Cannes Film Festival | Little White Lies

Cannes Film Festival

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Festivals

It’s Only the End of the World – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Xavier Dolan returns to Cannes with a star-studded ensemble drama about a dysfunctional family. It’s all a bit flat.
Close-up of a man in a grey suit standing in front of a neon sign.
Festivals

Dog Eat Dog – first look review

by David Jenkins

Paul Schrader is having a party and you’re all invited with this utterly berserko Nic Cage crime caper.
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Festivals

The Last Face – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem’s suffering obscures the true victims in Sean Penn’s excruciating war zone drama.
A close-up portrait of a middle-aged man with short, blond hair and facial piercings, looking intensely at the camera with his hand near his face.
Festivals

Risk – first look review

by Ed Frankl

Laura Poitras follows up CITIZENFOUR with an equally extraordinary portrait of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.
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Festivals

Divines – first look review

by Ed Frankl

There’s shades of Céline Sciamma’s Girlhood in Houda Benyamina’s stirring debut.
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Festivals

Juliette Binoche explains how to chase freedom on feminine terms

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The French actor gave an inspiring talk about gender equality at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Festivals

Graduation – first look review

by David Jenkins

The 2007 Palme d’Or winner returns to Cannes with another gripping and meticulous drama.
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Festivals

American Honey – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Despite its frenetic energy and fine young leads, Andrea Arnold’s film never manages to rise above mediocrity.
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Festivals

The Unknown Girl – first look review

by David Jenkins

Adèle Haenel turns amateur sleuth as the Dardenne brothers try their hand at the murder-mystery genre.
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Festivals

Hell or High Water – first look review

by Manuela Lazic

This blustery neo-western from British director David Mackenzie relishes taking potshots at capitalism.