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Review

Everything Went Fine

by David Jenkins

François Ozon’s adaptation of Emmanuèle Bernheim’s novel focuses on the relationship between a father and daughter.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Il Buco

by David Jenkins

This singular, awe-striking reenactment of an Italian cave exploration from the 1960s is one of the year’s major achievements.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Interviews

Mia Hansen-Løve: ‘I admire Bergman’s aptitude for being alone’

by David Jenkins

The Bergman Island writer/​director on the Swedish maestro, the inner lives of artists and the process of bringing dreams to life.
Festivals

Pacifiction – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Albert Serra returns with an apocalyptic saga set in Tahiti in one of his most accomplished and mature films to date.
Festivals

The Stars at Noon – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Claire Denis adapts Denis Johnson’s 1986 novel about love in a time of revolution – with fascinating, if not entirely successful, results.
Festivals

Leila’s Brothers – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Saeed Roustayi’s panoramic melodrama of a poverty-stricken Tehran family in the midst of disintegration is a knockout.
Festivals

De Humani Corporis Fabrica – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor’s humanist portrait of care, surgery and technology is one of the highlights of Cannes 2022.
Four images: Man shouting, man with a serious expression, a car interior, woman sipping a drink
Top Ranking

The films of David Cronenberg – ranked

by Marina Ashioti, Charles Bramesco, David Jenkins, Hannah Strong

With a new feature film out in the world, we celebrate the corporeal classics of the Canadian body horror maestro.
Festivals

RMN – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu returns with a superb social realist western with its finger on the erratic pulse of Europe.
Festivals

Return to Seoul – first look review

by David Jenkins

Davy Chou’s bittersweet comedy of a Korean adoptee searching for her biological parents is powered by a dazzling lead performance.

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