Cannes Film Festival

Two men in cowboy hats facing each other on a dusty road with buildings in the background.
Festivals

Eddington – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Everyone and everything has a target painted on their ass in Ari Aster’s gaudy portrait of American decline.
Smiling young women in casual clothing, embracing each other affectionately.
Festivals

La Petite Dernière – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A young Muslim woman struggles to reconcile her blossoming sexuality with her identity and family expectations in Hafsia Herzi's adaptation of Fatima Daas' novel.
Silhouette of a person standing in a lake at dusk, trees and sky visible in the background.
Festivals

The Chronology of Water – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Kristen Stewart makes her directorial debut with a rousing adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch's memoir.
Two persons embracing, one wearing an orange jumper, the other a blue top, against a dark background with lamps.
Festivals

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

A young girl living in a sleepy Chilean mining town reckons with prejudice that emerges when a mysterious illness sweeps the residents in Diego Céspedes' modern western.
Several swimmers underwater in a pool, creating splashes and distorted reflections in the water.
Festivals

The Plague – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A 12-year-old boy at a water polo summer camp experiences the vitriol of his peers in Charlie Polinger's arresting feature debut.
Blonde woman in blue police uniform standing next to man in IGPI vest.
Festivals

Dossier 137 – first-look review

by David Jenkins

This robust if hardly revelatory police procedural coasts on an detailed and charismatic lead performance from Léa Drucker.
A group of four adults, three men and one woman, sitting on a beach. The woman wears a bright red patterned dress, while the men wear more casual clothing. The scene appears to capture a casual, relaxed moment.
Festivals

Sirât – first-look review

by David Jenkins

A phenomenal and unique portrait of a group of thrill-seeking ravers entering into a spiritual abyss in this extraordinary new film by Oliver Laxe.
A man in a suit sits at a desk, facing another man in a suit, in a dimly lit room with a bust of a man on the wall behind them.
Festivals

Two Prosecutors – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa returns with this dark tale of Stalinist oppression that is very relevant for these current times.
Young person with dark hair gazing intently, wearing colourful patterned top.
Festivals

Adam’s Sake – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Laura Wandel's second feature unravels the complexity of a mother-son relationship within the confines of a paediatric ward.
A woman in a brown robe sits at a dresser in a vintage-style room, with framed portraits on the wall behind her.
Festivals

Sound of Falling – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Mascha Schilinski's beguiling drama follows four generations living in the same rural German farmhouse and the cyclical nature of their trauma.

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