The Beloved review – Javier Bardem turns in a career-scariest performance

Cannes film festival: This tremendously alarming drama from Rodrigo Sorogoyen is a meditation on male auteurs entirely without sentimentality Javier Bardem gives his scariest performance since No Country For Old Men in this disquieting new film about emotional abuse from Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen, who made 2023 rural noir shocker The Beasts. It’s a film about a film-shoot – often the occasion for whimsy or sentimentality or woozy rapture about the magic of cinema. Not here. And given...

By Peter Bradshaw

“Gaza Sunbirds”: Film crew arrives by sea at Cannes Film Festival

Members of "Gaza Sunbirds," a Palestinian paracycling crew formed by amputee athletes from Gaza, made a symbolic arrival by sea at the Cannes Film Festival for the screening of a documentary about them.

By FRANCE24

‘Paper Tiger’ Review: Miles Teller and Adam Driver Get Ensnared by the Russian Mob in a James Gray Film With More Atmosphere Than Plausibility

You can feel James Gray wanting to will something like a Lumet version of Greek tragedy into the tale of these brothers, and of Irwin’s blind loyalty to Gary’s huckster-psycho moves. But even the scene-to-scene skill of Gray’s direction can’t stop the movie from turning into a mixture of the grandiose and the implausible.

By Owen Gleiberman

‘Paper Tiger’ Debuts to Spirited Ovation as James Gray Tells Audience “Cinema Needs You More Than Ever”

Movie stars Miles Teller and Adam Driver were on hand for the Palais premiere.

By Mia Galuppo

‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Stuns As A Director On The Verge In Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Psychological Drama – Cannes Film Festival

Spain’s Rodrigo Sorogoyen has proven himself a master of the psychological thriller, whether the serial-killer kind (May God Save Us, 2016) the political kind (The Realm, 2018) or the true-crime kind (The Beasts, 2023). The Beloved, his first film in Competition at Cannes, is an incredible achievement that builds on all those films and leaves […]

By Damon Wise

John Rambo Prequel Movie Casts James Franco in Small Role

Upcoming action movie prequel John Rambo has reportedly added James Franco to its cast.

By Michael Cripe

Peter Jackson receives honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes opening ceremony - The Daily Star

Peter Jackson receives honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes opening ceremony  The Daily Star

Project Hail Mary Star's New Movie Debuts To Stellar Rotten Tomatoes Score After Cannes Premiere

Project Hail Mary star Sandra Hüller has a new film, and it just debuted to an outstanding score on Rotten Tomatoes following its Cannes premiere.

By Ryan Northrup