Much like his previous features “Closeness” and “Beanpole,” Kantemir Balagov’s shambling but arrestingly strange “Butterfly Jam” includes (at least) one moment that I’d never seen […]
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‘In Waves’ Film Review: Good Animation Cannot Obscure Familiar Story
Based on the graphic memoir of the same name by illustrator AJ Dungo, the Cannes Critics’ Week selection “In Waves,” from director Phuong Mai Nguyen […]
‘The Electric Kiss’ Review: Cannes Opening Night Film
Too many inputs overcharge Pierre Salvadori’s “The Electric Kiss,” an otherwise low-key, low-stakes charmer that opens this year’s Cannes Film Festival with only a faint […]
An Unpublished Letter to Rex Reed from a Young Writer and Film Lover
Given the news of the passing of legendary, curmudgeonly film critic Rex Reed on Tuesday morning, I recalled a letter I’d written to him over a decade ago […]
Conan O’Brien Will Host the 99th Oscars in 2027
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are leaning into the belief that the third time is a charm with the announcement that not […]
Driver’s Ed Review: Sam Nivola Stars in a Generic Teen Movie Throwback
Editor’s note: This review was originally published during the 2025 Toronto International Festival. Vertical will release the film in select theaters and on demand beginning Friday, […]
How a Giant Sydney Sweeney destroyed Los Angeles on ‘Euphoria’
Attack of the 50-Foot Sydney Production designer François Audouy and visual effects supervisor David Van Dyke tell IndieWire how last week’s episode used miniatures to […]
Swann Arlaud on Memes, ‘A Man of His Time,’ and Fame
Yes, the Hot Lawyer from “Anatomy of a Fall” knows all about the memes. “They’re less about me than about the character,” Swann Arlaud told […]
Cannes 2026’s Queer Movies, from Jane Schoenbrun to Pedro Almodóvar
Since the Cannes Film Festival launched the Queer Palm in 2010, films vying for that prize have brought a unique level of excitement to the […]
‘Forge’ Review: Art Crime Thriller Is a Winner
Editor’s note: This review was originally published during the 2025 SXSW Film and TV Festival. Utopia’s Circle Collective will open “Forge” with week-long theatrical runs in […]