Cannes 2022 Archives - The Playlist

David Cronenberg Says Has An "Idea" For Movie With Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart

David Cronenberg Says He Has An “Idea” For A Movie With Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart

May 31, 2022 2:19 pm

After the “Twilight” movie series culminated in November 2012 with “Breaking Dawn - Part 2,” co-stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson worked hard to leave their teen-romance roles behind. And they’ve been...

Pedro Almodóvar Responds To Viggo Mortensen’s Comments On Cronenberg Cannes Jury Snub Rumor: “I Am Not To Blame”

Ned Booth

May 31, 2022 1:36 pm

Festivals, News

Last week at the Cannes Film Festival, Viggo Mortensen addressed a longstanding rumor about his "Crimes Of The Future" director David Cronenberg. The story goes that in 1999 when Cronenberg headed the Cannes J...

‘Rebel’ Review: Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah’s Radicalization Drama Pulsates With Terrible Inevitability [Cannes]

Jack King

May 29, 2022 4:46 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

As a procedural drama centrally interested in the radicalization of a young Muslim boy in Belgium, Adil & Bilall’s “Rebel” pulsates with terrible inevitability. Falling behind at school, with an adored old...

Did The 2023 Oscars Kickoff At Cannes?

Gregory Ellwood

May 29, 2022 12:14 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

The closing ceremony for the 2022 Cannes Film Festival provided a number of surprises. The biggest being "Triangle of Sadness" taking the Palme d'Or. Not only did it become Ruben Östlund's second Palme winner ...

‘Butterfly Vision’: Maksym Nakonechnyi’s Debut Is A Relevant, Resilient Ukrainian Drama [Cannes]

Jack King

May 28, 2022 4:39 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Though shot and set prior to the Russian invasion, by dint of being a Ukrainian picture detailing the aftermath of a woman soldier’s assault in the Donbas, “Butterfly Vision” lays claim to uniquely wretched ti...

Cannes 2022 Winners, Triangle Of Sadness

Cannes 2022: ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Wins The Palme d’Or [Full Winners List]

Ryan McQuade

May 28, 2022 2:54 pm

Awards, Features, Festivals, News

The 75th Cannes Film Festival is coming to a close on Saturday afternoon, and after much speculation as to what would take home the top prize, it was a familiar winner striking gold again. For the second time ...

‘Next Sohee’: Doona Bae Can’t Really Save July Jung’s Look At Worker Exploitation [Cannes]

Elena Lazic

May 27, 2022 12:31 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Filmmakers seeking to denounce the crushing effects of capitalism often seem to rely on the excuse that if their films aren’t subtle, it's because capitalism itself isn’t either. But such systems of exploitati...

‘Leila’s Brothers’ Review: A Beautiful Drama About Family Ties [Cannes]

Jihane Bousfiha

May 27, 2022 11:33 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

This year’s dark horse in competition at Cannes is easily “Leila’s Brothers,” Iranian writer-director Saeed Roustaee’s third feature and worthy follow-up to his intense 2019 cop thriller “Just 6.5.” With hints...

‘Showing Up’ Review: Kelly Reichardt Captivates With A Warm & Comical Look At The World Of Arts & Crafts [Cannes]

Rodrigo Perez

May 27, 2022 11:03 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

The exquisite and sublime journeys of Oregon-based filmmaker Kelly Reichardt are arguably, more or less, incidental or oblique political statements about survival in America, often focusing on two or more frie...

Close,Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Cannes 2022

‘Close’ Is A Exquisite Tale Of Childhood Heartbreak [Cannes Review]

Gregory Ellwood

May 26, 2022 6:00 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

CANNES – Lukas Dhont’s second feature, “Close,” starts off where most love stories end, and, in that respect, it begins with almost euphoric joy. Leo (Eden Dambrine) and Remi (Gustav De Waele) are the best of ...

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