Cannes
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‘Blue Bayou’ Film Review: Justin Chon’s Timely Immigration Story Slips From Lyrical to Overwrought
The family drama tackles important U.S. policy issues but gets undercut by the melodrama
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‘The Year of the Everlasting Storm’ Film Review: Bold Anthology Examines Life in the Pandemic
Seven directors offer wildly different perspectives in this disquieting snapshot of our time
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‘Annette’ Film Review: Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard Lead Dark and Loony Showbiz Musical
Cannes’ opening night is the latest provocation from director Leos Carax
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‘Flag Day’ Film Review: Sean Penn Directs His Daughter in Rocky Family Drama
While the true-life film sometimes struggles with disparate tones, it’s a solid, subtle drama that opts in most cases for restraint over excess
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‘Val’ Film Review: Val Kilmer’s Old Home Movies Are Only Part of This Story
The documentary from directors Leo Scott and Ting Poo makes abundant use of vintage footage, but it’s really about coming to terms with the present
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‘Stillwater’ Film Review: Matt Damon Plays a Roughneck in a Languid Thriller
“Spotlight” director Tom McCarthy’s new film follows a well-trodden path while taking plenty of detours along the way
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Andrea Arnold’s ‘Cow’ Picked Up by IFC Films
Cannes 2021: Distributor previously worked together with filmmaker on “Fish Tank”
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Cannes Report Day 12: The COVID Tally Is 70 as Screenings End and Jury Duty Begins
Cannes 2021: Plus, the awards parade begins while Maria Bakalova hits the red carpet and Sharon Stone calls charity auction bidders “cheap”
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‘Vortex’ Film Review: Cannes Winds Down With Thoughtful, Heartbreaking Look at Aging
Cannes 2021: Director Gaspar Noe usually tries to shock his audience, but this time he settles into an entirely different but also gripping register
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Will a Weird Cannes Give Us a Weird Palme d’Or Winner?
Cannes 2021: The movies that have been getting all the buzz aren’t necessarily the ones that’ll meet favor with Spike Lee’s jury
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‘Unclenching The Fists’ Wins Un Certain Regard at Cannes, Sells to MUBI
Cannes 2021: Russian drama is directed by Kira Kovalenko
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‘The Restless’ Film Review: Potent Belgian Drama Explores Family Torn Apart by Bipolarity
Cannes 2021: Damien Bonnard is riveting as an artist struggling with the condition, as is Leïla Bekhti as a wife trying to keep the family together
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Cannes 2021: What Has Sold So Far, From ‘Flag Day’ to ‘Bergman Island’ (Updating)
Hot packages like Zoe Kravitz’s directorial debut “Pussy Island” have also sold during the festival’s virtual film market
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Juho Kuosmanen’s ‘Compartment No. 6’ Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics
Cannes 2021: Film will compete for the Palme d’Or at the festival
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‘Memoria’ Film Review: Tilda Swinton Stars in a Film From Another Planet
Cannes 2021: In Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s latest philosophical dreamscape, the actress channels David Bowie from “The Man Who Fell to Earth”
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Jason Solomons