‘Renoir’ Review: Chie Hayakawa’s Gentle Coming of Age Story Gives Way to a Powerful Debut Performance from Yui Suzuki [C+] Cannes
Director Chie Hayakawa’s sophomore feature, after 2022’s Plan 75, sees her pivot from telling a futuristic story about euthanasia to a past-set coming-of-age tale. Renoir... Read More
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‘Eddington’ Review: No Country for Men, Women or Children [B+] Cannes
You know that feeling, even in 2025, when you hear someone cough in any environment how it triggers a kneejerk response? It’s impossible to not... Read More
‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Review: Wes Anderson’s Latest Explores the Meaning of Legacy and Features a Superb Breakthrough Performance from Mia Threapleton [A-] Cannes
Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, starts off with a bang. No literally it does, as we find Anatole “Zsa-zsa” Korda (Benicio del Toro),... Read More
‘Love Letters’ Review: A Quietly Powerful Portrait of Queer Motherhood [B] Cannes
Love Letters opens with a broadcast reporting France has legalised same-sex marriage; it’s a national celebration, but for Céline (Ella Rumpf), there is still unfinished... Read More
‘A Useful Ghost’ Review: Vacuum Cleaner Love Story Doesn’t Suck [C+] Cannes
You won’t find a better elevator pitch at Cannes this year than the premise for the Thai Critics’ Week title A Useful Ghost, a supernatural... Read More
‘Sirāt’ Review: Óliver Laxe Takes Us on a Sisyphean Journey of Sound and Fury Road [A-] Cannes
Perhaps the most mesmerising Competition entry thus far, Óliver Laxe’s Sirāt takes us to a world of desert raves where the promise of salvation still... Read More
‘Sound of Falling’ Review: What It Feels Like For a Girl [A-] Cannes
Early in Mascha Schilinski’s sophomore feature, Sound of Falling, Alma (Hanna Heckt) and her sisters play a prank on one of the maids. They know... Read More
‘Two Prosecutors’ Review: Sergei Loznitsa’s Brooding, Minimalistic Procedural Exposes Soviet Corruption [B+] Cannes
The grim iron gates of a Soviet prison open up as director Sergei Loznitsa begins his exploration of Soviet state repression, told through the lens... Read More
Nicole Kidman to Receive Kering 2025 Women In Motion Award at Cannes Film Festival
Kering and the Festival de Cannes will present the 2025 Women In Motion Award to Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG winning actress and producer... Read More
Cannes 2025: Short Films and La Cinef Lineup, Maren Ade to Head Jury
Selected from 4,781 films, 11 shorts will be presented this year in Competition. The selection comprises 9 fiction short films and 2 animated short films.... 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-]