Stories in Motion

Film ten of the festival and Pawel Pawlikowski's  Fatherland  is the one. Thomas Mann, his daughter Erika, a road trip through a country trying to forget what it did, and Sandra Hüller doing things on screen we still cannot fully explain. Our highest score of Cannes so far. Day three dispatch from the Croisette.

Film two of day three and Manuela Martelli's  The Meltdown  gives us one of the festival's most haunting central images: a country that tried to ship its trauma to a world expo and watch it dissolve. We talk about post-Pinochet Chile, a missing girl in the snow, and why a perfect metaphor sometimes needs a sharper thriller around it. Day three dispatch from the Croisette.

We open day three with  Forsaken , Vincent Garenq's docudrama about the murder of French schoolteacher Samuel Paty. The subject is essential, Antoine Reinartz is extraordinary, and yet the film keeps reaching for thriller when it should be reaching for truth. We talk about what this story needed and what it got. First dispatch from day three on the Croisette.

We close out our second day at Cannes with Jane Schoenbrun's wildest, warmest film yet.  Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma  is about slashers, orgasms, Gillian Anderson in a fedora, and the radical act of letting yourself feel good. We talk about why this might be the most joyful film at the festival so far. Day two wrap from the Croisette.

Film six of our second day and  A Woman's Life  gives us the festival's best performance so far in Léa Drucker, wrapped inside a film that starts vast and slowly shrinks. We talk about obsession, facial reconstruction, and why the second half can't quite keep up with the first. More from the Croisette still to come.

Film five of our second day at Cannes, and  Ashes  is the one that frustrates most. Diego Luna's immigrant drama strips itself so bare it forgets to have a pulse. We talk about what the film owed its source material, what it owed Anna Díaz, and why restraint without depth is just emptiness. More dispatches from the Croisette still to come.

After a shaky start to the festival, Koji Fukada's  Nagi Notes  arrives like a deep breath. Two women, a barn, a camphorwood sculpture, and three runaway cows. We talk about why this quiet Competition entry might be the one to beat. Day two dispatch from the Croisette.

Barry Keoghan feeds people bug jam, a pelican witnesses a coming of age, and Kantemir Balagov somehow makes all of it feel like a fairy tale. We dig into Butterfly Jam, the most unclassifiable film of Cannes so far, and ask the only question that matters: does the strangeness earn its keep?

The animation in  In Waves  is some of the most beautiful we've seen at Cannes this year. So why did we leave the theater feeling nothing? We talk gorgeous visuals, dying girl clichés, and what the film owed its subject but never delivered. Day two dispatch from the Croisette.

We're live from the Croisette, and the festival opens with a whimper. Pierre Salvadori's  The Electric Kiss  has the cast, the premise, and the period charm - so why does it feel like so much wasted electricity? Our first dispatch from Cannes 2026.

HBO, Netflix, Apple TV+, and more are loading up the summer with prestige drama, sci-fi, and franchise returns. Here's what to put on your watchlist.

Twenty years later, Meryl's back, the outfits are still good, and absolutely nothing has changed. Which is both the point and the problem.

Michael turns one of pop’s most complicated icons into a glossy, carefully controlled highlight reel, with Jaafar Jacksondoing his best inside a story that refuses to go deeper. It looks the part and sounds great, but the truth is smoothed over so much it barely leaves an impact.

We review David Lowery's  Mother Mary , the A24 psychodrama starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel that somehow turns a fashion fitting into a séance. Strange, gorgeous, and unlike anything else in theaters right now.

Cannes 2026 ditched the blockbusters and went full cinephile. We break down the wildest, most exciting lineup in years. From Almodóvar's bitter Christmas to a samurai murder mystery, a gay virus thriller, and yes, John Travolta directing a movie.

Euphoria returns with Sam Levinson doubling down on mood and misery, but even Zendaya can’t save a season that feels stuck in place. What was once electric now drifts into repetition, leaving its characters spinning their wheels instead of growing up.

We're back with a deeper dive into just the comedy categories. After our full Emmy predictions breakdown, we're zeroing in on the race that's shaping up to be the most unpredictable of the night. Hacks is ending, The Comeback is back, and Steve Carell has never won an Emmy. Time to get specific.

The Testaments promised a fresh take on Gilead. What it delivered was more of the same - new faces, same cage, same unanswered questions. We break down why the Handmaid's Tale sequel can't escape its own shadow, and why in 2026, bearing witness just isn't enough anymore.

We break down  The Drama , Robert Pattinson and Zendaya’s messy, uncomfortable, and strangely gripping anti rom com from Kristoffer Borgli. What starts as a pre wedding game turns into a full blown emotional collapse, as love gets warped by judgment, perception, and one confession you cannot take back. It does not always work, but when it hits, it really hits.

From and to , we break down the 22 most anticipated shows of the season and the impossible task of keeping up. Emmy bait, long-awaited returns, and chaotic new series are all fighting for your time so yeah, going outside might have to wait.

The race resets with bold early predictions led by Dune Part Three, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and Tom Cruise’s comeback push in Digger. We break down the biggest contenders, from Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary to David Fincher’s buzzy next move, and what could define the next Oscar season before anyone’s even seen a frame.

From likely competition heavyweights by Pedro Almodóvar, Asghar Farhadi and Lars von Trier to buzzy wildcards like Joel Coen’s next film and star packed oddities, we break down the movies most likely to land at Cannes 2026 plus the major titles skipping the Croisette and what it all says about this year’s festival race.

The 98th Academy Awards delivered both expected wins and real surprises. One Battle After Another took Best Picture and Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, while Michael B. Jordan surged to Best Actor for Sinners. We break down the biggest winners including Jessie Buckley’s Best Actress win for Hamnet, the standout technical victories, and the surprises that defined the 2026 Oscars.

We dive into Apple TV’s sweet comedy where sex work meets motherhood, Elle Fanning shines, and Michelle Pfeiffer delivers scenes that make every moment unforgettable.

We break down the SXSW buzz around I Love Boosters, where Boots Riley delivers a chaotic fashion-heist stoner comedy led by Keke Palmer and Demi Moore that mixes absurd sci-fi with anti-capitalist satire.