The new film by director Asghar Farhadi, with Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Ricardo Darín, will be the opening...
Welcome back to Take Two, a column focusing on two films released in the same year, one a major...
In a shocking twist-of-fate, the Jury – under the presidency of director Pedro Almodóvar – have named Ruben Östlund’s...
Part of why the Cannes Film Festival is so prestigious is that the Directors Fortnight selection of films can feature some truly remarkable cinema forged by exceptional talent who may not otherwise be discovered. Under that banner this year comes the rather remarkable The Rider from director Chloe Zhao,... Read more
Imogen Poots stars in drifting family drama, Mobile Homes. Our review from Cannes is in.
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Marking the second presence of Netflix among the Official Competition entries at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Noah Baumbach’s comedy The Meyerowitz Stories marks what is a rather unheard of occasion in which a film involving Adam Sandler will actually have you applauding at its conclusion. Joined by the... Read more
One of the films selected for the Midnight Screenings section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival schedule, Jean-Stephane Sauvaire’s Prayer Before Dawn thrusts us into the midst of a Thai prison and never holds back in its brutal portrayal of life behind bars. The subject of the film is... Read more
Transgender is the focus of this quaint and thoughtful drama. Here’s our Cannes review of They.
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The last time we saw director Todd Haynes grace the red carpet at Cannes the world bared witness to the divine Carol, a film that once again saw plaudits thrown his way and also produced two outstanding performances from both Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett. For his Cannes return, Haynes... Read more
Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Paul Dano star in Netflix’s fantasy drama, Okja. Here’s our Cannes verdict.
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Perhaps the biggest talking point of the 70th Festival de Cannes is the inclusion of two Netflix Original feature films as part of the Palme d’Or nominees. Both Bong Joon-ho‘s Okja, and Noah Baumbach‘s The Meyerowitz Stories are in contention for Official Competition glory, despite the fact that neither... Read more
Having seen his ambitious project White God receive positive praise from 2014’s Cannes Film Festival, director Kornél Mundruczó returns in the Official Competition section of the programme with Jupiter’s Moon, a tale of a refugee who finds himself possessing the gift of flight and taken under the wing of... Read more
Netflix launch the first full look at Okja, starring Tilda Swinton & Jake Gyllenhaal.
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To celebrate the arrival of Cannes 2017, we reflect on some of the finest Palme d’Or-winning titles.
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Welcome to It Takes Two, a new column which dives into a specific year of filmmaking. One will be a major release from the year, be it a massive awards success or a box-office dynamo. The other will be a hidden gem, something that may have been a critical... Read more