The Independent at Cannes

2026 Cannes Film Festival – Covered by Alyssa Buford, Mia Cassidy, Molly Fitzgerald, Terra King, Francis Rogerson and Nate Ruttenberg.

‘Fjord’, a Masterclass in Film Manipulation 

‘L’Abandon’ (Forsaken) Review: Can a Movie Shed its Money?

Thank God for ‘Club Kid’

Cannes Debut: A Conversation with Filmmaker Lenti Liang Before and After the Screening of ‘Our Secrets’

Neglecting the necessary: Was Koji Fukada’s ‘Nagi Notes’ an apolitical letdown? 

Paweł Pawlikowski’s striking Cannes standout, ‘Fatherland’

Caretaking and Friendship Intertwine In the Stunning Drama ‘All of a Sudden’

‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach,’ made by, for and about John Travolta

Cannes First Impressions

2025 Cannes Film Festival – Covered by Hannah Brueske, Ashley Davis, Casey Miller and Sandra Sheedy.

‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ Review, Star Matías Catalán Talks Cannes, Character Complexities and a Mysterious Gaze Called Love

Motion Pictures of Cannes

French director Martin Jauvat talks his film ‘Baise-en-ville’ at Cannes

Cannes Recap: The Independent’s Film Rankings

‘Eddington’ Review: Ari Aster’s COVID Cowboys Leave Audiences Divided — But United in Ticket Queues — with Astoundingly Elusive Screenings at Cannes 

The Conflict of Queerness, Religion and Coming-of-Age in Hafsia Herzi’s ‘La Petite Dernière (The Little Sister)’

‘Sirât’ Review: Oliver Laxe Grapples with the Meaning of Sound, Sand and the Cosmos

‘My Mom Jayne’ Review: Mariska Hargitay recounts Jayne Mansfield’s legacy and reveals long kept family secrets in feature directorial debut

Storytelling That Transcends Language Barriers: “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo” at Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival Lineup and Overview: New Films From Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, Kelly Reichardt