Cannes

‘Memoria’ is Pure, Distilled Meditation in an Affecting Cinematic Experience

By  Luke Hicks 

Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Tilda Swinton offer the gift of reflection.

To Send-Up with Love: Valérie Lemercier on the Making of Her Comedic Celine Dion Biopic

By  Mary Beth McAndrews 

In the bizarre biopic, the filmmaker tells Dion’s story with a twist.

‘Red Rocket’ Brings Small-Town Texas to Cannes in Character Triumph

By  Luke Hicks 

Sean Baker is back with new discoveries.

‘Titane’ is a Ravishing Trip Through Fire and Fury from the Director of ‘Raw’

By  Luke Hicks 

Julia Ducournau’s sophomore feature is coming straight for the jugular.

‘After Yang,’ ‘The Souvenir: Part II’ and Nature Cinematography as a Healing Art

By  Luke Hicks 

Kogonada and Joanna Hogg prove themselves masters of capturing the natural world in step with the narrative.

‘Benedetta’ Takes a Brutal but Accurate Angle on Christian History

By  Luke Hicks 

Paul Verhoeven’s lifelong research on the Church culminates in a marvelously incisive nun thriller.

A Brief History of the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or

By  Will DiGravio 

A.k.a. the sometime Grand Prix du Festival International du Film.

Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’ is a Spectacle of Mid-Career Innovation

By  Luke Hicks 

“A new flavor…that’s a rare thing at my age.”

What’s the Deal with Adam Driver Singing While Performing Oral Sex in ‘Annette’?

By  Mary Beth McAndrews 

When Leos Carax asks you to sing into a vagina, you do it.