Cannes 2025: Left-Handed Girl, Sirât
Today’s dispatch includes a Sean Baker production and the latest from Oliver Laxe.
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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.
Tom Segura’s Got “Bad Thoughts” to Share, But Only a Few Are Worth Hearing
The sketches that work best do so in spite of the scatology, not because of it.
J.J. Abrams, Josh Holloway Reunite on Clever if Inconsistent “Duster”
Josh Holloway is back in a fun throwback show that works when it remembers to be escapism.
Cannes Film Festival 2025: A Look at the Cannes Classics Program
A look at the incredible slate of classic films playing at Cannes this year.
Movies without Tariffs: A Preview of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
A preview of the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
Remembering Jan Dawson, My Mother-in-Law (Twice)
Remembering the mother of the writer’s first two wives.
Explosive Action Carries “DOOM: The Dark Ages” Even as New Ideas Falter
A review of the new DOOM game from someone who has been playing this series for three decades.
Season 2 of Peacock’s “Poker Face” Deals Natasha Lyonne Another Hand of Devilishly Delightful Mysteries
Season 2 continues the show’s episodic tradition in fine form, while finding a few corners in which to shake up Charlie’s world.
Wisdom of the Sages: Warren Buffet, Deborah Szekely, Buddy Guy, and Pope Francis Show Us the Way
Looking at four figures who can help us through these troubled times.
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Dea Kulumbegashvili on April
An interview with Dea Kulumbegashvili, the director of the critically acclaimed “April.”
Short Films in Focus: Margie Soudek’s Salt and Pepper Shakers
An endearing documentary short between a filmmaker, her mother, and a very curious collection.
“Cookie’s Fortune”: A Little Southern Comedy
On one of Altman’s best late-period film.
