Cannes Film Festival

What can we expect from President Spike Lee at Cannes 2020?

By Charles Bramesco

Brooklyn’s finest will head up the competition jury when the festival returns for its 73rd edition.

The seven best films from the 51st Cannes Directors’ Fortnight

By Ed Frankl

Melina León’s Song Without a Name and Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse were among our highlights of this year’s Quinzaine.

It Must Be Heaven – first look review

By Charles Bramesco

Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman hits the road, but home follows close behind.

Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2019

By Hannah Strong

The South Korean director’s social satire takes top honours among a mixed bag of winners at this year’s festival.

Sibyl – first look review

By Hannah Strong

Adèle Exarchopoulos and Virginie Efira star in this trite psychodrama from writer/director Justine Triet.

The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil – first look review

By Michael Leader

A welcome dose of crooked cops and violent crims spices up the dying days of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.

The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily – first look review

By Jake Cunningham

Dino Buzzati’s 1945 children’s novel is transformed into a wonderful animated allegory.

Chicuarotes – first look review

By Ella Kemp

Gael García Bernal directs this sorry parable about a pair of criminalised teenage clowns.

Matthias & Maxime – first look review

By Hannah Strong

Xavier Dolan returns to his Québécois roots in this soulful ballad about male friendship and unspoken desire.

Parasite – first look review

By Hannah Strong

Bong Joon-ho is back with a dark, spiky and hilarious social satire about the seductive nature of greed.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – first look review

By Hannah Strong

Quentin Tarantino knocks it out of the park with this personal love letter to LA, in all its dirty sexy glory.

Jeanne – first look review

By Beth Webb

Bruno Dumont’s sequel to his musical portrait of a young Joan of Arc is endurance cinema at its most epic.

Frankie – first look review

By Charles Bramesco

Isabelle Huppert gives a gentle tour de force in Ira Sachs’ existential Portuguese getaway.

Tommaso – first look review

By Tom Bond

Ferrara digs deep into his personal life to deliver a moving character study starring Willem Dafoe.

Young Ahmed – first look review

By Charles Bramesco

The Dardenne brothers’ latest focuses on a young Islamic extremist with a deadly mission.

The Lighthouse – first look review

By Michael Leader

Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe are on top form in Robert Eggers’ stark maritime nightmare.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire – first look review

By Adam Woodward

A painter falls in love with her subject in Céline Sciamma’s masterfully composed period piece.

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