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Festivals

Film of the Week: Bacurau

By Jonathan Romney
May 17, 2019
It takes a village: though ungainly and sometimes ugly, there‘s a lot to admire in Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles‘s Cannes entry

The Film Comment Podcast: Cannes 2019 Day 3

By Nicolas Rapold
May 17, 2019
Taking aim: Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles’s Bacurau, Mati Diop’s Atlantique, the state of documentary at Cannes, and more

The Film Comment Podcast: Cannes 2019 Day 2

By Nicolas Rapold
May 16, 2019
Liberté, égalité, fraternité: our second report from the Riviera focuses on two first-time features, the explosive Les Misérables and the contemplative Bull

Cannes Dispatch: Agnès‘s Shadow

By Eugene Hernandez
May 15, 2019
Woman of the year: Agnès Varda looms large over the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival

The Film Comment Podcast: Cannes 2019 Preview

By Nicolas Rapold
May 15, 2019
Look before you leap: Amy Taubin joins for a rundown of all the films we're most excited to see at this year’s festival

Cannes Interview: Jim Jarmusch

By Amy Taubin
May 14, 2019
Eternal return: the director of Cannes-opener The Dead Don’t Die on his postmodern zombie flick

Magic in the Emulsion: The 5th Nitrate Picture Show

By C. Mason Wells
May 14, 2019
Flaming creatures: this year’s celebration of the combustible medium brought long-unseen flickers of light to the screen

Cannes ’94: The Cowboy and the Lady

By Mary Corliss
May 14, 2019
A report from the festival that introduced Pulp Fiction, The Hudsucker Proxy, and many others

Cannes 2019: Preview Part II

By Jordan Cronk
May 13, 2019
Waiting on the day: this year’s festival features work from a promising collection of young directors

Dispatch: 2019 Tribeca Film Festival

By Amy Taubin
May 10, 2019
High spirits: a handful of exciting documentaries enlivened this year‘s festival