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The Best Films of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival
by admin|3 weeks ago|The Film Stage
The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has now concluded, with Sean Baker’s Anora taking home the top prize of Palme d’Or. While our coverage will continue with a few more reviews this week––and far beyond as we provide...
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All We Imagine as Light Review: Payal Kapadia’s Revelatory Urban Nocturne
by admin|3 weeks ago|Slant Magazine
Writer-director Payal Kapadia has created an exceptional document of a city and its people. The post <em>All We Imagine as Light</em> Review: Payal Kapadia’s Revelatory Urban Nocturne appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Ezra Review: Dramedy About the Challenges of Autism Has Its Heart in the Right Place
by admin|3 weeks ago|Slant Magazine
Ezra sees itself as a kind of rebuke to films like Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. The post <em>Ezra</em> Review: Dramedy About the Challenges of Autism Has Its Heart in the Right Place appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Cannes Review: It’s Not Me Finds Leos Carax Reflecting on 40 Years of Filmmaking with No Nostalgia
by admin|3 weeks ago|The Film Stage
Headlines read, “Leos Carax Bring Back Baby Annette to the Croisette,” but this is only half the truth. Yes, the legendary puppet makes a comeback in C’est Pas Moi (English: It’s Not Me), his new film in Cannes’ non-competitive Premiere...
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Cannes Review: Filmlovers! is Arnaud Desplechin’s Refined Ode to Cinema
by admin|3 weeks ago|The Film Stage
For his tenth Cannes feature premiere, Arnaud Desplechin chose to present a docu-fictional love letter to cinema. Two years after Brother and Sister was in Competition, Spectateurs (or Filmlovers!) is one of the festival’s Special Screenings, an effervescent walk down...
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Cannes Review: The Balconettes is Noémie Merlant’s Self-Assured Take on Comedy-Horror
by admin|3 weeks ago|The Film Stage
The chic balconies of Marseille certainly offer an image that is photogenic enough to open Noémie Merlant’s sophomore feature, The Balconettes, especially as seen from the meandering perspective of a crane shot. As the camera traces facades and their baby-blue...
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Samsara Review: Lois Patiño’s Ethereal, Form-Pushing Contemplation of Death
by admin|3 weeks ago|Slant Magazine
The metaphysical narrative traces the ephemeral journey of one soul through death and rebirth. The post <em>Samsara</em> Review: Lois Patiño’s Ethereal, Form-Pushing Contemplation of Death appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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The Dead Don’t Hurt Review: Viggo Mortensen’s Self-Consciously Political Western
by admin|3 weeks ago|Slant Magazine
Ultimately, the didacticism of Mortensen’s film lets it down. The post <em>The Dead Don’t Hurt</em> Review: Viggo Mortensen’s Self-Consciously Political Western appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Robot Dreams Review: Pablo Berger’s Life-Affirming Ode to Friendship and Loss
by admin|3 weeks ago|Slant Magazine
Berger's film effortlessly brings a sense of universality to its story. The post <em>Robot Dreams</em> Review: Pablo Berger’s Life-Affirming Ode to Friendship and Loss appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Cannes 2024 Video #6: Ben Kenigsberg on The Substance, Anora, Emilia Perez, and Napoleon
by admin|3 weeks ago|Roger Ebert
In this video dispatch from the Cannes Film Festival, Chaz Ebert and our contributor Ben Kenigsberg discuss several of the biggest films of the event, including award winners "Anora" and "Emilia Perez".
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