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Cannes 2025: The Plague, The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, Amrum
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On three movies about difficult childhoods from this year's Cannes.
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Cannes 2025: Left-Handed Girl, Sirât
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Today's dispatch includes a Sean Baker production and the latest from Oliver Laxe.
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Apple TV+’s “Murderbot” Functions Along Mission Parameters, But Needs To Work Out Some Bugs
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Despite the elegant production design and admirable effects, "Murderbot" feels like a sci-fi comedy still searching for identity.
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Cannes 2025 Video #1: Robert De Niro Receives Honorary Palme d’Or and Advocates Protecting Democracy and Art
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The opening days of the fest included strong words from Palme recipient Robert De Niro on our present political moment.
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Though Uneven, ‘Overcompensating’ Is a Promising New Comedy
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Despite the occasional unevenness, it’s one of the most promising comedies to hit television in recent memory.
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Restored and Rediscovered Festival Spotlights Organizations at the Forefront of Film Restoration
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A look at the restoration-centered film festival, playing this week at the Jacob Burns Film Center.
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Cannes 2025: Two Prosecutors, Adam’s Sake, Promised Sky
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Three films tackle deliberately paced tales of people struggling against governmental and bureaucratic systems.
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Cannes 2025: Sound of Falling, Reedland
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On two of Cannes first full day's challenging dramas.
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Cannes 2025: Leave One Day, The Gold Rush
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The opening night of the fest features a lackluster new release and a venerated classic.
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Tom Seguro’s Got “Bad Thoughts” to Share, But Only a Few Are Worth Hearing
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The sketches that work best do so in spite of the scatology, not because of it.
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