Cannes Film Festival

“Elemental” reveals glimpses of Pixar's former storytelling magic, but its frustrating lack of creativity signals that the studio’s spark may be going dark.

“Moonage Daydream” frames Bowie in the holy glow of a human deity, dissecting the particularities of his supernovaic celebrity and reputation for the fantastic.

In short, every film studio’s theatrical release calendar will be in a state of costly limbo for the foreseeable future, and the film industry will feel the ramifications of that limbo for at least months to come. 

Varda was called the mother of French New Wave since her work is highly regarded in this period of cinema that was largely male-dominated.

A Sam Raimi stan and recent graduate who missed UC Berkeley’s film and media commencement ceremony to screen his short film, “Life in Color,” at the Cannes Film Festival.

“The Beguiled” is a true testament to the woman behind the camera — a film with inspired visuals and masterful performances, and which imparts a needed feminist stamp on a story (the 1971 film starring Clint Eastwood, based on Thomas Cullinan’s novel of the same name) originally known for its pulp alone.

Though thoughtful and innocent at times, the film juggles too much, attempting to critique both capitalism and its opponents but with little resolution on either side.

While the debate between the streaming giants of today versus the studios, exhibitors, festival directors and cinephilic spectators will always exist, Netflix’s ability to offer such distinctive visions should be commended rather than chastised.