Tenet
TENET ends up something of a Rube Goldberg machine of a film: a wondrously complex set of mechanics that is fascinating, but also an incredibly convoluted way of masking what is, in essence, a thin and poorly executed story.
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The Devil All the Time
With an impressive cast and a gorgeously bleak southern gothic aesthetic, THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME’s time-hopping, plot-crossing saga is thrilling and gruesome in equal measure, and only slightly hampered by a tendency to meander.
The Lighthouse
Not once does THE LIGHTHOUSE feel stale, complete with fart jokes, seagull attacks and some hilarious drunken moments. April McIntyre reviews.
The Lighthouse
THE LIGHTHOUSE is a clear demonstration of Eggers’ directorial skill and of the acting ability of Pattinson and Dafoe. Joe McLauchlan reviews from Cannes 2019.
High Life
HIGH LIFE is a story so simple it loops back to the profound and so focused it collapses through the event horizon to feel universal. Jim Ross reviews Claire Denis’s remarkable English-language debut.
Good Time
With Take One’s time at Cannes nearly done, the team managed to fit in one final red carpet appearance: the latest from acclaimed directing duo Benny & Josh Safdie, GOOD TIME.
The Childhood Of A Leader
Don’t throw stones in a fragile post-WWI European glasshouse! Jack Toye reviews THE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER at Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Life
Scriptwriter Luke Davies takes a fresh and raw approach to portraying two juxtapositional characters in LIFE, writes Faye Gentile.
The Rover
David Michôd brings a new dimension to a dystopic genre that has had so much exploration already – think post-apocalyptic OF MICE AND MEN, says Jack McCurdy.
Cannes Diary: Day 5
Day 5: In which Jack muses that the breakdown of society would be a terrible and tragic thing… but at least you wouldn’t get jostled in the street by boors with halitosis.