What opens Werner Herzog’s Ghost Elephants, even before we hear the German filmmaker’s distinctive cadence, is the National Geographic logo. While production c...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. Motel Destino opens in theaters on August 29.
Simply put, Brazilian motels a...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The Balconettes opens in theaters on August 22.
The chic balconies of Ma...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. Harvest opens in theaters on August 1 and arrives on MUBI on August 8.
An un...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. Wild Diamond opens in theaters on July 11.
From her debut feature, French fi...
The first words we hear in Brandon Kramer’s Holding Liat are spoken, over the phone, by a person named in the subtitles as "Israeli Army liaison." In this shor...
Book adaptations yield two kinds of films: those that transliterate and those that translate. While the former insist on keeping the source material's spir...
It’s common for a successful artist to be asked about advice they'd give their younger self; one film from this year’s Cannes Specials selection does the oppos...
Laura Wandel left a lasting impression with her debut feature Playground, a character study of a very young girl during her first school days, and was lauded f...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. April opens in theaters on April 25.
In this year’s diverse line-up of V...
