AwardsWatch

‘Garance’ Review: Jeanne Herry’s Underwhelming Alcoholic Actress Vehicle Deters the Turbulently Brilliant Adèle Exarchopoulos [C] Cannes

Brandon Lewis May 19, 2026

Let’s talk about Adèle Exarchopoulos. The French actress radiates gruff, battle-worn elegance which often conceals a bleeding vulnerability until the moment arises where she can... Read More

‘Clarissa’ Review: Sophie Okonedo Gets the Flowers Herself in Modern Day ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ [B+] Cannes

Brandon Lewis May 18, 2026

In Clarissa, a group of friends are sitting for lunch at a vacation home in Abraka, Nigeria when their topic of conversation shifts to politics.... Read More

‘Full Phil’ Review: Kristen Stewart is in Peak Form in Quentin Dupieux’s Manic Father-Daughter Comedy [C+] Cannes

Ali Benzekri May 18, 2026

Right from the start, Full Phil appears to be a movie that splits itself in two. One version is an unnerving father-daughter reunion unfolding inside... Read More

‘Club Kid’ Review: Jordan Firstman’s Gay Peter Pan Party Boy Tale Gets Raves Across the Board [A-] Cannes

Erik Anderson May 18, 2026

You might have loved Jordan Firstman even before you knew it. Remember the ode to Laura Dern from the 2020 Spirit Awards sung by the... Read More

‘Paper Tiger’ Review: James Gray’s New York State of Mind Needs a Rewrite [C-] Cannes

Ryan McQuade May 18, 2026

During the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, the programmers of the two-week prestigious event scheduled two cinematic crime thrillers for screenings at the festival, with both... Read More

‘Sheep in a Box’ Review: Koreeda’s Take on the AI-ification of Humanity Feels a Bit Soulless [C] Cannes

Martin Tsai May 16, 2026

Hirokazu Koreeda’s Cannes competition entry, Sheep in the Box — in which grieving parents adopt an A.I. replica of their dead child — invites inevitable... Read More

Fatherland Review: Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler are Sensational in Paweł Pawlikowski’s Transcendent Chamber Piece [A-] Cannes

Sophia Ciminello May 16, 2026

In Thomas Mann’s final novel, “Doctor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkühn, as Told by A Friend,” the Nobel Prize-winning writer repositions... Read More

‘The Diary of a Chambermaid’ Review: Radu Jude Dissects Bourgeois Rot Through Formal Mischief and Corrosive Irony [A] Cannes

Martin Tsai May 15, 2026

Octave Mirbeau’s seminal 1900 novel, The Diary of a Chambermaid, has been adapted for the screen five separate times: by M. Martov in 1916, Jean... Read More

Claire Danes to Receive TV Performer Tribute from Gotham Film & Media Institute

Erik Anderson May 15, 2026

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that acclaimed actress Claire Danes will receive the Performer Tribute – in recognition of her storied career... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 154 – ‘Insomnia’ (Christopher Nolan, 2002) with Special Guest Christina Jeurling Birro

Erik Anderson May 15, 2026

On episode 154 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter are joined by Pop Culture Confidential host Christina Jeurling Birro discuss... Read More

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