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THE STORY – A plot of land, a house by the lake, its changing inhabitants. This one plot of land reflects 70 years of German history from Weimar, the Nazis, the war, the Soviet occupation and reconstruction to the fall of...

THE STORY – Lucila leaves Mexico with her younger brother to reunite with their mother in Madrid, who had left a few years earlier to chase a better future. When they finally arrive, the bitter, suffocating reality that awaits them proves...

In recent years, the Cannes Film Festival has had greater influence on the Oscar race, potentially reflecting the Academy’s growing diversity. Last year, four out of the five Best International Feature nominees and two out of the ten Best Picture...

Bonjour NBP Film Community! For Episode 493, I am joined by Cody Dericks, Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, and Aaron Isenstein, as we are back home from the 79th Cannes Film Festival, ready to deliver Part 2 of our experience, including this year’s award winners. We’re...

For this week’s main podcast review, Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, and Giovanni Lago review and discuss “The Mandalorian And Grogu,” starring Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Allen White, Brendan Wayne, Lateef Crowder, Jonny Coyne, Martin Scorsese, and Sigourney Weaver. Written and directed by Jon Favreau, and...

This year’s Cannes Film Festival was an interesting one, heading in as the absence of American films or big blockbusters had some skeptics about how the lineup would be perceived. Turns out, those people had nothing to worry about as...

Checking off a major goal on my cinephile to-do list, I was lucky enough to attend this year’s Cannes Film Festival – my first time at the legendary French celebration of international cinema. The experience was everything I’d heard it...

THE STORY – A tragedy brings a mother, daughter, and teenage boy together. Struggling with blame and forgiveness, the unlikely trio take a trip to Tenerife for a family holiday that never happened. Under the glow of the sun, past and...

THE STORY – The story of a woman living in the border region between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, who agrees to partake in a special deal in order to help a friend. However, this will lead her into a dangerous situation,...

The Un Certain Regard awards were announced this evening for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. This year’s Un Certain Regard jury was presided over by French actress Leila Bekhti. Also serving on the jury was French director Thomas Cailley (“Animal...