Spotlight: Mark Asch, Miriam Bale, and Kevin B. Lee talk about the theme of performance in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City, Víctor Erice’s Close Your Eyes, Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves, and many more
Mirror mirror: the director of festival standout May December discusses his inspirations, the film’s use of the zoom lens, his thoughts on camp, and more
Double vision: reality isn’t what it's cracked up to be in mid-festival standouts like Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, Todd Haynes’s May December, and Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall
Table talk: critics Lovia Gyarkye, Abby Sun, and Kelli Weston join to discuss Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Todd Haynes’s May December, and more
Zone defense: Jonathan Romney and Giovanni Marchini Camia join to discuss Jonathan Glazer’s much-anticipated The Zone of Interest and Lisandro Alonso’s experimental western Eureka
Picture book: this year’s festival kicked off with a swirl of controversy and a dud opening night film, before finding its footing with films like Catherine Corsini’s Homecoming, Cédric Kahn’s The Goldman Case, and others
Moi non plus: Jessica Kiang and Jordan Cronk open the proceedings with some discussion of early Cannes films and preview the movies they're most excited about seeing
Rocky road: in addition to a strong retrospective program, this year’s edition was highlighted by understated Competition winners From You and There Is a Stone.
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