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June 6, 2026 · by Patrick J. Regal

'Masters of the Universe' Review: The Marvelification of He-Man

Every few years, they try to bring back He-Man, as they've done with the new film Masters of the Universe, which means that every few years, ...

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June 1, 2026 · by Danny Jarabek

Un Certain Regard Elevates the Profile of Cannes’ Discovery Programming

The Cannes Film Festival offers a wide range of programming featuring filmmakers and stories from around the planet. While the In Competition...

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May 31, 2026 · by Risa Bolash

Review: Cannes Film Festival’s ‘Titanic Ocean’ is Swimming With Promise, But Fails to Make Waves

The synopsis-promise of the 79th Cannes Film Festival’s Titanic Ocean is to dive into a splashy new indie film telling the tale of aspiring t...

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May 31, 2026 · by Risa Bolash

'The Man I Love' Review: Rami Malek Pays a Bittersweet Tribute to the Fierce Artists Lost to the AIDS Crisis

Creating a film about queer people in New York City during the 1980s means telling a story laden with loss, but chock-full of personality. In...

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May 28, 2026 · by Nandita Joshi

'La Bola Negra' Review: Los Javis Deliver a Monumental Historical Epic Documenting a Century of Queer Identity 

Queer cinema has taken Cannes by storm this year. Titles like Coward, Club Kid, and Tangles have appeared across the various sections of the ...

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May 28, 2026 · by Joshua Mbonu

Review: ‘Backrooms’ Fully Immerses You Into the Atmospheric Terror of Its Slow but Eerie Liminal Surrealism

There's no doubt that, as of late, the YouTube/content creator space has had an insane impact on how many view the success of films in the in...

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May 27, 2026 · by Matthew Allan

Review: ‘Finding Emily’ is a Convoluted Rom-Com Full of Charm

Alicia MacDonald's Finding Emily follows musician Owen (Spike Fearn), who works at the student union bar in the University of Manchester. Whe...

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May 26, 2026 · by Nadia Arain

‘Passenger’ Review: Leave André Øvredal’s New Road Trip Horror On The Side Of The Road

Road trips take extensive amounts of time and skill. Aside from the driving aspect, there’s a sense of danger when driving through unsettling...

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May 25, 2026 · by Des Mack

‘Mārama’ Review: This Fresh, Vengeful, Gothic Horror Shows the Power of Māori Women in the Face of Colonization

Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) 2026 has done a class-act job of showcasing films rooted in queerness and stories of Black and Ind...

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May 25, 2026 · by Nandita Joshi

Review: Léa Seydoux’s Harrowing Performance Cannot Save Marie Kreutzer’s Bloated 'Gentle Monster'

Léa Seydoux has become the unofficial, modern-day Cannes darling. She has starred in an impressive 16 films that premiered at the festival si...

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May 25, 2026 · by Danny Jarabek

‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Review: Hannah Einbinder is Seduced by the Slasher in Jane Schoenbrun’s Meta-Maximalist Genre Study

“Free David Ehrlich.” These words from Jane Schoenbrun’s Twitter account became a calling card of the first days at Cannes after the IndieWir...

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May 23, 2026 · by Claire May Lewis

Review: ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ is Star Wars’ Not-So-Triumphant Return to the Big Screen

It’s been over six years since audiences last sat down in a movie theater to watch a new Star Wars movie. There have been a number of announc...

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