May 2025 - Independent Magazine

Cannes Recap: The Independent’s Film Rankings

Unfortunately, our time at the Cannes Film Festival has come to a speedy close. Our four reporters at the festival…

By Kurt Brokaw

Two peerless movies-about-movies top New York’s essential art cinema festival Next to the French New Wave, your critic’s cinematic tastes…

By Ashley Davis

CANNES — I got the golden ticket! After having spent the entirety of my brief first night at Cannes Film…

By Hannah Brueske

CANNES — Every human consists of a myriad of identities that contribute to their being as a whole. But unlike…

Essays

By Alyssa Buford

For American director Dianrea “Dee” Rees, the street-bound borders of 2010s Brooklyn set the scene for sapphic self-discovery in her…

Reviews

By Casey Miller

CANNES — Oliver Laxe’s “Sirât,” one of 22 feature films competing for the coveted Palme d’Or this year, marks an…

By Casey Miller, Hannah Brueske

CANNES — Actress Mariska Hargitay’s documentary “My Mom Jayne,” about her mother, legendary ’50s and ’60s actress Jayne Mansfield, debuted…

By Hannah Brueske

CANNES – Should film rely on spoken language to tell a story? After watching Diego Céspedes’ debut feature film “La…

Film Festival

By Casey Miller

The Cannes Film Festival officially started yesterday. The highly anticipated slate for the upcoming 2025 celebration includes new films from…