Monday

20-10-2025 Vol 19

Day: May 15, 2025

Cannes 2025: Leave One Day, The Gold Rush

The 78th Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday with two films—one that’s 100 years old, and another that seems…

Roman Polanski, Vincent Gallo, and Panos Cosmatos Plan New Features

Nearly 92, more controversial than ever, and coming off perhaps the least-liked film of his career, Roman Polanski has not…

The Criterion Channel’s June Programming Features Alan Rudolph, Johnnie To, Gene Hackman & More

When I spoke to Alan Rudolph a couple months ago, he confirmed that Criterion had sought to release his (incredible,…

Cannes Review: Sound of Falling is a Pyschosexual Fever Dream of Epic Scope

German writer-director Mascha Schilinski’s sophomore feature Sound of Falling is the first competition title to screen at Cannes this year.…

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Review: An Uneven, Visceral Capstone

“I’m going to miss being disreputable,” Ving Rhames’ Luther Stickell grumbles to Tom Cruise’s now-iconic superspy after their first of…

The Damned Review: Frigid Civil War Sojourn Flirts With Documentary and Reenactment

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. The Damned opens in theaters on May…