Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2023: Asteroid City, The Settlers
Wes Anderson's latest nods to far more than just flying-saucer stories.
Ben Kenigsberg is a frequent contributor to The New York Times. He edited the film section of Time Out Chicago from 2011 to 2013 and served as a staff critic for the magazine beginning in 2006. Prior to that, he was a mainstay in the film pages of The Village Voice. He has also written for Variety, Slate, The A.V. Club, and Vulture, among other publications.
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Wes Anderson's latest nods to far more than just flying-saucer stories.
With Fallen Leaves, Aki Kaurismäki delivers the surprise of the festival so far.
At Cannes, Todd Haynes deconstructs tabloid culture and Justine Triet pays homage to Otto Preminger.
Martin Scorsese's Oklahoma-set crime saga has a gratifying density and complexity.
Jonathan Glazer's loose adaptation of Martin Amis's 2014 Holocaust novel takes a fundamentally flawed approach.
The fifth movie has its moments, but Spielberg's genius for set pieces is missing.
Sean Penn makes his not-quite-annual appearance at Cannes with "Black Flies," while Wang Bing makes an epic documentary.
The Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda's film kicked off the competition in subdued fashion.
Cannes opened with a turgid costume drama starring Maïwenn and Johnny Depp.
Here's a preview of some of the movies we're psyched to see at Cannes this year.