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Météors – first-look review

by Yasmine Kandil

A reckless act of youthful troublemaking sends two best friends on a downward spiral in Hubert Charuel’s drama.
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Urgency and ambition in Cannes Acid 2025

by Mark Asch

There are hidden gems ripe for discovery in the youngest and smallest Cannes sidebar.
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The Secret Agent – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

An undercover agent discovers he can’t escape his troubled past in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s gripping new drama about the height of Brazil’s military dictatorship.
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My Father’s Shadow – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Akinola Davies Jr announces himself as the real deal with this mightily impressive and affecting debut.
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Die, My Love – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Lynne Ramsay finds a kindred spirit in Jennifer Lawrence, joining forces for a blistering portrait of a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
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New Wave – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Richard Linklater’s homage to the filming of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless brings precious little new to the story of the New Wave.
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Pillion – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A meek young traffic warden embarks on a sexual odyssey with a taciturn biker in Harry Lighton’s loose adaptation of Adam Mars-Jones’ Box Hill.
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Renoir – first-look review

by Iana Murray

An 11-year-old girl attempts to find a way to cope with her father’s death in Chie Hayakawa’s second feature.
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Miroirs No. 3 – first-look review

by David Jenkins

German director Christian Petzold delivers once again with this deviously-structured psychodrama starring his current muse, Paula Beer.
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Urchin – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Harris Dickinson’s fierce directorial debut is a poignant tale of a down-on-his-luck drifter, featuring a star-making performance from Frank Dillane.