Cannes Report
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‘Drive My Car’ Film Review: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Trip Starts Strong But Then Sputters
Japanese director’s drama is bursting with interesting flourishes and winsome tangents, but also with heavy-handed melodrama
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‘The French Dispatch’ Film Review: Wes Anderson Creates a Stylish, Exhausting Sampler Pack
The film may be the ultimate Anderson movie, whipping everything he does into five jewel-box episodes without the need to make anything serve a larger story
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‘Bergman Island’ Film Review: Tim Roth and Vicky Krieps Star in Light and Airy Ingmar Bergman Riff
Mia Hansen-Løve has created a Russian nesting doll of a movie, commenting on itself while throwing manna to the cinephile masses
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‘The Velvet Underground’ Film Review: Todd Haynes Makes an Immersive and Essential Rock Doc
He may not have a lot of concert footage to draw from, but Haynes turns his first documentary into a performance
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‘Titane’ Review: ‘Raw’ Director Returns With Graphic, Gender-Exploring Body Horror Film
Julia Ducournau’s sophomore effort isn’t for the faint of heart
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‘Blue Bayou’ Film Review: Justin Chon’s Timely Immigration Story Slips From Lyrical to Overwrought
The family drama tackles important U.S. policy issues but gets undercut by the melodrama
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‘The Year of the Everlasting Storm’ Film Review: Bold Anthology Examines Life in the Pandemic
Seven directors offer wildly different perspectives in this disquieting snapshot of our time
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‘Annette’ Film Review: Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard Lead Dark and Loony Showbiz Musical
Cannes’ opening night is the latest provocation from director Leos Carax
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‘Flag Day’ Film Review: Sean Penn Directs His Daughter in Rocky Family Drama
While the true-life film sometimes struggles with disparate tones, it’s a solid, subtle drama that opts in most cases for restraint over excess
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‘Val’ Film Review: Val Kilmer’s Old Home Movies Are Only Part of This Story
The documentary from directors Leo Scott and Ting Poo makes abundant use of vintage footage, but it’s really about coming to terms with the present
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‘Stillwater’ Film Review: Matt Damon Plays a Roughneck in a Languid Thriller
“Spotlight” director Tom McCarthy’s new film follows a well-trodden path while taking plenty of detours along the way
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Andrea Arnold’s ‘Cow’ Picked Up by IFC Films
Cannes 2021: Distributor previously worked together with filmmaker on “Fish Tank”
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‘Titane’ Wins Palme d’Or in Chaotic Cannes Film Festival Ceremony
Cannes 2021: There were bold choices and a big blunder from jury president Spike Lee – complete list of winners
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Cannes Report Day 12: The COVID Tally Is 70 as Screenings End and Jury Duty Begins
Cannes 2021: Plus, the awards parade begins while Maria Bakalova hits the red carpet and Sharon Stone calls charity auction bidders “cheap”
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‘Vortex’ Film Review: Cannes Winds Down With Thoughtful, Heartbreaking Look at Aging
Cannes 2021: Director Gaspar Noe usually tries to shock his audience, but this time he settles into an entirely different but also gripping register
