Cannes 2021
Nitram review – deeply disturbing drama about mass killer Martin Bryant
Director Justin Kurzel shies away from depicting the Port Arthur massacre itself but outstanding performances mean it’s still a highly unsettling story
Peter Bradshaw
01, Jul, 2022 @10:52 AM
Compartment No 6 review – meet-uncute train romance is a Finnish Before Sunrise
An archaeology student is on her way to Russia’s remote north-west when she has to share a compartment with a shaven-headed drunk
Peter Bradshaw
08, Apr, 2022 @12:40 PM
The Worst Person in the World – a mesmerising heroine for our times
Renate Reinsve’s barnstorming, flesh-and-blood performance is the heartbeat of Joachim Trier’s wistful tragicomic romance
Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
27, Mar, 2022 @7:00 AM
The Worst Person in the World review – Nordic romcom is an instant classic
Renate Reinsve is sublime as a young woman veering between lovers in a film that reminds us of the genre’s life-affirming potential
Peter Bradshaw
24, Mar, 2022 @1:10 PM
Paris, 13th District review – Jacques Audiard’s sexy apartment-block anthology
Audiard brings his typical visual fluency to this entertaining collection of interlocking stories about characters hooking up in the 13th arrondissement
Peter Bradshaw
18, Mar, 2022 @9:47 AM
Red Rocket review – Sean Baker’s vivid study of a washed-up porn star
The film-maker’s follow-up to Tangerine and The Florida Project is another lo-fi comedy about lives at the margin of US society
Peter Bradshaw
09, Mar, 2022 @2:50 PM
Lingui, the Sacred Bonds review – ties that bind loyalty between mother and daughter
Fierce stabs of sexuality and violence cut through the stoic calm of Chadian film-maker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s urgent drama of survival
Peter Bradshaw
04, Feb, 2022 @10:16 AM
The Souvenir Part II review – a flood of austere sunlight in Joanna Hogg’s superb sequel
Hogg’s double-Swinton, highly autobiographical study of a young film-maker is less detached, more emotionally engaging, as we enter Julie’s world for a second time
Peter Bradshaw
03, Feb, 2022 @1:00 PM
Film-maker Julia Ducournau: ‘Women kicked serious ass this year’
Only the second woman to win the prestigious Palme d’Or, the French director behind Raw and new film Titane discusses the boom in female-led horror
Jonathan Romney
21, Nov, 2021 @1:00 PM
From Annette to Shang-Chi: eight new films to watch as Australian cinemas reopen
As locked-down regions reopen this month, here’s our guide to the best bet for your next night out
Michael Sun
11, Oct, 2021 @2:01 AM
Titane may not have been the best film at Cannes, but it had guts, drive – and an anthro-automotive hybrid devil child
Julia Ducournau has became the second woman ever to win the Palme d’Or at Cannes. Her triumph is a suitably rock’n’roll ending for this year’s festival
Peter Bradshaw
17, Jul, 2021 @8:21 PM
Cannes 2021 week two: heatstruck delirium and instant classics
Julia Ducournau’s bizarre Titane sent punters over the edge, while films such as Asghar Fahadi’s A Hero offered more subtle rewards
Xan Brooks
17, Jul, 2021 @1:00 PM
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