A successful doctor’s controlled world begins to fray as work pressures, family crises, and an unexpected connection reveal the emotional cost of keeping everything in place. In Competition.
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‘A Woman’s Life’ Cannes Review: The Discreet Anxiety of the Bourgeoisie
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‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Cannes Review: The Final Girl Theory
A filmmaker travels to meet the star of a cult horror franchise and recruit her for a sequel, in this extravagant love letter to ’80s slasher cinema. Starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson. Un Certain Regard.
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‘Under a Bad Star’ Review: A Child’s Gaze on a Toxic Love Story
A child’s point of view frames this unflinching portrait of a destructive relationship and the invisible scars it leaves behind. Opening film of Cannes parallel section ACID.
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‘The Match’ Cannes Review: Maradona, Myth and the Politics of Argentina vs England 1986
Through players’ memories and archival footage, the film reconstructs the 1986 quarterfinal where football, national identity and postwar tensions converged in one unforgettable match. Cannes Premiere.
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‘Butterfly Jam’ Cannes Review: A Father, a Son, and the Rituals That Bind and Break Them
A teenage wrestler in New Jersey’s Circassian community is forced to confront his father’s failings after one reckless decision upends both their lives. Directors Fortnight.
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‘The Electric Kiss’ Cannes Review: A Pleasant, Old-Fashioned Romp That Runs Out of Steam
In 1920s Paris, a fairground performer poses as a medium to con a grieving painter, setting off a romantic tangle of love, deceit and loss.
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‘Marty, Life is Short’ Review: Behind the Laughs, Netflix Uncovers a Life of Quiet Heartbreak and Unlikely Resilience
Lawrence Kasdan’s affectionate documentary traces Martin Short’s unlikely career, famous friendships, and the private losses behind his famously sunny disposition.
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‘Bitter Christmas’ Review: Almodóvar Turns the Camera on Himself and Everyone Around Him
A filmmaker drifts between memory and invention, as stories echo and fracture, revealing the uneasy space where personal experience becomes shared fiction. Starring Bárbara Lennie and Leonardo Sbaraglia.
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‘The Bear: Gary’ Review: A Surprise Episode That Could Have Been a Great Indie Film
While waiting on a delayed handoff in a struggling town in Indiana, Mikey Berzatto and Cousing Richie bicker, bond, and unravel, revealing loyalty and resentment within their relationship. Starring Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jon Bernthal.
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‘M.I.A.’ Review: Ozark Goes Tropical in This Wild Florida Crime Saga
After a cartel attack shatters her family, a brilliant 21-year-old must reinvent herself and strike back in this fast-moving crime thriller driven by instinct more than logic.


