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Saturday, Jun 22

21

Critic’s Appreciation: Donald Sutherland, the Man of a Thousand Arched Eyebrows

The revered Canadian actor, who died Thursday at 88, was a versatile screen presence for more than half a century, embodying a wide range of character types while always remaining true to himself.

Tuesday, Jun 18

13

Anouk Aimée, Enigmatic Star of ‘A Man and a Woman,’ ‘La Dolce Vita’ and ‘8 1/2,’ Dies at 92

The Oscar-nominated actress also was known for her work in Demy's 'Lola' and Lumet's 'The Appointment.'

Saturday, Jun 15

05

‘Ultraman: Rising’ Review: A Famous Japanese Franchise Gets a Heartwarming American Reboot

The Netflix animated feature, directed by Shannon Tindle and co-directed by John Aoshima, offers a new take on a classic Japanese series created in the 1960s.

Friday, Jun 14

21

‘Bad Shabbos’ Review: Kyra Sedgwick and Method Man Star in a Likable if Formulaic New York Jewish Comedy

Daniel Robbins’ ensemble piece, about a shabbat dinner that flies seriously off the rails, premiered at Tribeca.

06

‘Spermageddon’ Review: Outrageously Raunchy Animated Feature Seems Destined for Cult Status

Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola ('Dead Snow') teams up with animator Ramsus A. Silversten for a sexually explicit cartoon comedy about two sperm cells vying to reach an egg.

Thursday, Jun 13

21

‘Hacking Hate’ Review: An Alarming Documentary on the Power of Far-Right Social Media Influencers

Swedish director Simon Klose's latest feature follows investigative journalist My Wingren as she tracks an elusive online agitator stirring up hate across the globe.

Tuesday, Jun 11

17

‘The Freshly Cut Grass’ Review: A Keenly Observed if Familiar Portrait of Marital Malaise in Argentina

Director Celina Murga’s latest feature, with an ensemble cast including Marina de Tavira ('Roma'), was executive produced by Martin Scorsese.

06

‘Lake George’ Review: Shea Whigham and Carrie Coon in a Conventional Neo-Noir With a Few Welcome Twists

The latest feature from veteran writer-director Jeffrey Reiner (Hulu’s 'High Fidelity'), which premiered at Tribeca, co-stars Max Casella and Glenn Fleshler.

Tuesday, May 28

22

‘Black Dog’ Review: Man Bites Dog, Becomes His Best Friend in Gorgeously Offbeat Canine Caper From China

Director Guan Hu ('The Eight Hundred,' 'Mr. Six') won the top prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar for his darkly comic thriller starring Canadian-Taiwanese actor Eddie Peng.

Monday, May 27

17

‘Universal Language’ Review: An Amusingly Offbeat Homage To Iranian Cinema, by Way of Winnipeg

The second feature by Canadian filmmaker Matthew Rankin ('The Twentieth Century') won the first-ever Directors’ Fortnight audience award in Cannes.

Saturday, May 25

16

A Trans Drug Kingpin, Masturbating Zombies and Emma Stone: THR’s Critics Pick the 20 Best Films of Cannes 2024

A Danish drama about an unwanted pregnancy, a portrait of two nurses chasing romance in Mumbai and a Corsican mafia thriller are among other standouts from the world's pre-eminent film festival.

Friday, May 24

18

‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Review: Mohammad Rasoulof’s Powerful Indictment of Iranian Oppression Through the Eyes of One Unraveling Family

The writer-director ('There Is No Evil'), who fled Iran after receiving an eight-year prison sentence, unveiled his new film in Cannes’ main competition.

02

‘Beating Hearts’ Review: Love Conquers All, Including Good Taste, in Overwrought French Crime Romance Starring Adèle Exarchopoulos

French actor turned director Gilles Lellouche’s sophomore effort also features François Civil and Vincent Lacoste.

Thursday, May 23

00

‘All We Imagine as Light’ Review: A Moving and Luminous Chronicle of Two Women Searching for Connection in Mumbai

Payal Kapadia’s competition entry stars Kani Kusruti and Divya Prabha as a pair of nurses who've settled in India’s largest city.

20

‘To a Land Unknown’ Review: A Gritty Drama About Young Palestinians Caught in an Eternal State of Exile

Writer-director Mahdi Fleifel's second feature follows a pair of immigrants in Athens, trying however they can to make it out.

Wednesday, May 22

00

‘Grand Tour’ Review: Miguel Gomes’ Asia-Set Fever Dream Is Beguiling and Elusive

The director of 'Tabu' and 'Arabian Nights' plays Cannes' main competition for the first time with a movie that shifts between past and present, documentary and fiction.

04

‘Being Maria’ Review: ‘Last Tango in Paris’ Star Maria Schneider Gets a Behind-the-Scenes Biopic That Starts Strong but Fizzles Out

Anamaria Vartolomei ('Happening') plays the troubled French actress — alongside Matt Dillon as Marlon Brando — in Jessica Palud's film.

Tuesday, May 21

21

‘The Story of Souleymane’ Review: A Tough and Tender Look at a Migrant Worker Trying to Survive in the City of Lights

French director Boris Lojkine's third feature follows an African immigrant navigating Paris' labyrinthine streets as he struggles to make a living and get legalized.

20

‘Marcello Mio’ Review: Chiara Mastroianni Transforms Into Her Father in Christophe Honoré’s Heartfelt if Tedious Cinema Homage

The latest collaboration between the actress and director also features Catherine Deneuve, Fabrice Luchini, Melvil Poupaud and several other French talents playing themselves on screen.

03

‘Lula’ Review: Oliver Stone Chronicles the Dramatic Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Brazil’s Current President

The filmmaker's latest doc, co-directed with Rob Wilson, features a lengthy interview with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that revisits the politician’s rollercoaster of a career.

Monday, May 20

22

‘Misericordia’ Review: Alain Guiraudie’s Twisted Small-Town Tale of Murder and Sexual Repression

The latest feature from the director of 'Stranger by the Lake' stars Félix Kysyl as a man who returns to his French village and stirs up plenty of trouble.

13

‘The Kingdom’ Review: A Daughter Gets Drawn Into Her Father’s Dangerous World in a Spellbinding Corsican Mafia Drama

The first feature from Julien Colonna is set in Corsica during a deadly epoch of blood feuds among mobsters and nationalists.

Sunday, May 19

11

‘Eephus’ Review: An Existential Baseball Comedy That’s Less About the Game Than a Dying Pastime

Film critic and cinematographer Carson Lund’s debut feature, about a final ball game between a bunch of aging players, premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar at Cannes.

Saturday, May 18

21

‘It’s Not Me’ Review: Leos Carax’s Cinema Collage Mixes Movies, History and Real Life into a Personal Manifesto

The director of 'Holy Motors' and 'Annette' unveiled his latest work, a medium-length assembly of archives and new footage, in the Cannes Première sidebar.

Thursday, May 16

13

‘The Damned’ Review: An Immersive Civil War Drama That Whisks Us Into America’s Troubled Past

Italian-born director Roberto Minervini’s latest feature follows a battalion of Union Army soldiers scouting the West and trying to stay alive.

Wednesday, May 15

11

‘This Life of Mine’ Review: A Highly Personal and Darkly Amusing Chronicle of Mental Illness

The final feature from French director Sophie Fillières, who died in 2023, stars Agnès Jaoui ('The Taste of Others') as a writer on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Tuesday, May 14

22

‘The Second Act’ Review: Lea Seydoux Stars in Quentin Dupieux’s Funny, Button-Pushing Cannes Opener

The latest from the prolific French director, also starring Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphaël Quenard, is a movie-within-a-movie about making movies.

Wednesday, Apr 10

19

‘Chicken for Linda!’ Review: A Touching Coming-of-Age Cartoon Caper Made With the Finest Ingredients

Directors Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach’s film won the top prize at Annecy and the César award for Best Animated Feature.

Tuesday, Apr 2

00

‘Free Time’ Review: A Clever New York Indie Comedy Highlighting Gen Z Malaise

Colin Burgess stars in writer-director Ryan Martin Brown’s first feature, about an office worker who willingly quits his job and still tries to get by in the Big Apple.

Sunday, Mar 10

06

‘Azrael’ Review: Samara Weaving in a High-Concept Horror Flick That’s Frighteningly Familiar

The 'Ready or Not' star plays a girl on the run from flesh-eating monsters in a wordless genre offering from director E.L. Katz and writer Simon Barrett.