New Gondry more style than substance
Michel Gondry’s new film Mood Indigo offers a refreshing escape to a chimerical universe.
Chloé Robichaud returns from Cannes
We speak to local director Chloé Robichaud about her first feature film Sarah préfère la course and her fourth trip to Cannes.
Cannes is exciting, dreadful and surreal
Cult MTL writer Radina Pupukchieva worked as an intern at Cannes this year. Here’s her report from the field.
La Pirogue: Lost at sea
Our reviewer finds the Cannes-praised drama about a sea voyage from Africa to be lacking in the dramatic department.
A Royal Affair: Sex scandal, Danish style
Based on a real-life royal scandal from 18th-century Denmark, this Oscar-nominated drama has all the doomed romance and sweet set design for your period-piece needs, abetted by a great cast.
Hopkins does Hitchcock
An uneven script is saved by great performances in this tribute to the iconic director.
Anna Karenina: Passion play
Keira Knightley shines in a thoughtful and visually sumptuous adaptation of the Tolstoy classic.
Beauty and the Breast: Tackling cancer with heart and humour
Quebec filmmaker Liliana Komorowska demystifies breast cancer and gives it a human face in this touching documentary.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Misfit Manifesto
This teen flick explores the insecurities and pains of adolescence through a group of misfits, with great writing and an outstanding young cast.
Winnie: Hindered History Lesson
The biopic of Winnie Mandela features great performances from Jennifer Hudson and Terrence Howard, but gets compromised by its rose-coloured portrait of the Mandelas’ relationship and its avoidance of its subject’s difficult later struggles.