Cannes 2024: On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, The Village Next to Paradise, Viet and Nam
Three films at Cannes explore the many ways in which death begets truth — about secrets, love, and identity.
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Cannes 2024 Video #5: The Apprentice, Rumours, The Shrouds, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
More updates on the latest from the Cannes Film Festival, with Associate Editor Robert Daniels.
Reclamation Through Restoration: Thelma Schoonmaker Talks Michael Powell, Martin Scorsese and Peeping Tom
An interview with the acclaimed editor (and Michael Powell’s widow) about the restoration of his 1960 classic.
Life, the Videogame: Run Lola Run
In praise of Tom Tykwer’s ridiculous and thrilling “Run Lola Run”.
Cannes 2024: Grand Tour, Motel Destino, Beating Hearts
Portugal’s Miguel Gomes, Brazil’s Karim Aïnouz, and France’s Gilles Lellouche deliver some of the odder offerings of the competition.
Cannes 2024 Diary 2: International Genre Picks
Jason Gorber picks some of the most interesting international crime, wuxia and animated films from the Cannes Film Festival.
Netflix’s Tires Should Have Fans of Shane Gillis Rolling
Getting fired from SNL was the best thing that ever happened to Shane Gillis.
Cannes 2024: Marcello Mio, Parthenope, Elementary
The competition runs into a bit of a rut with new films by Christophe Honoré and Paolo Sorrentino.
Cannes 2024 Video #4: Jason Gorber on Canada’s Films
Canadian correspondent Jason Gorber briefly mentions the Canadian films highlighting the festival this year.
Cannes 2024: Anora, Limonov, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, Lula
Set around New Year’s, Sean Baker’s Anora plays like a crypto-sequel to his Christmas story Tangerine.
They Are the Best of the Best: Glen Powell on The Blue Angels
An interview with Glen Powell about “The Blue Angels” documentary.
West Side Oratory: Judas and the Black Messiah
Daniel Kaluuya may have won an Oscar for Judas and the Black Messiah, but it feels even timelier now than when it came out as protests rage across the country.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Wastes Its Potential
Hellblade 2 is here. But should it be?
Living Through Words: Ethan Hawke on His Career, Poetry, and Wildcat
Ethan Hawke was recently in Chicago for a sold-out screening of his Wildcat, starring his daughter Maya Hawke. We chatted.
The Legacy of David Bordwell; or, The Memorial Service as Network Narrative
An account of the memorial service for film scholar David Bordwell.
Cannes 2024: Blue Sun Palace, Julie Keeps Quiet, Simon of the Mountain
On three films from the Critics Week section of Cannes 2024.
Cannes 2024: The Apprentice, The Shrouds
“The Apprentice” depicts the friendship between Donald Trump and Roy Cohn, while in “The Shrouds,” David Cronenberg reflects on old obsessions.
Fantastic Start to Fourth Season of Evil Maintains Creepy Quality
Evil is back for what looks like its final full season. It’s still phenomenal. And totally weird.
Cannes 2024: The Weirdo Films of Cannes
One the weird, the gonzo, and the unusual amongst the offerings of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Always a Rebel: Alessandro Nivola on The Big Cigar
An Interview with the actor about developing television projects with a cinematic flair, how Warren Beatty in “Shampoo” shaped his performance, and the uneasy marriage of privilege and activism.
