Apprentice, The: Abbasi’s Trump Movie Ignites Controversy Over Rape Scene (Cannes Film Fest 2024)

In Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice Trump (played by Sebastian Stan) violently throws his then-wife Ivana (Maria Bakalova) to the ground and proceeds to have nonconsensual sex with her. 

Shrouds, The (2024): Cronenberg’s Horror Style Meditation on Loss and Grief

Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger and Guy Pearce star in the horror film about a man overcome with grief at the loss of his wife.

Substance, The: Coralie Fargeat’s Body Horror Film, Starring Demi Moore

French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat’s competition film stars Demi Moore, Dennis Quaid and Margaret Qualley.

Black Dog: Chinese Guan Hu’s Drama (Certain Regard, Cannes Film Fest 2024)

Director Guan debuts in Cannes Fest with Black Dog, a drama about a former convict who forms an unlikely connection with the titular animal.

Rumours: Cate Blanchette’s New Film Took Its Title from Iconic Fleetwood Mac album

The dark comedy, directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson, follows a group of world leaders who meet at the G7 — a political and economic meeting of the minds between Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.