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Month: May 2025
May 25, 2025
Cannes 2025, Entertainment, Festivals, Film, It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi, News, TV show
Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident Wins Palme d’Or; See Full List of Cannes 2025 Winners
Juliette Binoche’s Cannes jury has unveiled their winners for this year’s edition, awarding the Palme d’Or to Jafar Panahi’s It…
May 25, 2025
A Magnificent Life, Cannes 2025, Entertainment, Festivals, Film, News, Reviews, Sylvain Chomet, TV show
Cannes Review: Sylvain Chomet’s A Magnificent Life is a Saccharine Tribute to Marcel Pagnol
It’s common for a successful artist to be asked about advice they’d give their younger self; one film from this…
May 24, 2025
Entertainment, Festivals & Awards, Film, News, TV show
Cannes 2025: Sauson Rec, Dandelion’s Odyssey, Lucky Lu
This is my first year at Cannes, and while thematic synergy is expected at any given film festival, I’m surprised…
May 24, 2025
Chaz at Cannes, Entertainment, Film, News, TV show
Cannes 2025 Video #5: Chaz Ebert on “Nouvelle Vague” and “Highest 2 Lowest”; Interviews with Elizabeth Guest and Filmmakers of “Average White Band”; Nicole Kidman on Women in Motion Award
The 2025 Cannes Film Festival is underway, and Chaz Ebert is on the ground to report on every development. In today’s video,…
May 24, 2025
Bi Gan, Cannes 2025, Critic's Pick, Entertainment, Festivals, Film, News, Resurrection, Reviews, TV show
Cannes Review: Bi Gan’s Resurrection is a Triumph of Sheer Audacity and Exceptional Craft
Few filmmakers with just two features under their belt can amass the passionate, cinephilic following of Bi Gan. His blend…
May 24, 2025
Adam's Sake, Cannes 2025, Entertainment, Festivals, Film, Laura Wandel, News, Reviews, TV show
Cannes Review: Adam’s Sake is an Empathetic But Uneven Hospital Drama
Laura Wandel left a lasting impression with her debut feature Playground, a character study of a very young girl during…
May 23, 2025
Entertainment, Festivals & Awards, Film, News, TV show
Cannes 2025: Sentimental Value, Romería, The History of Sound
If you’ve been following along, you’ll notice that most of these capsules have been grab bags that aren’t necessarily linked…
May 23, 2025
Entertainment, Festivals & Awards, Film, News, TV show
Cannes 2025: It Was Just an Accident, Alpha
Much has been made of the length of standing ovations after Cannes screenings, but the most memorable one this year…
May 23, 2025
Entertainment, Festivals & Awards, Film, News, TV show
Cannes 2025: A Private Life, The Disappearance of Josef Mengele
Jodie Foster is known to be fluent in French, but Rebecca Zlotowski’s film “A Private Life,” showing out of competition,…
May 23, 2025
Cannes 2025, Critic's Pick, Entertainment, Festivals, Film, Joachim Trier, News, Reviews, Sentimental Value, TV show
Cannes Review: Sentimental Value Thrives on Joachim Trier and Renate Reinsve’s Inimitable Chemistry
Over a delicately structured, Mike Mills-ian montage of Nora Berg’s (Renate Reinsve) personal heritage––30-odd years of an Oslo native’s existence…