Cannes 2021: In Stone’s new documentary about the JFK assassination, every gun becomes a smoking one, until there’s so much smoke you can’t see anything clearly
Cannes 2021: The episodic 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
Cannes 2021: Mia Hansen-Løve has created a Russian nesting doll of a movie, commenting on itself while throwing manna to the cinephile masses
Cannes 2021: Rumors run rampant, nobody likes spitting in tubes or wearing masks in the heat, and the movies have yet to stand out — but in a way, Cannes is still Cannes
Cannes 2021: Director Kornél Mundruczó and writer Kata Wéber explore the complicated identity of Jews in and around Germany after World War II
Cannes 2021: Director Nanni Moretti is a Cannes regular, but this film set in a middle-class apartment building is one of the worst efforts in a great career
Cannes 2021: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s drama is bursting with interesting flourishes and winsome tangents, but also with heavy-handed melodrama
Cannes 2021: British director Clio Barnard’s film is also an acting showcase for Adeel Akhtar and Claire Rushbrook
Cannes 2021: Plus, people are happy about one red carpet trend in particular
Cannes 2021: 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
Cannes 2021: The story of a Finnish architecture student and a Russian boor sharing a train compartment is deliberate in pace and wintry in tone
Cannes 2021: The film wrangles the country’s various cultural, racial and social tensions under one leaky roof
Cannes 2021: British producer Thomas is a Cannes legend, a regular in the Main Competition with a penchant for films that explore the boundaries of sex and violence
Cannes 2021: Sean Penn’s ”Flag Day“ will premiere on Saturday
Cannes 2021: Many films at this year’s festival have engaged in a multifaceted conversation about young women around the globe trying to find some agency in their own lives
