‘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...
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‘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...
“Basho”
The British producer’s mesmerizing new release is a 20-minute abstract techno journey where nothing quite touches and nothing’s truly separate.
‘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...
‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Review: Benicio Del Toro Shines In Wes Anderson’s Charming & Elaborate Family Heir & Espionage Drama [Cannes]
Filmmaker Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme” opens with an exhilarating sequence that suggests his most ambitious film yet. It’s 1950,...
‘The Secret Agent’ Review: Wagner Moura Commands Stunning Brazilian Crime Drama Steeped In History & A Palpable Adoration for Cinema [Cannes]
The screams from an audience watching “The Omen” in 1977 can be heard throughout the Cinema São Luiz in the...
‘Pillion’ Review: Harry Melling & Alexander Skarsgård Find Unexpected Feeling In The Role Play [Cannes]
CANNES – Let me be the first, perhaps second, possibly third critic to refer to Harry Lighton’s directorial debut, “Pillion,”...
