Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Review: Gaspar Noé’s ‘Lux Æterna’ makes a mockery of its own messageCannes Review: Gaspar Noé’s ‘Lux Æterna’ makes a mockery of its own message

Cannes Review: Gaspar Noé’s ‘Lux Æterna’ makes a mockery of its own message

Béatrice Dalle and Charlotte Gainsbourg in Lux Æterna (© Gaspar Noé) Is Gaspar Noé's Lux Æterna a big middle finger… Read More

May 21, 2019
Cannes Review: Ira Sachs’ ‘Frankie’ is pretty, vacantCannes Review: Ira Sachs’ ‘Frankie’ is pretty, vacant

Cannes Review: Ira Sachs’ ‘Frankie’ is pretty, vacant

Isabelle Huppert and Jérémie Renier in Frankie (Image Credit : 2019 Photo Guy Ferrandis / SBS Productions) Ira Sachs’ latest… Read More

May 21, 2019
Cannes Review: ‘Port Authority’ embraces diverse storytelling but is a reminder there’s a long way to go in terms who gets to tell themCannes Review: ‘Port Authority’ embraces diverse storytelling but is a reminder there’s a long way to go in terms who gets to tell them

Cannes Review: ‘Port Authority’ embraces diverse storytelling but is a reminder there’s a long way to go in terms who gets to tell them

Leyna Bloom as Wye in Port Authority (Courtesy of The Cannes Film Festival) I grew up slightly outside the New… Read More

May 21, 2019
Cannes Review: Asif Kapadia’s ‘Diego Maradona’ scores as an engrossing doc on the price of fameCannes Review: Asif Kapadia’s ‘Diego Maradona’ scores as an engrossing doc on the price of fame

Cannes Review: Asif Kapadia’s ‘Diego Maradona’ scores as an engrossing doc on the price of fame

Asif Kapadia’s new documentary is an engrossing portrayal of a football legend One of the most interesting documentary filmmakers working… Read More

May 20, 2019
Cannes Review: ‘The Lighthouse’ Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson go toe to toe in Robert Eggers’ impeccably crafted new filmCannes Review: ‘The Lighthouse’ Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson go toe to toe in Robert Eggers’ impeccably crafted new film

Cannes Review: ‘The Lighthouse’ Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson go toe to toe in Robert Eggers’ impeccably crafted new film

(Courtesy of The Cannes Film Festival) Robert Eggers follows up The Witch by crafting The Lighthouse, a sublimely nightmarish tale… Read More

May 19, 2019
Cannes Review: Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ is a film for the agesCannes Review: Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ is a film for the ages

Cannes Review: Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ is a film for the ages

Image Credit : Iris Productions Terrence Malick’s latest is a magnetic, contemplative and epic film that asks big, timely questions… Read More

May 19, 2019
Cannes Review: ‘I Lost My Body’Cannes Review: ‘I Lost My Body’

Cannes Review: ‘I Lost My Body’

Courtesy of Xilam Animation Jérémy Clapin’s film is a unique, inventive if slightly undercooked, animated gem In his debut animated… Read More

May 19, 2019
Cannes Review: ‘Pain and Glory’ is Pedro Almodóvar’s magnum opusCannes Review: ‘Pain and Glory’ is Pedro Almodóvar’s magnum opus

Cannes Review: ‘Pain and Glory’ is Pedro Almodóvar’s magnum opus

Antonio Banderas and Nora Navas in Pain and Glory (Image Credit : Manolo Pavón) Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film is a… Read More

May 18, 2019
Cannes Review: Jessica Hausner’s ‘Little Joe’ is engaging, haunting and reflectiveCannes Review: Jessica Hausner’s ‘Little Joe’ is engaging, haunting and reflective

Cannes Review: Jessica Hausner’s ‘Little Joe’ is engaging, haunting and reflective

Emily Beecham and Ben Whishaw in Little Joe (courtesy The Cannes Film Festival) Jessica Hausner’s atmospheric new film is an… Read More

May 18, 2019
Cannes Review: ‘Sorry We Missed You’Cannes Review: ‘Sorry We Missed You’

Cannes Review: ‘Sorry We Missed You’

Katie Proctor and Kris Hitchen in Sorry We Missed You (Image Credit : Joss Barratt) Ken Loach’s latest film is… Read More

May 17, 2019
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