Throwing stones into the sea, splashing them into the Nile, all under the Egyptian sun. These are the simple, raw moments of the Egyptian summer; Simple, humble and really healthy. These are the moments that can’t be put on travel postcards, but somehow stay with us longer. From the cup of tea shared without planning, … Read more
Egyptian cinema gained international fame by selecting the short film “Khufu“, for the prestigious Pardi di Domani International Competition at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. The festival takes place from August 5 to 15, 2026 in Switzerland, where the film will have its world premiere. Founded in 1946, it is internationally recognized Locarno Film Festival … Read more
Atlan has crafted a hugely moving story about volatile youth and their thorniest self-discoveries. Courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival Coming of age collides with forgetting La Gradivathe story of French high school students who visit the ruins of Pompeii. This Cannes Critics’ Week selection (and Grand Prix winner) marks the directorial debut of director/co-writer … Read more
La Pola Negra It reimagines and builds on art from the margins, turning it into the kind of lavish and expensive production that would not have been possible in past years of queer drama. Courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival Some flowers bloom in the dark. Once La Pola Negra (or Black ball) The rounded … Read more
Despite its name, it’s less a holiday movie and more of a Pirandello meditation on storytelling, creativity, and the sometimes morally questionable origins of inspiration. Courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival There was nothing bitter about the reception in Cannes Bitter ChristmasPedro Almodovar’s latest Spanish melodrama – his 23rd feature film and eighth to present … Read more
This drama provides enough hints to ensure you come to quick conclusions about what did or didn’t happen, but just as quickly, the film expands its thematic scope to ask larger philosophical questions. Courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival If there’s ever a film destined to be mistaken for a centrist apologia (if not outright … Read more
Partially based on the works of Aldous Huxley Loudoun DevilsRussell’s film, which has scandalized audiences and censors around the world, uses seventeenth-century France as a fierce condemnation of the corruption of church and state. Courtesy of Cannes and Warner Bros. Clockwork. “Satan is always ready to tempt us with sensual pleasures – hahahahaha!” He mocks … Read more
2 Dolores Catania is giving her honest take on the latest Real Housewives of Rhode Island drama, and she may have just dropped a little behind the scenes tea of her own. Dolores Catania Hints Rosie DiMare May Have Had Something To Do With Her Not Filming RHORI 9 During a recent episode of Two … Read more
Reid in action at a New York event in the 1970s, moving through the glittering world he chronicled—and distorted—in print. Penske Media via Getty Images When I saw Joan Collins move through the crowd toward Rex Reid, by default, I felt that sickening feeling you get when you’re friends with a famous critic known for … Read more
Jury members Stellan Skarsgård, Diego Céspedes, Laura Wandel, Park Chan-wook, Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao, Isaach de Bankolé and Ruth Negga attend the opening ceremony at Cannes 2026. Getty Images It’s that time of the year when the biggest stars in cinema jet off to the South of France and say bonjour to the glitz and … Read more