Cannes Film Festival | Little White Lies

Cannes Film Festival

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Festivals

Lula – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Oliv­er Stone’s por­trait of Brazil’s beloved pres­i­dent sad­ly fails to real­ly cap­ture what it is that makes Lula da Sil­va such a gal­vanis­ing polit­i­cal force.
A woman in a long white dress standing on a balcony with lush greenery and a scenic coastal view in the background.
Festivals

Parthenope – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Pao­lo Sor­renti­no, Italy’s lusti­est work­ing film­mak­er, spins a tedious yarn about one wom­an’s oth­er­world­ly beauty.
A woman with dark hair dancing enthusiastically in a nightclub, bathed in vibrant purple and pink lighting.
Festivals

Anora – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A young exot­ic dancer shacks up with the son of a Russ­ian bil­lion­aire, much to the despair of his par­ents, in Sean Bak­er’s lat­est down-and-dirty dramedy.
Two men in suits, one on a phone, in the back of a car.
Festivals

The Apprentice – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Ali Abbasi’s attempt­ed take­down of Amer­i­ca’s pre­vi­ous (and per­haps next) Pres­i­dent of the Unit­ed States, chart­ing his ear­ly years under the men­tor­ship of Roy Cohn, lacks the killer instinct.
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Festivals

Universal Language – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

The clash­ing cul­tures of Cana­da and Iran are fused in Matthew Rankin’s dry­ly com­ic fol­low-up to The Twen­ti­eth Century.
Two people, an older man and a younger woman, standing and talking in a dimly lit setting.
Festivals

The Shrouds – first-look review

by David Jenkins

David Cronenberg’s melan­choly explo­ration of how we retain our con­nec­tion with the dead makes for one of his most beau­ti­ful love stories.
Woman's face partially obscured by branches in a lush, green forest.
Festivals

Good One – first-look review

by Yasmine Kandil

India Don­ald­son’s fea­ture debut is a nat­u­ral­is­tic por­trait of the ten­sions between young women and their fathers as a teenag­er takes a hik­ing trip with her dad and his best friend.
Dark figure looming over reclining person on bathroom floor.
Festivals

The Substance – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A fad­ing star signs up for a strange med­ical pro­ce­dure in Coralie Fargeat’s vac­u­ous attempt at a Hol­ly­wood body horror.
Large family gathered around a festive Christmas dinner table, with plates of food, lit candles, and decorations visible.
Festivals

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A large Ital­ian-Amer­i­can fam­i­ly gath­er for the hol­i­days in Tyler Taormi­na’s free­wheel­ing fes­tive feature.
Young woman in white top and black trousers practising martial arts moves in a gym.
Festivals

Julie Keeps Quiet – first-look review

by David Jenkins

A young ten­nis star refus­es to open about an abu­sive coach in Leonar­do Van Dijl’s impres­sive fea­ture debut.