Cannes 2025: The Secret Agent, The Love That Remains, Magellan
The scope of Cannes expands and contracts with three films that either peer into hometowns or box in their cinematic frames.
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Lookin’s Free: Joe Don Baker (1936-2025)
On the celebrated character actor, who walked tall through Westerns, crime pictures, and spy flicks for 60 years.
Cannes 2025 Video #3: Robert Daniels on Urchin, Renoir, Die My Love, and More
Chaz checks in with our Associate Editor at the midway point of the fest.
Cannes 2025: My Father’s Shadow, Enzo, Dalloway
Our most recent dispatch covers films about various kinds of losses — from family to self.
Cannes 2025: The Chronology of Water, Urchin
Two directorial debuts from high-profile actors are explored in our latest Cannes dispatch.
Cannes 2025: Die My Love, Pillion, Miroirs No. 3
On three Cannes premieres, including films from Lynne Ramsay, Christian Petzold, and one of the best debuts in years.
Cannes 2025: A Useful Ghost, Arco
Ghostly household appliances and a boy from the future mark two of Cannes’ more out-there entries this year.
Cannes 2025 Video #2: Isaac Feldberg on Eddington, Chronology of Water, Left-Handed Girl, and More
Two of our contributors sit down to talk about what they’ve seen (and loved) at Cannes so far.
Cannes 2025: The Little Sister, The Wave
Today’s Cannes dispatch features tales of women fighting for freedom in Algeria and Chile.
Cannes 2025: The Plague, The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, Amrum
On three movies about difficult childhoods from this year’s Cannes.
Cannes 2025: Left-Handed Girl, Sirât
Today’s dispatch includes a Sean Baker production and the latest from Oliver Laxe.
Apple TV+’s “Murderbot” Functions Along Mission Parameters, But Needs To Work Out Some Bugs
Despite the elegant production design and admirable effects, “Murderbot” feels like a sci-fi comedy still searching for identity.
Cannes 2025 Video #1: Robert De Niro Receives Honorary Palme d’Or and Advocates Protecting Democracy and Art
The opening days of the fest included strong words from Palme recipient Robert De Niro on our present political moment.
Though Uneven, ‘Overcompensating’ Is a Promising New Comedy
Despite the occasional unevenness, it’s one of the most promising comedies to hit television in recent memory.
Restored and Rediscovered Festival Spotlights Organizations at the Forefront of Film Restoration
A look at the restoration-centered film festival, playing this week at the Jacob Burns Film Center.
Cannes 2025: Two Prosecutors, Adam’s Sake, Promised Sky
Three films tackle deliberately paced tales of people struggling against governmental and bureaucratic systems.
Cannes 2025: Sound of Falling, Reedland
On two challenging dramas from the first full day of Cannes.
Cannes 2025: Leave One Day, The Gold Rush
The opening night of the fest features a lackluster new release and a venerated classic.
