Film festivals
The Brink
Award-winning independent filmmaker Alison Klayman’s latest feature-length documentary explores the ideologies of President Donald Trump’s former chief campaign…
By Selina BegumSpecial
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Animals
Based on the novel of the same name by Emma Jane Unsworth – who also adapts her book…
By Selina Begum
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The Farewell
When artist Billi discovers her beloved Nai Nai doesn’t have long to live, she naturally wants to leave…
By Laura Jorden
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Corporate Animals
When a boss from hell takes her disgruntled employees on a team-building weekend within the caves of New…
By Laura Jorden
Cannes
The Traitor (Il traditore)
This film plays out like the ramblings of a confident drunk. Extended soliloquising; insufficient context; bizarre longuers; outré…
By Joseph Owen
Cannes
The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily (La fameuse invasion des ours en Sicile)
This is a vibrant, delightful animation, one simply rendered and knowingly told. Using cool colouring and design to…
By Joseph Owen
Cannes
Adam
Maryam Touzani’s Adam has a sledgehammer of a title but prefers a considered approach to origins and new…
By Joseph Owen
Cannes
Frankie
Rich people on bad holidays: a tale as old as time. The stark, bleached open to Frankie suggests…
By Joseph Owen
Cannes
Cannes 2019: Awards, predictions and highlights from the festival
As Cannes 2019 draws to a close, Sam Gray and Joseph Owen share with us their predictions and…
By The editorial unit
Cannes
Sibyl
It’s hard to think of two subjects less suitable to representation in cinema than writing and therapy. No…
By Sam Gray