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The Last Viking Review: an Ode to Oddballs, Mads Mikkelsen, and the Beatles
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. The f…
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Power Ballad Review: Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas Strike a Chord
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 SXSW coverage. The fil…
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The Best Films of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has now concluded, with Cristian Mungiu’…
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Cannes Review: Radu Jude’s Diary of a Chambermaid Is a Humurous, Slight Meta Take on Mirbeau
Radu Jude has been rolling through features since his international breakout Aferim! …
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Cannes Review: With Coward, Lukas Dhont Sets Queer Love Story In Trenches of WWI
Cinema has taken viewers to the trenches of World War I so often that audiences might…
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Cannes Review: La Bola Negra Feels Like an Epic, Long-Lost Novel
If 19th- and 20th-century storytelling was defined by grandiose literature, the 2…
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Cannes Review: La Gradiva Is a Remarkable Debut of Extraordinary Sensitivity
Marine Atlan’s La Gradiva —winner of the Cannes Critics’ Week Grand Prize—begins …
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Cannes Review: Low Expectations Is an Accomplished and Bittersweet Debut
From A Star is Born to Vox Lux to Inside Llewyn Davis , cinema abounds with stories…
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New to Streaming: Miroirs No. 3, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, Mother Mary, Palestine 36 & More
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platfor…
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Tuner Review: An Entertaining, Conveniently Scripted Caper
Oscar-winning director Daniel Roher says he lost his artistic inspiration after Naval…
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