When Jill’s sister Isabelle passes away, it leaves a hole in her life that is impossible to fill. Yes, this might be a strange starting […]
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‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Review: Just a Supersized Episode
Face it: the heart of “The Mandalorian” has always been a little fan fiction-y. What if a badass Mandalorian bounty hunter became the enamored protector […]
Cannes Publicists talk Indie Film Marketing at American Pavilion
For many filmmakers, the dream of a festival premiere where publicists handle the remainder of the workload is a light at the end of the […]
Miles Teller Cannes Interview: ‘Paper Tiger’ and More
An actor who started at 22, Miles Teller earned rave reviews out of the gate for his debut performance in “Rabbit Hole,” when he was […]
All the Lovers in the Night Film Review: Sensitive Kawakami Adaptation
As a professional proofreader, Fuyuko (Yukino Kishii) spends her days and nights finding and correcting mistakes. Others seem to find fault with her in turn […]
‘Strawberries’ Review: Cannes Film About Migrant Workers
If you were dropped into a greenhouse full of strawberries and instructed to pick everything in your row by a supervisor speaking tersely a foreign […]
At Cannes 2026, the Center of Gravity Is Shifting
Hello from an early-morning train after a week at the Cannes Film Festival. I’m taking away memories of the blood geysers in Jane Schoenbrun’s “Teenage […]
Full Phil’Review: Quentin Dupieux’s Unfulfilling Father-Daughter Film
Rendered with the broad strokes of an overstated stage drama, the new surrealist comedy from Quentin Dupieux is light and largely uneventful. Despite running a […]
The Unknown Review: Arthur Harari’s Beguiling Body Swap Thriller
At its most basic level, Arthur Harari’s “The Unknown” is a mesmeric, Antonioni-flavored modern thriller about a sentient STD of unknown origin (think: “It Follows”) […]
Pawel Pawlikowski on Cannes Hit Fatherland INTERVIEW
Pawel Pawlikowski‘s seventh feature “Fatherland” came into the Cannes Competition with high expectations, and judging from audience and critical reaction, it should win a prize […]