‘Alpha’ Review: Love Is Trauma In Julia Ducournau’s Viscerally Affecting, Heartbreaking Palme D’Or Contender [Cannes]
Much of the torment of being a teenager is to do with seeing adults worry about their loved ones. Perhaps...
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‘Die, My Love’ Review: Lynne Ramsay Returns With Thorny Psychological Thriller Crowned By Brilliant Jennifer Lawrence [Cannes]
The thing about a breaking point is that it is often not an isolated incident, but time stretched out to...
‘The Richest Woman In The World’ Review: Isabelle Huppert Shines In An Entertaining Real-Life Tale Of Manipulation [Cannes]
The French legal term “abus de faiblesse”, which translates to “abuse of weakness”, describes situations in which a vulnerable person...
‘Splitsville’ Review: Adria Arjona & Dakota Johnson Are Hilarious In A Gleefully Chaotic Romantic Comedy For The Ages
CANNES – What a great pleasure it is to have a madcap romantic comedy like Michael Angelo Covino’s “Splitsville” in...
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee Once Again Brings Out The Best In Denzel Washington [Cannes]
CANNES – When we last saw Denzel Washington on screen, he appeared to be one of the few actors who...
‘Eagles of the Republic’ Review: Egypt’s Biggest Movie Star Can’t Escape The Authoritarian Regime [Cannes]
CANNES – After screening “Eagles of the Republic,” a world premiere in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, we’re...
‘The Love That Remains’ Review: ‘Godland’ Director Hlynur Pálmason’s Latest Is Intimate, Poetic & A Little Distancing [Cannes]
Before we even see a face, Hlynur Pálmason’s “The Love That Remains” immediately establishes the film’s gentle poetry. A crane...
‘Urchin’ Review: Harris Dickinson’s Feature Debut Is Earnest Yet Unsteady [Cannes]
Being unhoused is often associated with the idea of roughness: rough sleeping, having it rough, going through a rough patch....
‘My Father’s Shadow’ Review: A Mournful Miracle Of A Film Evokes Heartbreak Similar To ‘Aftersun’ But 1990s Lagos, Nigeria [Cannes]
No matter how surreptitiously Folarin (Sope Dirisu) thinks he’s acting, his perceptive young sons Remi (Chibuike Marvellous Egbo) and Akin...
‘Nouvelle Vague’ Review: Richard Linklater’s Dull Recreation Of The ‘Breathless’ Shoot Is An Astonishing Misunderstanding Of What Made Jean-Luc Godard Great [Cannes]
“The offscreen is more evocative”, says a Jean-Luc Godard lookalike in “Nouvelle Vague,” Richard Linklater’s Palme d’Or contender at this...
