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Cannes Film Festival

Two men in high-visibility jackets, one seated on a stretcher, the other standing beside him, in a night-time urban setting with a vehicle in the background.
Festivals

La Fracture – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A small domes­tic tiff spi­rals out into city-wide civ­il war in Cather­ine Corsini’s com­e­dy-infused polit­i­cal drama.
Two people, a man and a woman, embracing and smiling in a grey, overcast outdoor setting.
Festivals

Ali & Ava – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Clio Barnard returns with a social real­ist riff on the clas­sic rom­com, and it’s one of her best films to date.
A white horse in a dark, shadowy field, with glowing eyes and mouth visible in the low light.
Festivals

Cow – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Andrea Arnold suc­cess­ful­ly adapts her social real­ist mode to minute­ly chron­i­cle the life of an aver­age dairy cow.
Two hooded women in pink and black attire looking pensive against a dark background.
Festivals

Benedetta – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Lip-smack­ing provo­ca­tion and saucy humour abounds in Paul Verhoeven’s rip-roar­ing nun­sploita­tion romp.
Young couple embracing intimately in formal attire, outdoors at night with bokeh lights.
Festivals

The Worst Person in the World – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Joachim Tri­er returns to Cannes with a keen­ly-observed dra­ma about the often tur­bu­lent nature of mod­ern romance.
Shadowy profile of a man looking out of a window in a dimly lit room.
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After Yang – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Kogonada’s sci-fi-tinged fam­i­ly dra­ma con­firms its writer/​director as one of cinema’s most vital new voices.
Elderly man and young woman engaged in close conversation.
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Everything Went Fine – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

François Ozon takes a light-heart­ed look at the banal­i­ty and bureau­cra­cy of assist­ed sui­cide in his mis­fir­ing latest.
Young woman in white top and orange headscarf, young boy in colourful blanket, looking out of window frame
Festivals

Lingui – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s bright, hope­ful film address­es the per­sis­tent issue of women’s repro­duc­tive health in present-day Chad.
A man wearing a baseball cap and casual clothing stands in a crowded urban street, surrounded by other people.
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Stillwater – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Matt Damon is a father fight­ing for his impris­oned daughter’s release in Tom McCarthy’s tonal­ly uneven drama.
A person wearing a red jacket embracing another person with a concerned expression.
Festivals

Ahed’s Knee – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Israeli film­mak­er Nadav Lapid serves up a spiky, intel­li­gent dra­ma about con­flict and reconciliation.