‘The Mastermind’ Review: Josh O’Connor is Caught Stealing in Kelly Reichardt’s Vietnam Era Portrait of an Art Thief [A-] Cannes
Early in Kelly Reichardt’s new anti-heist film, The Mastermind, J.B. Mooney (Josh O’Connor) stops in front of a security guard on his way out of... Read More
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2025 Cannes Film Festival Reviews: ‘The Secret Agent,’ ‘My Father’s Shadow,’ ‘The Plague,’ ‘Splitsville,’ ‘Arco’
The Cannes Film Festival can present a variety of options for cinephiles to consume over the course of the close to two-week event. Within an... Read More
‘Dangerous Animals’ Review: Jai Courtney Chews More Scenery Than His Shark Co-Stars [B] Cannes
Steven Spielberg’s Jaws turns 50 years old on June 20th and its cinematic significance can’t be understated. Its colossal financial success gave birth to the... Read More
2025 Cannes Film Festival Winners: I Saw the NEON Glow
Jafar Panahi has won the Palme d’Or of the 78th Cannes Film Festival for his politically and personally inspired film It Was Just an Accident,... Read More
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee Reunites with Denzel Washington and Scores a Smash Hit with His Kurosawa Reinterpretation [B+] Cannes
“It’s a reinterpretation – not a remake!” This is what Spike Lee said back in September 2024 about his latest joint Highest 2 Lowest, inspired... Read More
Each new film by Jafar Panahi feels like a blessing, especially since the Iranian filmmaker has been subject to prison, house arrests, travel and work... Read More
‘Resurrection’ Review: Let Bi Gans Be Bi Gans [A] Cannes
Following the unexpected successes, both critical and commercial (in its native China at least), of 2018’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Bi Gan returns with... Read More
‘Die My Love’ Review: Jennifer Lawrence is Grace Under Fire in the Best Performance of her Career [A] Cannes
From the opening frame of Lynne Ramsay’s fifth feature film, Die My Love, we see a house in shambles. A once promising place full of... Read More
‘Woman and Child’ Review: Saeed Roustaee’s Iranian Mother Melodrama Finds a Family Torn Part [A-] Cannes
In spite of Iran’s excessively punitive stifling of artistic expression, its filmmakers continue to knock it out of the park even at the risk of... Read More
‘Alpha’ Review: Julia Ducournau’s AIDS Allegory Crumbles Under the Weight of its Repetitive Self-Importance [D-] Cannes
Four years ago, a tidal wave hit cinema with Julia Ducournau’s second feature film, Titane. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2021 Cannes Film... Read More
Pierre Salvadori’s ‘La Vénus électrique’ to Open 79th Cannes Film Festival 
‘Our Hero, Balthazar’ Review: Jaeden Martell and Asa Butterfield Astonish in Oscar Boyson’s Look at Teenage Dirtbags, Baby [B+] 
California Film Institute (CAFILM) Announces 2026 DocLands Documentary Film Festival Lineup 
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Review: The Iconic Platforming Plumber is Asphyxiated in an Intergalactic IP Spree [C-]