film pays off in… Read More

July 15, 2021

‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ review: More of a server jam, an uncanny valley of overused IP keeps the hybrid from being a slam dunk

Though there was a point in time where Space Jam seemed like a singular occurrence - a bizarre, beloved, uber-90s… Read More

July 14, 2021

‘Titane’ review: Julia Ducournau revs up the body horror in her masterfully audacious follow-up to ‘Raw’ [Cannes Review]

How do you solve a problem like talking about Titane? Julia Ducournau’s film is best seen blind. Really, if you… Read More

July 14, 2021

‘Pig’ review: Served on an unexpected meta platter comes Nicolas Cage’s career-best performance

There is a fundamental question that lingers in the back of everyone’s mind when they hear about a new Nicolas… Read More

July 14, 2021

‘La Traviata, My Brothers & I’ review: Yohan Manca’s winsome family drama is a winning debut feature [Cannes Review]

After a year off, Cannes has returned with a lineup that’s an embarrassment of riches, seemingly designed to make even… Read More

July 13, 2021

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