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‘The French Dispatch’ review: Wes Anderson dials up the quirk in anthological homage to journalism [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai July 13, 2021

“The New Yorker will be the magazine not published for the old lady in Dubuque,” editor Harold W. Ross wrote in the founding prospectus for... Read More

‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ review: A ferociously entertaining explosion of female fury

Film Reviews

‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ review: A ferociously entertaining explosion of female fury

Zoë Rose Bryant July 13, 2021

For years, thousands of individuals in the film industry bought into the idea that female-led action movies would “never make money,” as they were supposedly... Read More

‘Bergman Island’ review: A Mia Hansen-Løve letter on filmmaking with stellar performances from Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth and Mia Wasikowska [Cannes Review]

Adam Solomons July 12, 2021

Mia Hansen-Løve’s directorial style seems to be less about style or genre and more about mood. Her 2018 travelogue romance film Maya had very little... Read More

Retrospective: 20 Years on, ‘Legally Blonde’ is a pink, empowered reminder to be yourself

Hanna Flint July 11, 2021

A few weeks ago I was talking to my boyfriend and he was trying to remember the name of a hormone the brain releases that... Read More

‘The Worst Person in the World’ review: Joachim Trier’s flirtatious love story might be the best film at Cannes [Cannes Review]

Adam Solomons July 10, 2021

The kind of movie which reminds you just how beguiling top-tier cinema can be, Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World is a triumph.... Read More

‘Benedetta’ review: Praise be, Paul Verhoeven’s silly and sizzling hot nun summer is here [Cannes Review]

Iana Murray July 10, 2021

“We’re all entitled to a sin,” one nun confesses to her attentive Sister Benedetta (Virginie Efira). And sin she indeed does, so much so that... Read More

‘After Yang’ review: Kogonada’s lo-fi sci-fi is a meditative gem propelled by Colin Farrell’s most soulful performance [Cannes Review]

Adam Solomons July 9, 2021

If Columbus was a bold attempt to resurrect slow cinema with a Gen Z-friendly storyline and progressive ideas, After Yang feels like Kogonada challenging himself... Read More

‘Cow’ review: Andrea Arnold’s wordless documentary movingly focalizes the humanity of animals [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai July 8, 2021

“Okay, so we’re really gonna watch a cow for two hours,” a fellow attendee said, amused and skeptical, just before the 2 p.m. screening of... Read More