Pillion Review: A Provocative, Funny, and Touching Anti-Romance

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Pillion opens in theaters on February 6. It wouldn’t be Cannes without a...

Sirat Review: Oliver Laxe’s Desert Trance Is a Grand, Adventurous Achievement

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Sirat opens on February 6, 2026. For the French-Spanish filmmaker Oliver...

The President’s Cake Review: All the Ingredients of a Breakthrough Directorial Debut

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The President's Cake opens in theaters on February 6. Among the best thi...

A Poet Review: A Darkly Humorous Tale of Failed Creative Pursuits

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. A Poet opens in theaters on January 30. Far removed from the mournful yearni...

Sound of Falling Review: A Pyschosexual Fever Dream of Epic Scope

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Sound of Falling opens on January 16. German writer-director Mascha Schi...

A Useful Ghost Review: A Peculiar, Humorous Paranormal Tale 

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. A Useful Ghost opens on January 16. While ghosts and spirits have long been ...

A Private Life Review: A Fleet, Sharp Showcase for Jodie Foster

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. A Private Life opens on January 16. It came as quite the surprise that accla...

The Chronology of Water Review: Kristen Stewart’s Elemental Calling Card for Directorial Greatness

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. The Chronology of Water opens on January 9. Book adaptations yield two k...

Young Mothers Review: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Find Pain and Pathos

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Young Mothers opens on January 9. The new film from Jean-Pierre and Luc Dard...

Magellan Review: A Hypnotic, Unambiguous Exploration of the Horrors of Colonization

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Magellan opens in theaters on January 9. Ferdinand Magellan was never regard...