‘Romeria’ Review: Carla Simón’s Poetic Portrait Of A Family Trying To Forget [Cannes]
CANNES – The protagonist at the center of “Romeria” hits very close to home for director and screenwriter Carla Simón....
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‘A Private Life’ Review: Jodie Foster Speaks French In This Pleasurable Yet Unfocused Whodunnit With A Twist [Cannes]
Garnishing is usually perfectly pleasant with a nicely cooked main, but rarely enough when served on its own. And Rebecca...
‘Heads Or Tails?’ Review: John C. Reilly Plays Buffalo Bill In Sumptuously Realized Italian Western About The Lies That Make Up Human History [Cannes]
“Is it glorious to win with blood?” asks Rosa (Nadia Tereszkiewicz), the olive-skinned wife of a wealthy man in 19th-century...
‘Sentimental Value’ Review: Renate Reinsve & Stellan Skarsgård Are Stellar In Joachim Trier’s Sublime Generational Drama [Cannes]
CANNES – For generations, the Berg family has lived in a distinctly designed home in the center of Oslo, Norway....
‘Magellan’ Review: Gael García Bernal Is Lost At Sea In Lav Diaz’s Haunting Historical Epic [Cannes]
CANNES – A film that’s more intriguing in the abstract than it is in an execution that proves surprisingly straightforward,...
‘The History of Sound’ Review: Paul Mescal And Josh O’Connor Are Heartbreaking Enough [Cannes]
CANNES – Some films are so affecting, so arresting, they will stop you in your tracks. They will remind you...
‘It Was Just An Accident’ Review: Jafar Panahi Crafts A Sublimely Layered Revenge Tale [Cannes]
In its original title, Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident” calls its titular mishap “simple.” But his films observe...
‘Eleanor The Great’ Review: June Squibb’s Fibs Cross A Line In Scarlett Johansson’s Earnest Directorial Debut [Cannes]
CANNES – A little over a year since her breakout as a comedy action star in the 2024 art house...
‘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...
‘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...
