Winners review | Iran's charming homage to Cinema Paradiso
★★★☆☆ A heartwarming tribute to Iranian cinema, exploring innocence, passion, and the disillusionment of life beyond the festival circuit.
★★★☆☆ A heartwarming tribute to Iranian cinema, exploring innocence, passion, and the disillusionment of life beyond the festival circuit.
★★★★☆ Marie Lidén's directorial debut is a profoundly moving documentary that explores the emotional toll of electrosensitivity and our reliance on technology.
Lukas Dhont’s new film Close examines the pain of guilt, forgiveness and friendships through the eyes of a young boy.
★★★★☆ In Saim Sadiq's debut feature film Joyland, Pakistani society is in a state of transition, and its characters struggle with their identities and desires.
★★★☆☆ A pair of South Korean baby traffickers journey through the picturesque coastal Busan region. Despite formulaic elements, a lively cast and stunning cinematography make it a compelling watch. Read our Broker review.
★★★★☆ As much a tragic view of rural Poland as a cautionary tale on our relationship with animals, EO charts a donkey’s journey across two countries.
French New Wave auteur Jean-Luc Godard, who changed the face of French cinema, has died. He was 91 and will be remembered fondly.
You’ve never seen sex work portrayed on screen like this. Director Cécile Ducrocq tells us how her feature film debut Her Way came to be.
★★★☆☆
Laure Calamy shines as a sex worker mother fighting for a better future for her son in Cécile Ducrocq’s Her Way.
★★★★☆
Led by a strong trio of performances, Official Competition is a sharp satire about the film industry. It’s also a hoot.
Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s directorial debut follows social 'bulldozer' Anaïs, whose self-centred worldview frustrates in a this smug romcom.
★★★☆☆
Constance Meyer’s charming, but much too familiar film about an ageing film star and an aspiring wrestler is an uncomfortable watch.
★★★☆☆
The Good Boss never fully utilises its premise, but it does feature one of Javier Bardem’s most relaxed and fun performances.
French director François Ozon tells us about the making of his new drama Everything Went Fine, starring Sophie Marceau.
★★★★☆
François Ozon, one of France’s most prolific directors, returns with an adaptation of a collaborator’s book.
Cannes Film Festival is over for another year and film fans were anxiously following the Cannes Awards ceremony.