Cannes Film Festival

Vincent Gallo Remains the King of Controversy

Ally Najera, California State University, Northridge

A retrospective on the actor and director, who is just as known for his series of shocking actions as his actual work.…

September 30, 2022

Remembering How ‘The House That Jack Built’ Rattled the Cannes Film Festival

Kelsie Westmoreland, Washington and Lee University

Is writer-director Lars von Trier too connected with the main character of his controversial 2018 horror film?…

July 16, 2021

In an article about the We Are One film festival, an illustration by Diana Egan of two film reels and a slate board

‘We Are One’ Takes the Film Festival Online, but There Are Mixed Reactions

Mitchell Tanaka, Chapman University

COVID-19 has postponed Cannes and Tribeca, making room for internet-only alternatives. Can these newcomers match what made their in-person predecessors so great?…

June 9, 2020

‘Parasite’ Is Winning Awards and Destroying Barriers

Nanda Illahi, Okayama University

As the first foreign film to win best picture, this South Korean movie is opening doors for the future of international cinema.…

February 23, 2020

‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’: Worth the Fuss?

Sarah Mease, Columbia College Chicago

Does Tarantino’s new film live up to the seven-minute standing ovation it received from this year’s Cannes?…

July 31, 2019

After 30 Years, Terry Gilliam Has Finally Finished ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’

Allison Kestler, Augustana College

The film was so plagued with production issues that its mishaps led to their own documentary, 'Lost in La Mancha.'…

July 8, 2018

6 Films from Cannes That You Should Keep an Eye On

Shashank Rao, University of Michigan

These six films might make it big during next year’s awards season.…

May 22, 2018

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