Raffi Asdourian

[Cannes Review] Sightseers

In Ben Wheatley's third film Sightseers, the British director, known for taking scenes of normalcy and then spiking them with extreme violence, continues his st...

[Cannes Review] Holy Motors

In Leos Carax's (Pola X) delightfully surreal Holy Motors, the filmmaker seems to be channeling the absurd sensibilities of Luis Buñuel in his prime. Having not...

[Cannes Review] Like Someone in Love

Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami made a major splash at the 2010 Cannes film festival with his first feature film shot outside of his home country of Iran, Ce...

[Cannes Review] For Love’s Sake

Takashi Miike (13 Assassins) is perhaps one of the most prolific filmmakers working in contemporary cinema today. He averages about 3 to 4 films a year and has ...

[Cannes Review] No

Pablo Larraín (Post Mortem) has achieved something spectacularly unique with No, his beta-max rendition of the 1988 referendum vote in Chile concerning dictator...

[Cannes Review] Antiviral

After watching Antiviral, the debut feature film from Brandon Cronenberg, there is a sense that the young filmmaker has been influenced by a myriad of different...

[Cannes Review] Amour

There is a certain indescribable manner in which Michael Haneke is able to lure you into his films that leaves you in a state of both shock and awe. It's everyt...

[Cannes Review] Beyond the Hills

Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu is undoubtedly a Cannes darling, with his debut feature film Occidental having premiered in the Director's Fortnight in 2002 ...

Raffi Asdourian