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Cannes Film Festival

Close-up of a bearded man in a dark coat, looking pensive and deep in thought.
Festivals

The Stranger – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Thomas M Wright’s atmos­pher­ic but under­whelm­ing thriller tells of an elab­o­rate sting oper­a­tion to catch a killer in Australia.
Two young people, a man and a woman, reclining together on a couch in a store setting, surrounded by shelves of goods.
Festivals

Aftersun – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Paul Mescal doesn’t quite nail his role as a depressed young father in this emo­tion­al­ly furtive debut dra­ma from Char­lotte Wells.
A young person lying on a bed, their head resting on their hand, looking contemplative.
Festivals

Brother and Sister – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Arnaud Desplechin’s scin­til­lat­ing fam­i­ly ensem­ble charts a tox­ic sib­ling rival­ry, with Mar­i­on Cotil­lard and Melvil Poupard.
Several men wearing traditional Islamic headwear stand in front of ornate buildings.
Festivals

Boy from Heaven – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

A pow­er strug­gle begins after the death of the grand imam at a pres­ti­gious Cairo uni­ver­si­ty in Tarik Saleh’s con­ven­tion­al drama.
A grey donkey with large ears stands in a grassy field, wearing a garland of carrots around its neck.
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EO – first-look review

by Mark Asch

A don­key in a trav­el­ling cir­cus grap­ples with cru­el fate in Jerzy Skolimowski’s strange­ly cap­ti­vat­ing drama.
A woman with curly dark hair, wearing a red jacket and a cream-coloured scarf, standing in a desert landscape.
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Enys Men – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Mark Jenkin’s fol­low-up to 2019’s beloved Bait is the haunt­ing tale of lone­ly botanist that offers audio­vi­su­al thrills a‑plenty.
Three people, a man, a woman, and a boy, sitting together outdoors on a bench, smiling.
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One Fine Morning – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Léa Sey­doux plays a strug­gling sin­gle moth­er in a dra­ma that’s not to Mia Hansen-Løve’s usu­al lofty standards.
A woman in a fancy dress, wearing a sparkling crown and ornate necklace, holding a white gloved hand near her face against a countryside backdrop.
Festivals

Corsage – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

Marie Kreutzer’s bril­liant por­trait of a woman on the brink is a refresh­ing take on the often tedious peri­od dra­ma concept.
Elderly man and woman sitting on a park bench, autumn leaves around them.
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Armageddon Time – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A young boy nav­i­gates fam­i­ly and friend­ship dur­ing a time of social upheaval in James Gray’s ten­der semi-auto­bi­o­graph­i­cal latest.
Two people, a woman and a child, embracing in a grassy field with mountains and trees in the background.
Festivals

The Eight Mountains – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Felix van Groenin­gen and Char­lotte Van­der­meer­sch’s is a poignant study of the friend­ship between two young men across four decades.