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Cannes 2022: Triangle of Sadness, R.M.N., Three Thousand Years of Longing
Ruben Östlund's latest satire shoots fish in a barrel but is still pretty funny. Cristian Mungiu delivers a film of great complexity.
Ben Kenigsberg is a frequent contributor to The New York Times. He edited the film section of Time Out Chicago from 2011 to 2013 and served as a staff critic for the magazine beginning in 2006. Prior to that, he was a mainstay in the film pages of The Village Voice. He has also written for Variety, Slate, The A.V. Club, and Vulture, among other publications.
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Ruben Östlund's latest satire shoots fish in a barrel but is still pretty funny. Cristian Mungiu delivers a film of great complexity.
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James Gray delivers a highlight of the Cannes competition with the forthrightly autobiographical Armageddon Time.
With Tchaikovsky's Wife, the Russian dissident director Kirill Serebrennikov was finally able to be present for a new film's premiere in Cannes.
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival kicked off with an address from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. The opening movie, meanwhile, was a dismal remake.
Julia Ducournau's Titane took the Palme d'Or at Cannes. It's only the second feature directed by a woman to do so.
Ben Kenigsberg reviews the festival's final competition titles, from Joachim Lafosse, Justin Kurzel, Nabil Ayouch, and Bruno Dumont.
Ben Kenigsberg reviews Memoria, the first feature in six years from the Palme d'Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul, along with Jacques Audiard's Paris, 13th District and Ildiko Enyedi's The Story of My Wife.
Sean Baker (The Florida Project) and Julia Ducournau (Raw) get upgraded to the Cannes competition with Red Rocket and Titane.
Ben Kenigsberg reviews A Hero, the latest film from A Separation director Asghar Farhadi, and Deception, a French adaptation of Philip Roth.
