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Young woman in long brown dress, sitting on a gravestone and reading a book.
Review

Mary Shelley

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Elle Fanning’s cen­tral per­for­mance aside, there’s lit­tle to stir the blood in this biopic from Wad­j­da direc­tor Haifaa Al-Mansour.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with dark curly hair and a pensive expression, wearing a white lace-trimmed blouse and lying on a velvet sofa.
Review

The Happy Prince

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Rupert Everett hams it up in this uneven biopic about the final years of Oscar Wilde.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Smiling woman wearing a red-spotted dress
Review

That Summer

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This evoca­tive pre­quel-of-sorts to the sem­i­nal doc­u­men­tary Grey Gar­dens is well worth a look.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two young children, a boy and a girl, seated on a wooden crate against a dilapidated wall. The boy has dark curly hair and is wearing a blue jacket, while the girl has straight hair and is dressed in a striped top and trousers.
Festivals

Capernaum – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Nadine Labaki’s Lebanon-set fable reveals the every­day heart­break of child poverty.
A man in a navy jumper intently examining a miniature architectural model on a table.
Festivals

The House That Jack Built – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Lars von Tri­er, provo­ca­teur at large, returns to the fray with a mad, bad and dan­ger­ous ser­i­al killer opus.
Person in red coat and another person in the background on rocky terrain.
Festivals

Happy as Lazzaro – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Alice Rohrwach­er brings a touch of rus­tic mag­i­cal real­ism to Cannes with an enig­mat­ic film about a young Ital­ian farmhand.
Shirtless person with curly hair holding a gun while sitting on a bed with colourful bedding.
Festivals

L’Ange – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Luis Ortega’s por­trait of a real-life Argen­tin­ian ser­i­al killer makes for a fas­ci­nat­ing char­ac­ter study.
Two people, a man and a woman, wearing sunglasses and standing together in a crowded urban setting, captured in a black and white photograph.
Festivals

Summer (Leto) – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This shape­less, dra­ma-free dirge through the rock scene in 1980s Leningrad has no place in the Cannes competition.
Two people lying on the floor, embracing each other intimately.

How to write a film score for an intimate character study

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

British com­pos­er Jim Williams dis­cuss­es his work on Raw and Beast.
Two people, a woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a man in a white shirt, standing and conversing outdoors against a blurred, natural background.
In Praise Of

The serene, sophisticated beauty of Claire Denis’ Chocolat

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The French writer/director’s debut fea­ture from 1988 is an ele­gant, per­fect­ly poised char­ac­ter study.