Ari Aster’s COVID Comedy Nightmare Is Like A Two & A Half Hour Doom Scroll

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Ari Aster’s COVID Comedy Nightmare Is Like A Two & A Half Hour Doom Scroll

In the half-decade since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many have tried to make films capturing what it was really like, but few have failed to grasp exactly how the pandemic really changed things. Not just in a social-distancing, health-conscious way,…

‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Review: Benicio del Toro Becomes the Ultimate Girl Dad in Wes Anderson’s Best Film in Years

I'll be honest when I say that I wasn't the biggest lover of Asteroid City or The French Dispatch. And as a long-time fan of Wes Anderson, I felt like maybe he had already hit his peak and wasn’t just…

This Heartwarming, Informative Apple TV+ Film Is 2025’s First Legitimately Great Documentary

Gallaudet University is a special place. It’s far more than a university for the deaf. If you live in Washington, DC, it's a pillar of the community. And in 1988, it was the home of a revolution that would make…

Harry Melling And Alexander Skarsgard Find Unexpected Feeling In The Role Play [Cannes]

CANNES – Let me be the first, perhaps second, possibly third critic to refer to Harry Lighton’s directorial debut, “Pillion,” as the gay flip side of “Babygirl.” Subject matter aside, it’s a movie with somewhat higher aspirations than its A24…

‘Nouvelle Vague’ Review: Richard Linklater’s Ode to French Cinema Will Leave You Breathless

Nouvelle Vague (aka New Wave), the latest film from the iconic American indie director Richard Linklater, is a tour de force of nostalgic whimsy. It’s a beautifully crafted love letter to the period of French cinema in the late 1950s…

Andrew Dominik’s Fan-Friendly Concert Film Puts The U2 Singer In The Spotlight [Cannes]

CANNES – In the opening moments of “Bono: Stories of Surrender,” filmmaker Andrew Dominik’s black and white concert film about the man, his music, his one-man stage show, and his life up until now, there is an acknowledgement from the…

The Ruse Review: I've Heard Of Slow-Burn Thrillers, But This Is Ridiculous

An interesting outlier concept in the horror and thriller genres has been stories revolving around a hospice aide's terrifying encounters while caring for a patient. This story has been used with a variety of results, ranging from the hoodoo-inspired Skeleton…

Kristen Stewart’s Long-Gestating Directorial Debut Is A Stylish Triumph [Cannes]

Taking a big creative swing as a public figure whose personal and professional life has been minutely scrutinized since childhood is a risk — and a calculated one in Kristen Stewart’s case. The “Personal Shopper” actor spent eight years developing…

This Gorgeously Shot Religious Horror Tries & Fails To Be The Witch, But I Enjoyed It Anyway

The last decade has brought about a vested interest in the religious horror movie, and it's a subgenre I've come to love. The Severed Sun, an indie horror feature debut from director Dean Puckett, fits cleanly into this category. The…

Christian Petzold’s First Film In Cannes Is Exquisitely Realized But Strangely Predictable [Cannes]

Self-consciously drawing attention to their own workings, the films of German director Christian Petzold have always displayed a degree of abstraction. Although “Afire” (2023), his previous effort before this year’s Directors’ Fortnight entry “Mirrors No. 3,” was one of his…

A Warmhearted Rom-Com That Isn’t Overwhelming In Its Praise For Jane Austen But You Feel It Nonethless

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (Jane Austen a gâché ma vie) is not your average rom-com nor your average dose of literary cottagcore. It follows Agathe (Camille Rutherford), an awkward, aspiring writer from Paris invited to spend two weeks at…

A French Arab Queer Woman Tries To Find Herself [Cannes]

CANNES – There has to be something quietly reassuring about the world that a movie about a first-generation French Algerian woman coming to terms with her sexuality is not deemed groundbreaking in 2025. This is a story we’ve seen many…

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