
Cannes Report
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‘The Velvet Underground’ Film Review: Todd Haynes Makes an Immersive and Essential Rock Doc
By Steve Pond | October 14, 2021 @ 12:15 PMHe 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
By Ben Croll | September 30, 2021 @ 12:30 PMJulia 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
By Steve Pond | September 16, 2021 @ 7:15 AMThe 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
By Steve Pond | September 9, 2021 @ 7:45 AMSeven 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
By Steve Pond | August 19, 2021 @ 9:05 AMCannes’ 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
By Steve Pond | August 18, 2021 @ 1:45 PMWhile 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
By Steve Pond | August 5, 2021 @ 1:40 PMThe 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
By Ben Croll | July 29, 2021 @ 7:35 AM”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
By Beatrice Verhoeven | July 28, 2021 @ 2:58 PMCannes 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
By Steve Pond | July 17, 2021 @ 10:49 AMCannes 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
By Steve Pond | July 17, 2021 @ 8:26 AMCannes 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
By Jason Solomons | July 17, 2021 @ 7:50 AMCannes 2021: Director Gaspar Noe usually tries to shock his audience, but this time he settles into an entirely different but also gripping register
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Will a Weird Cannes Give Us a Weird Palme d’Or Winner?
By Steve Pond | July 16, 2021 @ 12:35 PMCannes 2021: The movies that have been getting all the buzz aren’t necessarily the ones that’ll meet favor with Spike Lee’s jury
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‘Unclenching The Fists’ Wins Un Certain Regard at Cannes, Sells to MUBI
By Brian Welk | July 16, 2021 @ 11:28 AMCannes 2021: Russian drama is directed by Kira Kovalenko
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‘The Restless’ Film Review: Potent Belgian Drama Explores Family Torn Apart by Bipolarity
By Steve Pond | July 16, 2021 @ 9:57 AMCannes 2021: Damien Bonnard is riveting as an artist struggling with the condition, as is Leïla Bekhti as a wife trying to keep the family together