I Would 100% Join a Cult With Julianne Moore and Milly Alcock

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I Would 100% Join a Cult With Julianne Moore and Milly Alcock

What would you do if your sister, whom you practically raised, suddenly stopped talking to you and moved to a bougie island to work for and live with a suspiciously rich housewife/aviary rescue philanthropist — who is also very likely…

Mesmerizing Brazilian Thriller Plays With Genre & Our Expectations Of What It Should Be

At a gas station in the middle of rural Brazil, Marcelo (Wagner Moura) pulls in to fill up the tank of his yellow beetle before he spots a body covered with cardboard in the middle of the lot. It has…

Lynne Ramsay Returns With Thorny Psychological Thriller Crowned By Brilliant Jennifer Lawrence [Cannes]

The thing about a breaking point is that it is often not an isolated incident, but time stretched out to its very limit, gnawed at by unbudging hands who pull and pull and pull. This sustained state of unrest, foreign…

‘Sentimental Value’ Review: Fresh off ‘Andor,’ Stellan Skarsgård Anchors a Brutally Honest if Uneven Family Drama Alongside Elle Fanning

No matter where you come from or what kind of life you lead, chances are you have drama with your family. Daddy issues, mommy issues, general past trauma — it all comes part and parcel with being a part of…

‘The History of Sound’ Review: Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor Broke My Heart in This Musically-Charged Romance

There's loving music and enjoying music, and then there's being able to taste sound and see colors in sound. That is how Paul Mescal's Lionel experiences music. It's more than just music to him, and when he meets Josh O'Connor's…

Richard Linklater’s Ode To The French New Wave Is A Charming Hangout Movie

Richard Linklater’s love for the French New Wave is on full display in Nouvelle Vague , his heartfelt and humorous recreation of the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s classic film Breathless. Released in 1960, that film follows Michel Poiccard (played in…

Isabelle Huppert Shines In An Entertaining Real-Life Tale Of Manipulation [Cannes]

The French legal term “abus de faiblesse”, which translates to “abuse of weakness”, describes situations in which a vulnerable person is pushed by another to act against their own interest. When the expression appears in the news, it usually refers…

A Visual Feast That Doesn’t Reinvent the Rom-Com Wheel

Jane Austen has touched multiple generations of women; that's an undeniable fact. From searching for their ideal Mr. Darcy to avoiding the Wickhams and Mr. Collinses of the world, her stories have influenced as many burgeoning writers as it has…

‘Splistvile’ Review: Dakota Johnson Delivers a Standout Comedic Performance Alongside ‘Andor’s Adria Arjona In Their Fresh Relationship Comedy

Back in 2019, Michael Angelo Covino and his frequent collaborator, Kyle Marvin, presented their film The Climb at Cannes, a cringey, charming film about bike riders that felt perfectly programmed as it rode its debut stage at the cinematic equivalent…

Asia Kate Dillon Gifts Us With A Layered Performance In Sincere Drama About Abandonment & Belonging

Elena Oxman’s feature directorial debut, Outerlands , is a sincere drama layered with depth and empathy. The story sees Asia Kate Dillon as Cass, a non-binary San Franciscan navigating life through childhood trauma while barely getting by. Struggling to make…

Adria Arjona & Dakota Johnson Are Hilarious In A Gleefully Chaotic Romantic Comedy For The Ages

CANNES – What a great pleasure it is to have a madcap romantic comedy like Michael Angelo Covino’s “Splitsville” in the mix at a festival that has been particularly heavy when it comes to the emotional range it offers. This…

‘Eleanor the Great’ Review: June Squibb Is Astonishing in Scarlett Johansson’s Directorial Debut

From her decades on Broadway going back to the 1950s, through to almost a half-century of films, including her celebrated turn in Alexander Payne's 2014 Nebraska, June Squibb has steadily crafted numerous roles, employing her trademark affability buttressed with a…

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