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Paper Tiger

Cannes Film Festival by Hannah Strong

FIRST-LOOK REVIEW

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Long Read

The lurid fascination with the school shooter film

by Karen Turner

As We Need To Talk About Kevin turns 15 and audiences still argue over The Drama, an assessment of a North American cultural phenomenon. 
Hard Craft

Paint the Legend: Behind the scenes on The Christophers

by Mark Asch

Steven Soderbergh’s latest film focuses on a revered artist – the painter and production designer tasked with creating his fictional oeuvre reveal their secrets.

Cannes 2026: First-look reviews

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Cannes Film Festival

Clarissa – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Sophie Okonedo is magnificent in Arie and Chuko Esiri’s Lagos-set drama, loosely inspired by Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway.
Cannes Film Festival

Garance – first-look review

by Yasmine Kandil

Adèle Exarchopoulos is great as an actress struggling with alcohol dependency in Jeanne Herry’s dramedy, but there’s not quite enough to mark the film as a stand-out.
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Cannes Film Festival

La Perra – first-look review

by David Jenkins

This unsentimental treatise on the pros and cons of pet ownership by Chilean filmmaker Dominga Sotomayor contains a stunning canine performance.
Cannes Film Festival

Once Upon A Time In Harlem – first-look review

by Mark Asch

The charismatic luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance gather for William Greaves roving camera in wonderful time capsule film completed by his son David.
Cannes Film Festival

The Beloved – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Javier Bardem is on magnificent form as a volatile filmmaker attempting to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter, but Rodrigo Soroyen’s drama relies too heavily on gimmicks to land emotionally.
Cannes Film Festival

Parallel Tales – first-look review

by Jenna Mahale

Asghar Farhadi’s latest offering is a starry but incredibly mediocre tale of suburban suffering.
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LWLies 112: The Father Mother Sister Brother issue – Out now!

We deliver a fully-illustrated salute to Jim Jarmusch’s Golden Lion-winning triptych film about the pain and joy of having parents. 

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The Christophers review – a brilliant showcase for Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel

by Marina Ashioti

This brisk ​‘emotional heist’ from director Steven Soderbergh and writer Ed Solomon develops into a rich exploration of art, identity, authorship, and the value of artistic legacy.

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Obsession review – the Youtube to studio horror pipeline is a prosperous one

by Emma Kiely

Like the Philippou Brothers, Curry Barker makes the leap from Youtube to the big screen and proves himself to be exciting new voice in horror filmmaking.

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Kokuho review – a kabuki star is born

by Juan Barquin

Lee Sang-il’s historical drama about the making of a kabuki legend is nothing short of intoxicating.

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Romería review – beautifully captures the intricate fabric of familial relationships

by Rafa Sales Ross

Catalan filmmaker Carla Simón delivers another heartfelt exploration on the joys and pains of extended family.

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Our Land review – superb doc on the right to roam

by David Jenkins

Orban Wallace offers a sharp look at the debate on access and ownership over the English countryside in this engrossing documentary.

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Wild Foxes review – a confident riff on the boxing drama

by Louis Spong

Valery Carnoy’s feisty debut feature charts the fluctuating fortunes of two boys trying to make it as boxers at a sporting academy. 

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Cannes Film Festival

The Beloved – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Javier Bardem is on magnificent form as a volatile filmmaker attempting to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter, but Rodrigo Soroyen’s drama relies too heavily on gimmicks to land emotionally.
Cannes Film Festival

Full Phil – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Woody Harrelson and Kristen Stewart play a warring father and daughter in Quentin Dupieux’s food-themed comedy.
Cannes Film Festival

Sheep in the Box – first-look review

by Iana Murray

Hirokazu Kore-eda tries to make a case for AI in his drama about a grieving couple who purchase a robot companion after the death of their son.
Cannes Film Festival

Nagi Notes – first-look review

by Blake Simons

Koji Fukada explores queerness across two generations in an understated artistic drama.
Long Read

The lurid fascination with the school shooter film

by Karen Turner

As We Need To Talk About Kevin turns 15 and audiences still argue over The Drama, an assessment of a North American cultural phenomenon. 
Cannes Film Festival

Gentle Monster – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Marie Kreutzer’s drama about a couple’s lives shattered by serious criminal allegations fails to grapple with the subject at hand.
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Celebrating the Splendour, Anarchy and Creative Genius of Sandy Powell

by Desirae Embree

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s reimagining of James Whale’s 1935 classic The Bride of Frankenstein marks 40 years in the singular career of costume designer Sandy Powell.
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Playground Love: How Air scored The Virgin Suicides

by Paul Weedon

The French electronic duo were the musical backbone behind Sofia Coppola’s startling debut. A 25th anniversary reissue saw them reconstructing much of their work from scratch.
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Life is a B-Movie: Joe D’Amato’s Bizarre Prophecy of 2025

by Mila Fielker

A dystopian retro-future of telepathic mutants, gladiators and fascists – does Joe D’Amato’s vision of 2025 show any resemblance to our current reality?
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The New Bootlegs: Open Matte Films & Unofficial Scans

by Lexie Corbett

The unofficial, often open matte scans of these films preserve a tactile history of cinema in its imperfect totality.
Deep Cuts

When pop stars become auteurs

by Anna McKibbin

The visual album is a key, genre-defying vessel for pop music titans transferring the symbolic power of their music to image-making.
Deep Cuts

The complicated legacy of heavy metal in cinema

by Sarah Cleary

Metal is often given short shrift at the movies, but a handful of great auteurs have used the genre and its subculture to brilliant effect.
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