Crossing the rubicon: the Italian filmmaker discusses his new Civil War–era period movie, which both restages a moment in America’s past and documents present-day Americans reflecting on the process of nation-making
Bubble wrapped: this year's festival attempts to avoid the controversies rocking the outside world, providing a sealed-in microclimate for duds and indulgences like Quentin Dupieux's The Second Act and Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis
Going home: Carol Mansour's documentary is a heist of sorts, depicting the ways in which exiled Palestinians, denied the right of return, keep their heritage alive
Serve and volley: Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers is a tennis love triangle where the building tension between the players is consistently frustrated by their physical separation—a basic rule of the sport
Natural's not in it: the Japanese director discusses coincidence and confusion in his latest, which places the shape-shifting music of Eiko Ishibashi front and center
Golden hour: this year’s reimagined edition was invigorated by a selection of archival Palestinian shorts and gems such as A Grasscutter’s Tale and The Soldier’s Lagoon
Refracted light: Jerome Hiler’s Cinema Before 1300 is a discursive exploration of Gothic cathedrals’ luminous stained glass and a crucial part of a retrospective at MoMA
