Just three years since earning a special mention from the Camera d’Or jury for Plan 75, Chie Hayakawa returns to Cannes as one of seven filmmakers debuting in ...
In Eddington, Ari Aster’s latest doom spiral, the proposed building of a data center in nowhere New Mexico provides the catalyst for a long-overdue psychologic...
For the French-Spanish filmmaker Oliver Laxe, a competition berth in Cannes has been a long time coming. Laxe was here in 2010 (You All Are Captains), 2016...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. Caught by the Tides opens in theaters on May 9.
Jia Zhangke's is often a cin...
Director Brittany Shyne didn’t grow up on a farm, but a family history rooted in agrarian work inspired her to make a film about Black land ownership and gener...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. The Surfer opens in theaters on May 2.
In The Surfer, an exploitation film s...
One thing I like to do at a film festival is go for a run. Maintaining the sense of a bubble at these things can be crucial: once entered, it’s best to remain ...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The Shrouds opens in theaters on April 18.
David Cronenberg's films have oft...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Berlinale coverage. Invention opens in theaters on April 18.
Grieving comes in many guise...
In a back room of a Luxembourg Hotel, Tim Roth sips a coffee, leans back, and asks me what else I've got. We’ve only been talking for ten minutes, but somethin...
Irish-born, Berlin-based, Rory O'Connor has been covering the European film festival circuit since 2012. A regular contributor to The Film Stage, his work has also appeared in Frieze, The Playlist, and CineVue.
