cannes film festival reviews
‘The End of It’ Review: Rebecca Hall, Gael García Bernal and Beanie Feldstein in a Compellingly Quirky, if Overstretched, Sci-Fi Exercise
‘The End of It’ features Rebecca Hall, Gael García Bernal, Beanie Feldstein and Noomi Rapace in a sci-fi dramedy debut from Maria Martinez Bayona.
‘The Birthday Party’ Review: Hafsia Herzi, Benoît Magimel and Monica Bellucci in Léa Mysius’ Gripping if Uneven Home-Invasion Thriller
Hafsia Herzi, Benoît Magimel and Monica Bellucci star in Léa Mysius’ ‘The Birthday Party,’ a home-invasion thriller in Cannes competition.
‘Red Rocks’ Review: Bruno Dumont’s Beautifully Shot French Riviera Kids Flick Is a Minimalist Drama Mostly for Adults
The latest from Cannes Grand Prix winner Bruno Dumont features little rascals acting out a romantic tragedy on the shores of the Mediterranean.
‘The Man I Love’ Review: Rami Malek Is a Revelation in Ira Sachs’ Achingly Observed Portrait of Art, Love, Desire and Mortality in 1980s New York City
Rami Malek stars as a queer stage artist in 1980s New York in ‘The Man I Love,’ Ira Sachs’ tender drama also featuring Tom Sturridge and Rebecca Hall.
‘Everytime’ Review: An Intriguingly Understated Grief Drama Delivers Its Best Moments a Bit Too Late
Austrian writer-director Sandra Wollner’s third feature, ‘Everytime,’ chronicles a family in the wake of a major tragedy.
‘Her Private Hell’ Review: Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton in Danish Bad Boy Nicolas Winding Refn’s Agonizingly Self-Indulgent Return to Filmmaking
Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton star in Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Her Private Hell,’ a nostalgic horror thriller that premiered in Cannes.
‘Fjord’ Review: Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve in Cristian Mungiu’s Absorbingly Thorny Account of Parents Under Investigation
Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve get caught in a dizzying rush to judgement in ‘Fjord,’ Cristian Mungiu’s unflinching account of parents on trial.
‘Too Many Beasts’ Review: Hunting Season is Open in a Grippingly Offbeat French Crime Flick
Alexis Manenti and Ella Rumpf star in director Sarah Arnold’s ‘Too Many Beasts,’ which chronicles a feud between hunters, farmers and gendarmes.
‘Hope’ Review: Korean Action Maestro Na Hong-jin’s Rip-Roaring Sci-Fi Creature Feature Has Instant Cult Classic Written All Over It
Korean action maestro Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ is a breathless sci-fi thriller about rural villagers fending off what appears to be a violent invasion.
‘Full Phil’ Review: Kristen Stewart and Woody Harrelson Head to Paris in Quentin Dupieux’s Latest Hit-or-Miss Weird-Out
Kristen Stewart and Woody Harrelson play a daughter and father with different ideas about what makes a fun vacation in Quentin Dupieux’s ‘Full Phil.