“There is no reason why a kid from a family of gangsters couldn’t be the reincarnation of Dante Alighieri,” reads Julian Schnabel’s director’s statement on his...
In April 2022, two months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Italian author and political writer Giuliano da Empoli published a fictionalized account of Vladi...
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...
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...
