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Cannes Film Festival

Elderly woman and young girl sitting together in contemplative poses.
Festivals

Tommaso – first look review

by Tom Bond

Fer­rara digs deep into his per­son­al life to deliv­er a mov­ing char­ac­ter study star­ring Willem Dafoe.
Two people, a young man and woman, conversing in a field of leafy green plants.
Festivals

Young Ahmed – first look review

by Charles Bramesco

The Dar­d­enne broth­ers’ lat­est focus­es on a young Islam­ic extrem­ist with a dead­ly mission.
Monochrome image of a person drinking from a bottle
Festivals

The Lighthouse – first look review

by Michael Leader

Robert Pat­tin­son and Willem Dafoe are on top form in Robert Eggers’ stark mar­itime nightmare.
Two women with closed eyes, facing each other closely in a dramatic lighting.
Festivals

Portrait of a Lady on Fire – first look review

by Adam Woodward

A painter falls in love with her sub­ject in Céline Sciamma’s mas­ter­ful­ly com­posed peri­od piece.
Crowded football stadium with players in blue jerseys on the pitch surrounded by spectators.
Festivals

Diego Maradona – first look review

by Adam Woodward

The team behind Amy and Sen­na tack­le the highs and lows of a con­tro­ver­sial foot­balling icon.
A group of people gathered in a room, some embracing, with warm lighting and colourful decor.
Festivals

On a Magical Night – first look review

by Iana Murray

Christophe Hon­oré gives the roman­tic com­e­dy genre a shot in the arm in this por­trait of spousal strife.
Three figures, a woman with a child and another adult, in a rural setting with hills and fields in the background. The figures wear dark, drab clothing and have somber expressions.
Festivals

A Hidden Life – first look review

by Adam Woodward

A con­sci­en­tious objec­tor finds sal­va­tion in Ter­rence Malick’s sub­lime World War Two-era romance.
Two people in traditional Asian dress, a woman in a pink kimono with a red floral accessory and a man in dark clothing, in a lush green outdoor setting.
Festivals

Family Romance, LLC – first look review

by Tom Bond

Wern­er Her­zog takes a side­ways look at mod­ern romance through the lens of Japan’s per­for­mance industry.
Three men attending to an elderly man seated in a red car.
Festivals

The Whistlers – first look review

by Adam Woodward

Cor­neliu Porumboiu’s melo­di­ous crime com­e­dy takes the Roman­ian New Wave to exot­ic new climes.
A man in a red car at night, lit by the car's interior lights and illuminated by the glow of the dashboard.
Festivals

The Wild Goose Lake – first look review

by Charles Bramesco

Diao Yinan cements his sta­tus as a mas­ter film­mak­er with anoth­er inge­nious crime epic.