Cannes Film Festival | Little White Lies

Cannes Film Festival

An older man sitting at a desk, reading from papers by the light of a desk lamp in a dimly lit room.
Festivals

Close Your Eyes – first-look review

by David Jenkins

The long-await­ed return of Span­ish film­mak­er Vic­tor Erice is a slow-burn mar­vel which cli­max­es in a sequence of over­whelm­ing pro­fun­di­ty and mystery.
Woman in Tudor-style dress and jewellery, surrounded by other figures in a dark, ornate setting.
Festivals

Firebrand – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Karim Aïnouz’s Eng­lish lan­guage debut is a frus­trat­ing­ly but­toned-up take on the life of Hen­ry VII­I’s final wife, Cather­ine Parr.
A man in a purple shirt sits in a chair, looking thoughtful, while a person with their back turned faces him.
Festivals

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Joan­na Arnow’s fea­ture debut is a blis­ter­ing­ly fun­ny take on mil­len­ni­al malaise and the search for rec­i­p­ro­cal companionship.
Arid desert landscape with red rock formations, wooden signage, and a person standing near a telephone booth.
Festivals

Asteroid City – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Wes Ander­son returns with one of his most daz­zling, rich and play­ful­ly self-reflex­ive films to date, brought to eye-pop­ping life by an all-timer ensemble.
Mia Wasikowska in an orange shirt and brown skirt walks in front of a school campus building with students behind her.
Festivals

Club Zero – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Jes­si­ca Haus­ner’s dra­ma about a teacher who begins a trou­bling diet club at an elite high school is a poor­ly-judged slog to sit through.
Two people sitting in a cinema auditorium, watching a film. The woman is wearing a green coat, the man a black leather jacket.
Festivals

Fallen Leaves – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Anoth­er gor­geous tragi­com­ic farce from Finnish mae­stro Aki Kau­ris­mä­ki, a heart­felt cinephile ode to the pos­si­bil­i­ty of love among the work­ing classes.
Two people lying in the snow, one standing and one prone on the ground.
Festivals

Anatomy of a Fall – first-look review

by Catherine Bray

A woman has to stand tri­al after her hus­band dies in sus­pi­cious cir­cum­stances in Jus­tine Tri­et’s com­pelling court­room drama.
Young person in yellow top and patterned trousers using a mobile device.
Festivals

Banel & Adama – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

A young cou­ple’s romance threat­ens a drought-strick­en vil­lage in Rama­ta-Toulaye Sy’s stir­ring debut.
Two young women wearing dresses, standing in front of a lake with a tree in the background.
Festivals

May December – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Todd Haynes’ deli­cious­ly dark melo­dra­ma sees Julianne Moore and Natal­ie Port­man go head-to-head as a house­wife and the woman tasked with play­ing her in a film.
Silhouetted man gazing out of window, shadowy figure against blurred background.
Festivals

The Breaking Ice – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Three young adults nav­i­gate the intri­ca­cies of romance in a snowy city in North­ern Chi­na in Antho­ny Chen’s lat­est drama.