Raffi Asdourian

The Best of Cannes Film Festival 2011

There really is no film-centric event that can compare to the Cannes Film Festival. Part marketplace for movies from around the world, part competition for ...

[Cannes Review] Michael

There was a disturbing trend at this years Cannes Film Festival, where many films focused on an issue that can easily send shivers up the spine. The issue a...

[Cannes Review] Hanezu

Filmmaker Naomi Kawase has been a soft spoken staple at the Cannes film festival ever since being the youngest recipient to win the Camera d'Or for her debu...

[Cannes Review] This Must Be The Place

In Paolo Sorrentino's This Must Be the Place, Sean Penn plays a spoof of The Cure's Robert Smith named Cheyenne. Dressed in all black with disheveled hair and...

[Cannes Review] Le Havre

Deadpan comedies are a trademark of Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki. He specializes in creating atmospheres devoid of overtly acted emotions, opting instea...

[Cannes Review] Drive

In Drive, Ryan Gosling plays a lone-wolf type who likes to do precisely what the title explicitly says. Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, best known fo...