Foreign Films like “the Secret Agent” Gain Momentum with the Cannes Festival
Selection discussed memory, intergenerational trauma, the power of cinema, and resistance to authoritarianism
Mariane Morisawa
Movies
‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series: Confirmed Cast, Production Details & Release Date
Meet HBO’s New Harry, Ron & Hermione Actors – Official Photos, Neville & Draco Casting News, and Filming Updates
Vitória Pratini
Critique: “the Phoenician Scheme” is a Fun Film by Wes Anderson, but it Doesn’t Know how to Go Beyond
Despite the flawless visuals and Benicio del Toro, “O Esquema Fenício” loses strength with a story that never reaches a concrete idea.
Matheus Mans
‘It Was Just an Accident’: “The islamic republic of Iran made this movie” says Jafar Panahi (Cannes 2025)
Palme d’Or frontrunner ‘It Was Just an Accident’ sees Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi transforming his prison ordeal into extraordinary cinema.
Mariane Morisawa
‘Eddington’ and ‘Sirât’ Depict Collapsing Worlds Through Genre (Cannes 2025)
‘Eddington’ and ‘Sirât,’ premiering at Cannes 2025, grapple with fractured societies and the fragile communities that emerge in their wake.
Mariane Morisawa
‘A Useful Ghost’ Review: Do Humans Dream of Appliance Ghosts? (Cannes 2025)
Read our review of ‘A Useful Ghost,’ winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes Critics’ Week 2025. A film that uses humor and haunted appliances to reflect on keeping historical memory alive.
Lalo Ortega
Review: Mascha Schilinski’s Complex ‘Sound of Falling’ Opens Cannes 2025 Competition
Read our review of ‘Sound of Falling,’ the Cannes 2025 competition opener. Director Mascha Schilinski crafts a stunning sensory drama exploring female silence and memory.
Mariane Morisawa
Review: ‘Death Does Not Exist’ is a Chromatic Trance of Environmental Militancy (Cannes 2025)
A scene from ‘Death Does Not Exist,’ a film from the 2025 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight that reflects on radical environmental activism
Lalo Ortega
‘Anora,’ Cannes Palme d’Or Winner, is a near-perfect movie that humanizes a stripper
The 2024 Palme d’Or winner ‘Anora’ marks director Sean Baker’s most mainstream work to date
Mariane Morisawa
