‘La Chimera’ review: Alice Rohwacher’s most accomplished work to date digs into life, love, and grave-robbing | Cannes
The concept of a chimera, however colloquialized, still remains a bit too abstract to pin down. If one approaches Alice Rohrwacher’s fourth feature, La Chimera,... Read More
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2023 Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard awards: Molly Manning Walker’s ‘How to Have Sex’ wins top prize for her debut
John C. Reilly and his fellow jurors Paula Beer, Davy Chou, Alice Winocour and Émilie Dequenne have revealed their awards for the Un Certain Regard section... Read More
‘Last Summer’ review: Catherine Breillat grounds her provocative romance with truth and a staggering performance from Léa Drucker | Cannes
For her first feature film in over 10 years, Catherine Breillat made the surprising choice of adapting Queen of Hearts, May El Toukhy’s Danish provocative... Read More
‘The Pot Au Feu’ review: Trần Anh Hùng offers a feast for the eyes but is missing a key ingredient | Cannes
Have you ever cried when you tasted something for the first time? In The Pot Au Feu, the most mouth-watering edition to this year’s Cannes... Read More
‘Banel & Adama’ review: An imperfect yet visually stunning directorial debut from Ramata-Toulaye SY | Cannes
From northern Senegal and director Ramata-Toulaye SY comes one of the most visually stunning films out of the Cannes lineup this year: Banel & Adama.... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (May)
Last year, I kicked off my Oscar predictions just after Cannes, after Ruben Östlund won his second Palme d’Or and took that win all the... Read More
‘Kadib Abyad (The Mother of All Lies)’ review: Asmae El Moudir stunningly recreates a buried Moroccan past | Cannes
Over the last few years, a strong ascension of Moroccan cinema started taking shape on an international scale, with the effective participation of major fresh... Read More
2023 Cannes Film Festival: Amanda Nell Eu’s ‘Tiger Stripes’ tops Semaine de la Critique (Critics’ Week) winners
The 62nd Semaine de la Critique (Critics’ Week) section of the Cannes Film Festival has revealed its winners in seven categories with Amanda Nell Eu’s... Read More
‘Asteroid City’ review: Wes Anderson’s homage to Steven Spielberg is among his most meta and most melancholic | Cannes
With an explosion of pastel colours, precise camera moves and a whimsical script, Asteroid City is Wes Anderson operating at his best, still doing his... Read More
‘Firebrand’ review: Karim Aïnouz doesn’t give much room for Alicia Vikander’s rebellious queen and Jude Law’s corpulent king to subvert expectation | Cannes
King Henry VIII’s last wife steps into the forefront in Firebrand, Karim Aïnouz’s English-language debut. Alicia Vikander stars as the quietly rebellious Catherine Parr, Queen... Read More
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