Group chat: Jonathan Romney and Jessica Kiang join to run down their most anticipated films at Cannes, including David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future, Claire Denis’s The Stars at Noon, and more
Breaking point: two inventive portraits of women who explode—North Pole, and It's Raining Frogs Outside—stand out in the 2022 festival's short-film programs
Fog lights: the beloved Colombia, Missouri festival returned to cinemas with a varied lineup of nonfiction works, including standouts Riotsville, USA, Brotherhood, 2nd Chance, and more
Eyes and ears: the directors of We Met in Virtual Reality and I Didn't See You There join for a special live conversation about how documentaries make and unmake our ways of seeing
In my room: while the big-name titles were relatively modest, there was nothing small about more formally expansive films like Dry Ground Burning and Jet Lag
First we take Manhattan: Jessica Kiang and Edo Choi join to discuss and debate festival highlights, including Claire Denis’s Fire, Bertrand Bonello’s Coma, Ulrich Seidl’s Rimini and more
Light touches: this year’s slate was dotted with life-affirming standouts like Claire Denis’s Fire, Mikhaël Hers’s The Passengers of the Night, and more
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