Cannes Film Festival

Film

Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City makes no sense, in the best possible way

The meticulous auteur's latest film is an intricate sci-fi fairytale full of chaos, metanarratives and an unidentified flying object.
Jenna Mahale
6.16.23
Film

The Idol is a hot mess of twisted celebrity fantasy

Through two hours of sex-filled misery that’s more voyeuristic than revelatory, the infamous ‘Euphoria’ creator attempts to clap back at his critics.
Jenna Mahale
6.4.23
Film

Sean Price Williams’ alt-right satire is a horny, absurd American odyssey

Come to ‘The Sweet East’ for cult-centric adventures and sharply funny insights into the rise of neofascism, stay for Jacob Elordi’s English accent.
Jenna Mahale
5.22.23
Film

How Pedro Almodóvar made his queer western

The Spanish hero of arthouse cinema on ‘Strange Way of Life’, working with Saint Laurent and the lore of his ‘Brokeback’ that never was.
Douglas Greenwood
5.17.23
Film

15 arthouse movies to look out for in 2023

BDSM dramas, neo-fairytales, Jacob Elordi – this year's Cannes FIlm Festival has it all.
Douglas Greenwood
4.19.23
Film

Watch Paul Mescal enter his hot dad era in the Aftersun trailer

The melancholy 90s-set movie produced by Barry Jenkins has rave reviews.
Jenna Mahale
11.18.22
Film

Paul Mescal’s A24 psychodrama has a creepy new trailer

Something strange is afoot in 'God's Creatures', arriving in cinemas next month. Here's our first-look review from the movie's Cannes premiere.
Douglas Greenwood
8.16.22
Film

6 new arthouse movies you need to watch

Underground gems like 'Corsage', 'The Five Devils' and 'Return to Seoul' are fresh off the Cannes Croisette.
Jenna Mahale
Douglas Greenwood
6.7.22
Film

Park Chan-wook’s latest noir thriller is a gloriously fucked-up love story

‘Decision to Leave’, which follows a police detective’s obsession with a murder suspect, has been called the most romantic movie of the year.
Jenna Mahale
5.26.22
Film

David Cronenberg's new body horror is a perverted and erotic spectacle

Here's our thoughts on 'Crimes of the Future', starring Kristen Stewart, Viggo Mortensen, and Léa Seydoux.
Douglas Greenwood
5.24.22
Film

Mindfuck arthouse horror Enys Men will get under your skin

The obscure, trippy yet creepy slow-burn movie from a BAFTA-winning director just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Douglas Greenwood
5.23.22
Culture

A24’s After Yang is a sci-fi that will make you cry

Watch the trailer for this dystopian story about a broken cyborg and his grieving real-life family, out today.
Douglas Greenwood
3.4.22
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