cannes film festival

‘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

Trailer: Justin Chon’s Korean immigrant Cannes entry ‘Blue Bayou’

An official selection of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival from award-winning writer/director Justin Chon, Blue Bayou is the moving and timely story… Read More

July 13, 2021

‘JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass’ is a dense and detailed return to the conspiracy 30 years after Oliver Stone’s masterpiece [Cannes Review]

In the 30 years since JFK made global headlines for its excoriation of the military-industrial complex – and garnered eight… Read More

July 13, 2021

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

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

July 12, 2021

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

The kind of movie which reminds you just how beguiling top-tier cinema can be, Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in… Read More

July 10, 2021

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

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

July 10, 2021

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

If Columbus was a bold attempt to resurrect slow cinema with a Gen Z-friendly storyline and progressive ideas, After Yang… Read More

July 9, 2021

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

“Okay, so we’re really gonna watch a cow for two hours,” a fellow attendee said, amused and skeptical, just before… Read More

July 8, 2021

‘The Souvenir Part II’ review: Joanna Hogg’s masterful B-Side is both a compassionate exercise on grief and a celebration of feminine rebirth [Cannes Review]

It was only two years ago that writer-director Joanna Hogg carved out a gorgeous memory piece with The Souvenir, telling… Read More

July 8, 2021

First look: Justin Chon and Alicia Vikander in clip from Cannes entry ‘Blue Bayou’

Focus Features has released the first look at Blue Bayou, from actor/writer/director Justin Chon (Gook), in which he stars with… Read More

July 7, 2021

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