Category: Reviews

Review: Thamp

G. Aravindan brings the circus to Cannes with his spellbinding 1978 classic.

Written by

Graham Bertoni

May 24, 2022 4:04 pm

aravindan, Buñuel Theatre, circus, Day 5, Drama, kerala, music
Review: Holy Spider

Meaningful debate arrives too late to make up for icky flashes of violence and flavorless proceedings.

Written by

Justin Chor Yu Liu

May 24, 2022 7:43 am

Day 7, Grand Theatre Lumiere
Review: Brother and Sister

An irrational siblings relationship in Arnaud Desplechin’s new film.

Written by

Natalie Chak

May 23, 2022 9:50 am

Arnaud Desplechin, Day 4, Grand Theatre Lumiere, Marion Cotillard, Melvil Poupaud
Review: Hunt

Lee Jung-jae’s directorial debut doesn’t know what it’s hunting for.

Written by

Min Kim

May 23, 2022 8:56 am

Day 3, Grand Theatre Lumiere
Review: Les Amandiers

Charisma cannot make up for the lack of self-interrogation in this arts school hangout movie.

Written by

Justin Chor Yu Liu

May 23, 2022 8:27 am

Day 6, Grand Theatre Lumiere
Review: Enys Men

We regrettably side with the inevitable viewers who will find this psychological horror more empty than enigmatic.

Written by

Justin Chor Yu Liu

May 21, 2022 6:22 pm

Day 5, Horror, Mark Jenkin, Theatre Croisette
Review: Revoir Paris

Alice Winocour explores terrorism and PTSD with care and specificity.

Written by

Justin Chor Yu Liu

May 21, 2022 5:22 pm

Alice Winocour, Day 5, Theatre Croisette, Virginie Efira
Review: Sciuscià

De Sica’s lesser known post-war film is just as moving in its attention to realism.

Written by

Ben Parkhill

May 21, 2022 12:11 pm

Buñuel Theatre, Day 4, Vittorio De Sica
Review: Scarlet

The inexplicable charm of Pietro Marcello’s new film presents itself in a curlicued elegance.

Written by

Min Kim

May 20, 2022 7:39 pm

Day 2, Theatre Croisette
Review: Itim

The sins of the Philippines come back to haunt both film and country.

Written by

Justin Chor Yu Liu

May 20, 2022 4:42 pm

Buñuel Theatre, Day 3