Cannes: Sicario review
Director Denis Villeneuve has carved out a moderately successful career of late, making polished thrillers about Serious Subjects with a pair of capital Ss. His latest, Sicario suggests he has no intention of diverging from this path. This is border thriller, centred on an elite group of mostly American special agents carrying out a clandestine … Read more
Cannes: Son of Saul review
Son of Saul opens with an establishing shot that appears to be entirely out of focus. After a few moments where it’s impossible to see what is being presented, the image is suddenly consumed with a face, the only thing held in focus by a shallow depth of field. The face is that of Saul … Read more
Cannes: Inside Out review
I have felt that Pixar lost their way over the past five years, with two disappointing sequels and an original feature that never quite came together – Cars 2, Monsters University and Brave – but Pete Docter’s Inside Out now puts the studio back at the top of its game. Docter tells two parallel and interconnected stories. There’s the tale … Read more
Cannes: Carol review
The Patricia Highsmith novel on which Carol was based was originally published under the title The Price of Salt. That director Todd Haynes and screenwriter Phyllis Nagy have chosen to use the later name for their adaptation should not suggest that this telling focuses solely on one character. This is the story of two women, entangled together in the centre … Read more