German writer-director Mascha Schilinski’s sophomore feature Sound of Falling is the first competition title to screen at Cannes this year. If it’s anythin...
“I'm going to miss being disreputable,” Ving Rhames’ Luther Stickell grumbles to Tom Cruise's now-iconic superspy after their first of many impossible missions...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. The Damned opens in theaters on May 16.
Robert Minervini’s The Damned&nbs...
Frequent festival-goers learn not to expect much from opening films. Quality is but one of many factors that lead to the selection for this symbolic slot. In o...
It looks like Cannes was saving our most-anticipated premiere for last: it was just announced last week that Bi Gan’s sci-fi detective tale Resurrection has be...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Fantasia coverage. The Code opens in theaters on May 9.
Ahead of its world premiere at the Fa...
It's the most exciting time of the year for a cinephile: the Cannes Film Festival is set to kick off next week, running May 13th-25th. Ahead of festivities we'...
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...
Following last year’s overlooked Drive-Away Dolls, Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke are back with another comedy, this time paying homage to the neo-noir. ...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 TIFF coverage. Friendship opens in theaters on May 9.
The level of enjoyment audience members...
