Cannes
The Meyerowitz Stories
Noah Baumbach seems to have transformed himself into an indie heir of the Woody Allen of the 70s…
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Le Vénérable W (The Venerable W)
Barbet Schroeder completes his Trilogy of Evil with a sharp excoriation of Ashin Wirathu, The Venerable W of the…
By Joseph Owen
Cannes
Promised Land
There has yet to be a great film about Donald Trump. Perhaps it’s just too soon. Eugene Jarecki’s…
By Sam Gray
Cannes
Redoubtable
Why does Redoutable exist? Godard has always held sway over French cinematic culture – and for good reason…
By Sam Gray
Cannes
120 Battements par Minute (120 Beats per Minute)
Like the house music it alludes to in the title, 120 BPM goes on for too long. But…
By Joseph Owen
Cannes
Filmworker
The story of Leon Vitali is difficult to pinpoint. On the one hand, he lived a sad life…
By Joseph Owen
Cannes
A Prayer Before Dawn
While the worlds of boxing and prison have separately – and repeatedly – been mined for good cinematic…
By Sam Gray
Cannes
The Rider
When you look at a culture from the outside, it can seem like a whole other world. Most…
By Sam Gray
Cannes
Alaa Kaf Ifrit (Beauty and the Dogs)
This is an arduous film from Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania and perhaps rightly so. The plot deals…
By Joseph Owen
Cannes
Lerd (A Man of Integrity)
If there were a drinking game for a thematically perfect Cannes entry, you wouldn’t be able to see…
By Joseph Owen