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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…
Film Festivals
Open Roads Italian Film Fest May 29-June 5
Two peerless movies-about-movies top New York’s essential art cinema festival Next to the French New Wave, your critic’s cinematic tastes…
‘Eddington’ Review: Ari Aster’s COVID Cowboys Leave Audiences Divided — But United in Ticket Queues — with Astoundingly Elusive Screenings at Cannes
CANNES — I got the golden ticket! After having spent the entirety of my brief first night at Cannes Film…
The Conflict of Queerness, Religion and Coming-of-Age in Hafsia Herzi’s ‘La Petite Dernière (The Little Sister)’
CANNES — Every human consists of a myriad of identities that contribute to their being as a whole. But unlike…
‘My Mom Jayne’ Review: Mariska Hargitay recounts Jayne Mansfield’s legacy and reveals long kept family secrets in feature directorial debut
CANNES — Actress Mariska Hargitay’s documentary “My Mom Jayne,” about her mother, legendary ’50s and ’60s actress Jayne Mansfield, debuted…
Storytelling That Transcends Language Barriers: “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo” at Cannes Film Festival
CANNES – Should film rely on spoken language to tell a story? After watching Diego Céspedes’ debut feature film “La…
Léonor Serraille Interview – Berlinale 2025
Léonor Serraille is one of the most authentic voices in French contemporary cinema. Her storytelling is intimate, character-driven, deeply observational,…
Berlinale 2025 Festival Overview
With temperatures in the minus, pavements covered in snow and sleet, two days of public transport strikes and the looming…
New Directors New Films April 2-13
Why five brutal years of Covid haven’t dented New York’s passion for this 54th ND/NF Five years ago at this…