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20-10-2025 Vol 19

Day: May 22, 2025

Cannes 2025: Table of Contents

The following table of contents contains RogerEbert.com’s coverage of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, which includes full reviews and festival dispatches…

Movies That Deal with the Peculiarities of Being a Teenager: Bruce Handy on His New Book about Teen Movies

Bruce Handy’s book, Hollywood High: A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen Movies, is an absolute delight. It’s filled with…

Cannes 2025: Exit 8, Eleanor the Great, Fuori

It’s getting late in Cannes, and I’m still waiting to write a dispatch in which I like all three movies.…

Cannes 2025: Renoir, Sons of the Neon Night, Orwell: 2+2=5

Having time to formulate your thoughts is a luxury you’re unlikely to find at a festival like Cannes. Nevertheless, this…

Cannes 2025: Eagles of the Republic, Once Upon a Time in Gaza

The relationship between art and power—and, more specifically, cinema and power—is the subject of “Eagles of the Republic,” showing in…

Cannes 2025: Nouvelle Vague, A Magnificent Life

Cannes seemed more interested than usual in examining its own history in this year’s program, whether it’s the building of…

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

It came as quite the surprise that acclaimed director Rebecca Zlotowski’s latest film, led by Jodie Foster and an all-star…

Cannes Review: Highest 2 Lowest Marks a Lesser Collaboration for Spike Lee and Denzel Washington

Spike Lee’s joints are known for their sweeping coverage of New York City, in particular Brooklyn, and even more specifically…

Cannes Review: Carla Simón’s Romería is a Personal Tale of Intergenerational Dissonance

Continuing in the low-key register of her Golden Bear winner Alcarràs, Carla Simón returns with Romería, another tale of intergenerational…

Cannes Review: Alpha is a Half-Baked Misstep for Julia Ducournau

Julia Ducournau has turned 180 degrees since Titane, the gritty and bizarre thriller that Spike Lee’s Cannes jury awarded the…