Every IndieWire Review Published During the 2024 Cannes Film Festival (Updating)
Few periods on the calendar mean more to cinephiles than the two weekends in May occupied by the Cannes Film Festival. Since its founding in 1946, the French festival has been a launchpad for some of the most artistically significant films of all time. The Palme d’Or is one of the most coveted film awards on the planet, and the festival’s ability to balance subversive arthouse work with major Hollywood premieres has led many to view it as the world’s most significant celebration of cinema.
The 2024 lineup featured a mix of buzzy premieres from New Hollywood titans like Francis Ford Coppola and Paul Schrader alongside exciting new works from emerging directors. Between the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, special screenings, and sidebars like the Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week, the onslaught of new films can be overwhelming for anyone who isn’t able to give the festival their 24/7 attention. IndieWire has covered dozens of films across every section of the festival, and we’ve compiled them all in on place for your convenience.
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Keep reading for an updating list of every film review that IndieWire has published during the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, listed chronologically in order of publication.
‘Ghost Trail’ Review: Syrian Refugees Track Down the Ghosts of Their Past in Savvy Manhunt Thriller
‘When the Light Breaks’ Review: A Dark Scandi Drama About What Happens When Grief Isn’t Allowed
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Review: Trauma Clashes with Tradition in a Searing Zambian Drama
‘Bird’ Review: Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski Shine in Andrea Arnold’s Strangest Movie Yet
‘Everybody Loves Touda’ Review: A Moroccan Singer Struggles to Pursue Her Art in Heartrending Drama
‘The Surfer’ Review: Nicolas Cage Goes Mad in This Hallucinatory Australian Thriller
‘Savages’ Review: This Claymation Environmental Adventure Is a Full-Throttled Attack on Colonialism
‘Emilia Pérez’ Review: Jacques Audiard’s Bonkers Trans Musical Is a Debacle You Won’t Forget
‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ Review: Ron Howard Looks Beyond Muppet Charm to Portray a Genius
‘Eephus’ Review: Not Even Beer League Baseball Is Spared the Cruel Passage of Time
‘The Falling Sky’ Review: Documentary Combats Erasure of Native Culture in Amazon Through Filmmaking
‘The Kingdom’ Review: Intense Coming-of-Age Crime Saga Sends a Father and Daughter on the Run
‘The Other Way Around’ Review: A Fun, Feisty, Anti-Romantic Comedy That Hollywood Should Learn from
‘Santosh’ Review: This No-Frills Police Drama Is a Master Class in Subtlety
‘Mongrel’ Review: Impressive Taiwan-Set Debut Explores a Thai Migrant’s Troubles in the Mountains
‘Viet and Nam’ Review: This Spellbinding Drama Explores Young Romance — and History’s Ghosts
‘Filmlovers!’ Review: Arnaud Desplechin’s Hybrid Essay Film Explores His Abiding Love of Cinema
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