A Father Searches For His Daughter As The World Begins to Crumble [Cannes]

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A Father Searches For His Daughter As The World Begins to Crumble [Cannes]

CANNES – When Oliver Laxe’s “Sirât” begins, it presents itself somewhat straightforwardly. Louis (Sergi López) and his young son Esteban (Bruno Núñez Arjona) have ventured to a dance festival deep in the Moroccan desert. They are searching for their daughter…

Dakota Johnson & Adria Arjona Are Hilarious In Energetic & Sexy Film That’ll Make You Feel Like Comedies Are Back

In the opening sequence of Michael Angelo Covino’s relationship dramedy, Splitsville , married couple Ashley (Adria Arjona) and Carey (Kyle Marvin) are on their way to visit their friends Julie (Dakota Johnson) and Paul (Covino). Spontaneously, Ashley puts the moves…

A Fantastical Queer Tale In The Chilean Mountains [Cannes]

CANNES – There is a court of queens living in the high desert in Chile. They are full of life and here to entertain not only you but, deliriously, themselves. It’s the 1980s, and a small, almost abandoned mining town…

I Want This Small-Scale Psychological Thriller To Make A Star Out Of Lyndsey Marshal

Everyone has had bad neighbors, but Restless protagonist Nicky finds them particularly torturous. Played by Lyndsey Marshal (Inside Man), Nicky’s life becomes upended when new neighbors move in right next door, into a townhouse with an adjoining wall, and will…

John Krasinski & Natalie Portman Find No Worthwhile Treasure In Guy Ritchie’s Empty Globetrotting Adventure

Having released seven features in six years, directed six episodes of TV, and having already shot two more films in that same time that could still arrive in 2025, suffice it to say filmmaker Guy Ritchie’s (“Lock, Stock and Two…

I’m Glad This Movie Was Made, But I’m So Frustrated It Wasn’t Made Better

When I first saw the trailer for Fountain of Youth, I had conflicting responses. On the one hand, I was excited to see anything resembling a history-focused adventure film. I've seen this called a "heist" movie, but the proper term…

Bi Gan’s Sci-Fi Epic Is A Wondrous & Expansive Dream Of Pure Cinema [Cannes]

CANNES – If you haven’t yet become familiar with his work, there’s one thing you need to know about filmmaker Bi Gan right out of the gate: he is one of the most exciting new voices in cinema. Having burst…

Joachim Trier’s Brilliant Drama Is The Best Film Of Cannes So Far

Joachim Trier has already made one of the best films of the decade with The Worst Person in the World, which bowed at Cannes in 2021 and earned its lead star Renate Reinsve the Best Actress prize that year. Now,…

Carla Simón’s Poetic Portrait Of A Family Trying To Forget [Cannes]

CANNES – The protagonist at the center of “Romeria” hits very close to home for director and screenwriter Carla Simón. It’s 2004, and Marina, portrayed by newcomer Llúcia Garcia, has headed to Vigo, on Spain’s Atlantic coast. The 18-year-old is…

I Was Caught Between Frustration & Empathy In Harris Dickinson’s Memorable Directorial Feature Debut

Urchin follows Frank Dillane (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) as Mike, a homeless Londoner who can’t seem to catch a break. In between battling his lack of stability for the past five years, he struggles with substance abuse, which…

Jodie Foster Speaks French In This Pleasurable Yet Unfocused Whodunnit With A Twist [Cannes]

Garnishing is usually perfectly pleasant with a nicely cooked main, but rarely enough when served on its own. And Rebecca Zlotowski’s latest, “A Private Life,” is very much a garnishing, a sleek, slight thriller that amuses but fails to find…

‘Honey Don’t’ Review: Even Margaret Qualley and Chris Evans Can’t Save Ethan Coen’s New Neo-Western B-Movie

In the second installment of Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke's lesbian B-movie trilogy, Margaret Qualley stars as the cool and stylish private eye, Honey O'Donahue, in Honey Don't! Based in a seedy, neo-Western Bakersfield, California, the film is a spiritual…

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