AwardsWatch - 2019 cannes

2019 Cannes Film Festival Awards: Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Parasite’ wins Palme d’Or

Erik Anderson May 25, 2019

Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite (South Korea), a piercing social class commentary, has won the 2019 Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or. Jury president Alejandro González Iñárritu called... Read More

Cannes Review: Elia Suleiman’s ‘It Must Be Heaven,’ is a political and sometimes brilliant meta commentary on Palestine identity

Mina Takla May 25, 2019

Elia Suleiman’s latest is a dryly comedic essay film on the Palestinian identity In the same vein as his previous films, but perhaps less structured... Read More

Cannes Review: Michael Angelo Covino’s ‘The Climb’ is pitch-perfect buddy comedy

Jack King May 24, 2019

It’s not without its blemishes, but by combining breakthrough lead performances, accomplished cinematography, hilarious sight gags and pitch-perfect, farcical dialogue, Michael Angelo Covino’s re-invention of... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘The Bears’ Famous Invasion’

Mina Takla May 24, 2019

Lorenzo Mattotti’s debut animated feature is an animated feast for the eyes In his first animated feature, Lorenzo Mattoti delivers one of the most beautiful... Read More

2019 Cannes: Claire Denis and jury announce winners of the 22nd Cinéfondation Selection

Erik Anderson May 23, 2019

The Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury headed by Claire Denis and including Stacy Martin, Eran Kolirin, Panos H. Koutras and Cătălin Mitulescu, has awarded the... Read More

Cannes Review: Xavier Dolan’s ‘Matthias and Maxime’ is an improvement over recent works but still lacks emotional urgency

Mina Takla May 23, 2019

Xavier Dolan’s latest is cluttered, uneven but well-intentioned film about repressed love In his follow-up to a string of negatively received films (It Must Be... Read More

Cannes Review: Joon-ho Bong’s ‘Parasite’ is breathtaking and heartbreaking

Mina Takla May 22, 2019

Joon-ho Bong delivers the best film of the Cannes Film Festival so far Known for his genre-twisting work, Joon-ho Bong is a director that never... Read More

Cannes Review: Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ is one of his most nuanced, poignant and entertaining films to date

Mina Takla May 22, 2019

Quentin Tarantino’s latest is a delicious, subversive and audacious takedown of Hollywood In one of his most nuanced, poignant and entertaining films to date, Quentin... Read More

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

Valerie Complex May 21, 2019

Is Gaspar Noé’s Lux Æterna a big middle finger to the Time’s Up/Me Too movement? Or is it his way of being woke to the... Read More

Watch: New ‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ trailer ahead of Cannes premiere

Erik Anderson May 21, 2019

The world premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s 9th film, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood is happening at the Cannes Film Festival today and just ahead of... Read More