International Independent film is the focus at Cannes this year at the greatest and best known film festival of all time.   Hollywood will be there but with only one film -...

Dir: Cédric Klapisch | France, Drama. 2025 A clever idea to explore a hundred and twenty five years of France’s cultural past and present from the perspective of a family who...

Dir: Elio Petri | Italy Drama 1962 Reviewed by Richard Chatten A remarkable antecedent of the slacker genre in which an Italian plumber approaching 54 who has been working continuously since he...

Dir: Gabriel Mascaro | Cast: Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarrás, Adanilo, Rosa Malagueta, Clarissa Pinheiro | Portugal, Sci-fi drama 82' 2025 Stories about courageous women refusing to budge are always...

Wri/Dir: Max Walker-Silverman | Cast: Josh O'Connor, Lily LaTorre, Meghann Fahy, Amy Madigan | Drama 95' Reviewed by Ian Long Thomas “Dusty” Fraser Jr. is a mild-mannered Coloradan rancher, reeling from a...

Dir: Yann Samuell | France, Drama 113' The idea of a springtime stroll through the meadows of Southern France sounds like a delightful romp. But maybe not with a teenage delinquent...

Dir: David Roux | France, Drama 93' La Femme de, based on Hélène Lenoir's enigmatically titled novel 'Son nom d'avant', is a grim affair that follows David Roux's first feature The...

Dirs: Efrain Mojica and Rebecca Zweig. Mexico /USA/France Reviewed by Peter Herbert Jaripeo is a traditional carnival dating from the 16th century in Mexico’s Michoacan region. It aims to bring together local...

Dir.: Corey Finley; Cast: Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin, Paul Sparks, Francis Swift; US 2016, 91' Thoroughbreds is an impressive feature debut by director Corey Finley, who adapted the stylish...