Titane: Viciously Brutal and Hauntingly Beautiful
There are films that haunt you because they?re disturbing and there are films that haunt you...
Tag: Palme d’Or
Parasite: Class Struggle
The intersection of the haves and have-nots is the world of Parasite, for which director Bong...
Shoplifters – A Twisted Family Tale
Winner of the Palme d?Or at the Cannes Film Festival this year, Shoplifters is a part of Hirokazu Kore-eda?s examination of family?s place within society. This is a topic he has looked at from various angles in other films, notably Like Father, Like Son; Our Little Sister; Nobody Knows; and I Wish. (I recommend them all.)
I, Daniel Blake – The Labyrinth of Public Assistance
I, Daniel Blake is Ken Loach?s most recent tale of an everyman who faces societal structures that are often at odds with what is right. Loach won his second Palme d?Or with this film.
AFIFest – Easier Than a Trip to Cannes
We don?t all get to go to Cannes for what may be considered the most prestigious film festival. I...