Emilia Pérez: A Unique Blend of Crime and Musical Drama | Review
25/05/2024
Para-musical, gender transitions, and Mexico: Jacques Audiard brings ideas, and more, to the Competition
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Saturday Night Fever (1977) | Review by Pauline Kael
24/05/2024
Pauline Kael praises “Saturday Night Fever” for its vibrant disco scenes and John Travolta’s raw, captivating performance, capturing the romantic yearning of the seventies generation.
Cultural Richness and Emotional Depth in Sorrentino’s “Parthenope” | Review
23/05/2024
“The Neapolitan who lives in the psychology of the miracle,” the director who becomes Odysseus: around Parthenope, mortally wounding himself…
Megalopolis – A Lifetime Dream | Review
22/05/2024
Coppola’s Megalopolis, a decade-long project, debuts at Cannes, facing mixed reactions. The film blends epic ambition and innovative storytelling, challenging conventional cinema.
Parthenope: Paolo Sorrentino’s Tribute to Youth and Naples | Review
22/05/2024
“Era già tutto previsto”: Sorrentino’s ultimate ode to the mystery of youth and the mystery of Naples, through the life of a beautiful, indefinable, and melancholic woman. Anthropology as a perspective, for an abstract and heartbreaking film, populated by suspended ghosts. In competition for the Palme d’Or.
Imagination and Memory Shine in John Krasinski’s “IF” | Review
21/05/2024
You are never alone in life, nothing you love can be forgotten, and memories live forever in your heart: after “A Quiet Place”, John Krasinski impresses once again
Cannes 2024: David Cronenberg’s ‘The Shrouds’ Fails to Impress | Review
21/05/2024
David Cronenberg takes us to the cemetery and leaves the film there: what a pity
Challengers: Tennis as a Religious Experience in Luca Guadagnino’s Latest Film | Review
21/05/2024
Challengers by Guadagnino intertwines tennis and cinema, exploring deep human connections through Tashi’s relationships, revealing life’s profound truths.
Anh Hung Tran – The Taste of Things | Review
20/05/2024
A 19th-century chef and his cook’s bond unfolds through culinary perfection. Anh Hung Tran’s film uses food to explore human relationships and fulfillment.
Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice: A Look at Trump’s Early Years | Review
20/05/2024
Ali Abbasi’s “The Apprentice” at Cannes 2024 explores Trump’s rise under Roy Cohn, presenting a nuanced, judgment-free look at his formative years and America’s decline.
Reviving the Western: “Horizon: An American Saga” by Kevin Costner | Review
20/05/2024
Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga” premieres at Cannes, blending classic and modern western elements in an ambitious four-part series.
The Substance: A Masterful Body-Horror Film at Cannes | Review
20/05/2024
Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance blends body-horror and societal critique, starring Demi Moore as a star confronting her younger, more beautiful alter ego.
A Clockwork Orange: Schizophrenia / The Two Faces of Kubrick
20/05/2024
Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange blends symbolic imagery with narrative and educational elements, exploring the dichotomies of violence, morality, and aesthetics.
Yorgos Lanthimos’s Absurdist Return in “Kinds of Kindness” | Review
20/05/2024
“Kinds of Kindness” by Lanthimos critiques modern society with absurdity and irreverence, starring Stone, Dafoe, Plemons, and Qualley. Provocative but morally shallow.
Megalopolis: Coppola’s Ambitious Film at Cannes 2024 | Review
19/05/2024
Farcical, baroque, pompous, obsessed with time: the latest grand film by Francis Ford Coppola is yet another kamikaze love letter to cinema
Challengers – Eroticism and Sweat Redefine Tennis Aesthetics | Film Review
12/05/2024
Luca Guadagnino’s film explores tennis as an intimate, kinetic relationship; Zendaya stars in a narrative that blends personal conflicts and professional rivalry.
Manhattan (1979) | Review by Stanley Kauffmann
12/05/2024
Manhattan is a faulty film, but it’s moderately amusing
45 Years of Manhattan – A Sentimental Rhapsody of Desperate Humanity
12/05/2024
Veronica Rossi revisits “Manhattan” on its 45th anniversary, highlighting its cultural impact and timeless portrayal of New York’s intellectual scene. The film blends romantic entanglements with existential satire, capturing human vulnerability amid urban chaos.
The Garfield Movie (2024) | Review
09/05/2024
Adventure, slapstick, and sentiment blend in the sixth big-screen outing of the voracious cat: Dindal and Reynolds (The Emperor’s New Groove) are a reliable duo.
Just the Two of Us (2023) | Review
09/05/2024
MOVIE REVIEWS Just the Two of Us (2023) French: L’Amour et les Forêts Directed by Valérie Donzelli When Blanche crosses paths with Grégoire, she believes
Anselm (2023) | Review
04/05/2024
The portrait of the German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer, one of the most innovative and significant artists of our time, captures his life, vision, revolutionary style, and immense body of work exploring human existence and the cyclical nature of history.
Explanation for Everything (2023) | Review
04/05/2024
Abel is a high school student struggling to focus on his final exams, while being hopelessly in love with his best friend Janka.
The Duality of Detection in Orson Welles’ “Touch of Evil”
27/04/2024
On April 23, 1958, Orson Welles’ “Touch of Evil” was released in American theaters. It contains one of the most moving deaths and epitaphs in the history of cinema.
Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers” Merges Film Theory with Visual Artistry | Film Review
27/04/2024
“Challengers” blends tennis with cinema theory, exploring relationships and visual storytelling in Luca Guadagnino’s unique style.
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith | Review by Stephen Schiff
26/04/2024
Based on a novel by Thomas Keneally, which in turn is based on a true story, “The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith” is about a rampage.
Abel Gance’s Napoleon | Review by Pauline Kael
25/04/2024
Pauline Kael explores the exuberant artistry of Abel Gance, particularly in his film Napoléon, lauding his ability to blend avant-garde filmmaking techniques with a melodramatic and romantic flair
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978) | Review by Pauline Kael
25/04/2024
The great Australian film “The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith” is a dreamlike Requiem Mass for a nation’s lost honor
Alex Garland’s Civil War Explores the Impact of Images in a Polarized America | Review
23/04/2024
How “Civil War” uses photography to challenge viewers’ reality perceptions
‘Civil War’ Blends Sci-Fi and Reality in a Stark Vision of America’s Future | Review
23/04/2024
Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ offers a stark vision of a divided America.
Shattered Union and Alex Garland’s Gritty Vision of a Fractured America | “Civil War” Review
18/04/2024
Hoping it’s not too prophetic, the onslaught of new movie releases brings few must-sees; however, among them is “Civil War” by the ingenious Alex Garland.