‘Sibyl’ Review: A Stylish Thriller With Dark Ideas About the Dangers of Storytelling — Cannes
Justine Triet’s elegant story of a psychotherapist who steals her patient’s story for a novel is a clever portrait of a creative crisis.
Reviews
‘It Must Be Heaven’ Review: Elia Suleiman’s Palestinian Satire Explains Why He Doesn’t Make More Movies
Cannes: The Palestinian filmmaker’s first movie in a decade is another insightful deadpan odyssey.
‘Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo’ Review: ‘Warmest Color’ Director Abdellatif Kechiche Hits Bottom
The “Blue Is the Warmest Color” director trolls Cannes with a four-hour lap dance of a movie that mostly consists of butt close-ups.
‘The Proposal’ Review: Artist Turns Luis Barragán’s Legacy Into an Absorbing Caper
Conceptual artist Jill Magid’s provocative documentary mines questions of authorship, national identity, and capitalism’s effect on art.
‘The Traitor’ Review: An Honorable but Exasperating Biopic About the First Mob Boss to Inform on the Mafia
A lively but surface-level biopic about Tommaso Buscetta, the first Sicilian mob boss to become an informant for the authorities.
‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ Review: A Silly and Sweet Sequel That Should Be Put on a Leash
Voices of Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, and Lake Bell provide plenty of heart, but this franchise entry could have used a little discipline.
‘Oh Mercy!’ Review: Leá Seydoux Is Totally Wasted in Arnaud Desplechin’s Flat Procedural
Léa Seydoux stars as a suspected killer in Arnaud Desplechin’s uncharacteristically boring detour into the true crime genre.
‘Matthias & Maxime’ Review: Xavier Dolan’s Romantic but Unfocused Return to Form
Xavier Dolan returns to form with a touching drama about two bros whose friendship changes after they kiss each other in a student film.
‘Brightburn’ Review: Gruesome Superman Revisionist History Never Quite Takes Off
James Gunn produced the twisted horror film — written by his one of his own brothers and a cousin — and the superhero scarefest could use more of his wit.
‘Aladdin’ Review: Will Smith Steals the Show in Guy Ritchie’s Unexpectedly Fun Remake
Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott are mostly charming as a modernized Aladdin and Jasmine, but it’s Smith’s full force performance that stands out.
Werner Herzog’s Strangest Movie in Years Is Japanese Drama ‘Family Romance, LLC’ — Cannes
The filmmaker’s scrappy look at Japan’s rent-a-family industry isn’t perfect, but it’s a surprising shift from his usual routine.
‘Parasite’ Review: Bong Joon-ho Delivers a Brilliant and Devastating Electric Shock of Economic Anxiety
The giddy, brilliant, and totally unclassifiable “Parasite” proves that Bong Joon-ho has become a genre unto himself.
Newswire
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‘Aladdin’ Dominates International Box Office With $121 Million
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Elton John Pens Article Detailing Biopic’s Journey to Big Screen
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CBS News Anchor Scott Pelley Claims He Was Fired Over His “Hostile Work Environment” Complaints
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Game of Thrones: The 20 Character Eulogies We Never Needed in Season 8
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