★★★★ (Written by Intern, Wyatt Frantz) Family is almost never as simple as raising children until they go to college. Thinly veiled underneath this idealistic storyline is the turmoil and dysfunction that some fight against on a daily basis. For a film like All to Play For (originally titled, Rien à Perdre) that highlights the … Continue reading Cannes 2023: All to Play For
Cannes 2023: Omen
★★★ (Written by Intern, Wyatt Frantz) People around the world hold many different belief systems and values to heart, which sometimes clash into conflict or even chaos, when we need each other the most. This makes it refreshing to see a film that seeks to transcend culture and language. Omen is bold enough to do … Continue reading Cannes 2023: Omen
Cannes 2022: Butterfly Vision
★★★ (Written by Intern, Megan Davis) Butterfly Vision is a story not for the faint of heart, sullied by below-average execution. 29-year-old Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance expert Lilia (Marharyta Burkovska) returns home after being held prisoner by Russian separatists. In this time, she is raped by one of her captors and learns upon her return that … Continue reading Cannes 2022: Butterfly Vision
Cannes 2022: The Worst Ones (Les Pires)
★★★ (Written by Intern, Megan Davis) How a film can simultaneously do too much and not enough is beyond me, but that is the exact feeling I got when watching The Worst Ones, also known as Les Pires. This French drama focuses on a group of street kids chosen to star in a movie, while … Continue reading Cannes 2022: The Worst Ones (Les Pires)
Cannes 2022: Little Nicholas
★★★ Charged by the colorful spark of classic 2D animation, Little Nicholas is a slight but beautifully-rendered tribute to one of France’s most enduring figures. As a huge lover of animation in any form, the second I spotted this on the Cannes slate, I knew I had to see it. In French with English subtitles, … Continue reading Cannes 2022: Little Nicholas
Cannes 2022: Final Cut
★★★★ For my first film of 2022’s Cannes International Film Festival, I could not have selected a more unique title if I tried! Final Cut comes for the jugular with razor-sharp dark comedy hijinks and campy kills. To say the movie flips the script would be an understatement considering the drastic turns it takes the … Continue reading Cannes 2022: Final Cut