Tag: 2014 Cannes Film Festival
Alleluia | Review
In the Mood For Love: Du Welz Returns With Gloriously Dark Rendering of Insatiable Passion
His first film since 2008’s underappreciated Vinyan, Belgian director Fabrice...
Saint Laurent | Review
Once again, Make it the Same Only New
With this biopic on the great French fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent, Bertrand Bonello streamlines for himself...
Amour Fou | Review
Love Fool: Hausner’s Latest an Exquisitely Shot, Humorous Exploration of Love and Death
With her fourth feature film, Amour Fou, Austrian director Jessica Hausner reveals...
Maps to the Stars | Review
What’s the Matter with Havana?: Cronenberg’s L.A. Story a Hot Mess of Tangled Ideas
Couched within its episodic instances of harpooning Hollywood stereotypes, there is...
Li’l Quinquin | Review
Life of Quinquin: Dumont’s Foray into Miniseries Format Filled with His Brand of Peculiar Humor
Provocative auteur Bruno Dumont lets loose his comedic side with...
Leviathan | Review
On the Waterfront: Zvyagintsev’s Sprawling Opus of a Modern, Devouring Regime
Back with his fourth feature, Leviathan, Russian auteur Andrey Zvyagintsev succeeds in cinematic sublimity...
2014 Cannes Film Festival: Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure
With previous screenwriting-directing gigs in The Guitar Mongoloid (04), Un Certain Regard selected Involuntary (08), and the Directors' Fortnight selected Play (11), it is...
The Homesman | Review
Jumping Claims: Jones’ Attempt at Revisionist Western Withers Under its Own Intentions
Try as it might, The Homesman, Tommy Lee Jones’ first directorial effort since...
Bird People | Review
Tweets and FaceTimes: Pascale Ferran Returns with Uneven But Adventurous Realist-Fantasy
There are a number of films scattered throughout that are intent on depicting how...
National Gallery | Review
Museum Hours: Wiseman's Three-Hour Documentary Is a Riveting Essay About Narrative Construction
The latest entry in Frederick Wiseman's tireless career project, which attempts to capture...
Darker Than Midnight | 2014 Cannes Review
Midnight Toil: Riso’s Debut Ambient Yet Ultimately Remote Tale of Teenage Woe
You might forget the ‘based on a true story’ warning during the opening...
Winter Sleep | 2014 Cannes Review
Ceylan's Talky Theatrical Epic unlikely to have Many Nodding Off
Since it was first announced to go into production more than a year ago, Nuri...
2014 Cannes Film Fest: Always the Bridesmaid, but Now the Bride: Nuri Bilge Ceylan Wins the Palme d’Or for “Winter Sleep”
We might have changed the notion and definition of what the La Nouvelle Vague at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Youth...
2014 Cannes Critics’ Panel Predictions: Palme d’Or Toss Up Between “Deux Jours, Une Nuit” & “Mommy”
Last year our Cannes Critics' Panel accurately predicted how the Steven Spielberg jury would vote. Will we repeat it this year with the...
The Search | 2014 Cannes Review
Good Intentions Cobbled: Hazanavicius Chokes on War Story Update
It’s clear to see that there were good intentions behind the making of Michael Hazanavicius latest...
2014 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 9: Assayas Doubles Down with “Sils Maria” & Zvyagintsev Drinks to Sweet Tragic Notes with “Leviathan”
Cannes - May 23rd Sunny Day 9
And just like that, the Cannes Film Festival is coming to an end. Tomorrow is when the awards...
2014 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 8: Loach Breaks out in Dance for “Jimmy’s Hall” & Dolan’s “Mommy” Receives Excellent Ratio Among Critics
May 22nd - Rainy Thursday in Cannes.
It appears that both the oldest, and the youngest filmmakers in the Main Comp happen to be those...
2014 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 6: Dardennes Receive a Bonus with “Two Days, One Night” & “Still the Water” Floats
Cannes May 20th - Day 6.
Past the midway point, this morning's 8:30 a.m. screening proved that The Dardennes might be the first to three-peat....
2014 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 5: Miller’s Foxcatcher is Gold Medal Greek Tragedy & Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars Charts Familiar/Familial Grounds
Cannes Monday 19th -
Despite its rather grim subject matter and ultimate denounement, the reception was warm and positive for this morning's 8:30 a.m. Grand...
That Lovely Girl | 2014 Cannes Review
Tammy & the Bachelor: Yedaya’s Bid for Controversy Grimly Punishes Audience
Keren Yedaya is back to punish us like never before with her latest film, That...
The Captive | 2014 Cannes Review
Ego-Yawn: Kiddie Porn Ring thriller less than Captivating
While, in many respects, The Captive represents a return to form for the Toronto-based Cannes mainstay, the...
2014 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 4 | “Homesman” is Strong Marriage Material & Rohrwacher Farms a Solid Sophomore Pic with “The Wonders”
Due to some unfortunate circumstances (laptop's hard drive went kaput), I wasn't able to update our grid for Day 3, but we're finally back...
Cannes 2014 Day 3 Recap: Ceylan’s Winter Sleep Receives Standing O, Amour Fou Delights
Cannes - May 16th
When the mind needs sleep, the body follows. I started off the day on the wrong foot, missing my 9:00 a.m....
2014 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 2: No Sweet Hereafter Found in Egoyan’s “The Captive” & Ceylan Shines with Gender Role Malaise in “Winter Sleep”
Cannes - Friday May 16th
The first title out of the gate at this morning's 8:30 a.m. showing was the first of three Canadian films...
Cannes 2014 Day 2 Recap: Leigh’s British Landscape via “Mr.Turner”, UCR in “Party Girl” Mode, Quinzaine Dances to “Girlhood”, CW in Love with “FLA”
(Cannes - May 15th) The press were treated to their first 8:30 a.m. Grand Lumiere screening and were taken back to the late seventeen...