Shrouds, The: Cronenberg’s Personal Horror Tale, Inspired by Loss of Long-Time Wife (Cannes Fest 2024)

The film is a fictionalization of some real emotions, and real people. But despite the fact that some autobiography is involved, none of that makes it a good film.

Caught by the Tides: Chinese Auteur Jia Zhangke on his New Emotional Epic (Cannes Film Fest 2024)

Back at the fest with his seventh competition film, the Chinese auteur discusses how he made the epic project, which started in 2001: “It really was like time-traveling.”

Emilia Perez: Jacques Audiard’s Crime Musical, First Hit of Cannes Fest

The 10th film from the French auteur, which is a crime musical, is his sixth film in competition.

Oscar Directors: Bergman, Ingmar–Auteur, Vision–Spiritual Existence

Winter Light is often considered the second film in a trilogy, following Through a Glass Darkly and completed by The Silence.

Surfer, The: Irish Director Lorcan Finnegan’s Weird Tale, Starring Nicolas Cage as Man Losing his Mind? (Cannes Film Fest 2024)

To me, “The Surfer” is an uplifting movie, but it leaves you with just the right amount of ambiguity