2025 Cannes Film Festival Reviews: ‘Eleanor the Great,’ ‘Miroirs No. 3,’ ‘A Pale View of Hills,’ ‘The Richest Woman in the World,’ and ‘Vie Privée’
In my final set of reviews from the 78th Cannes Film Festival, we’re taking a look at five films from three of the Festival’s sidebar... Read More
Sophia Ciminello
Sophia is a lifelong film enthusiast who considers herself a scholar of Best Actress winners, the films of Paul Thomas Anderson, and 1970s cinema. She hosts and produces the podcast "Oscar Wild," where she celebrates her love of cinema with retrospectives, deep dives on all 23 Oscar categories, and interviews with directors and creatives. She thanks her mother for her love of Old Hollywood and her father for letting her stay up late to watch the Oscars when she was in preschool. Her favorite Best Picture winners are All About Eve and Ordinary People. You can follow her on Twitter @sophia_cim.
‘And Just Like That…’ Season 3 Review: Sarah Jessica Parker Shines, but this ‘Sex and the City’ Spinoff Keeps Getting Carried Away [C+]
Are you a Carrie, a Miranda, a Samantha, or a Charlotte? Sex and the City first aired almost thirty years ago, and yet, find a... Read More
‘The Mastermind’ Review: Josh O’Connor is Caught Stealing in Kelly Reichardt’s Vietnam Era Portrait of an Art Thief [A-] Cannes
Early in Kelly Reichardt’s new anti-heist film, The Mastermind, J.B. Mooney (Josh O’Connor) stops in front of a security guard on his way out of... Read More
‘Sentimental Value’ Review: Joachim Trier Constructs a Searing, Tender Family Drama [A] Cannes
Growing up in an old house means getting used to its little idiosyncrasies, just as you would with any other family member. It’s the one... Read More
‘Sound of Falling’ Review: What It Feels Like For a Girl [A-] Cannes
Early in Mascha Schilinski’s sophomore feature, Sound of Falling, Alma (Hanna Heckt) and her sisters play a prank on one of the maids. They know... Read More
2025 Cannes Film Festival Lineup: New Films From Wes Anderson, Julia Ducournau, Joachim Trier, Double Josh O’Connor In Competition
The official selection of the 78th Cannes Film Festival was revealed today, featuring an exciting slate of Festival newcomers and mainstays. In a reprise of... Read More
‘Black Bag’ Review: Sex, Spies, and Videotape [B+]
Early in Black Bag, Steven Soderbergh’s taut new espionage thriller doubling as a domestic and workplace romance, intelligence officer George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) finds a... Read More
Interview: How Adrien Brody Built a Monument to His Mother with ‘The Brutalist’
Adrien Brody has been waiting twenty years for The Brutalist. Well, not exactly waiting, moreso striving, yearning for a part as significant as that of... Read More
Interview: Guy Pearce on the Beauty and Violence of ‘The Brutalist’ and Van Buren’s Call to His Therapist
Guy Pearce is a bit of a chameleon. After getting his start as an actor in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, Pearce starred as drag... Read More
Interview: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on the Camera Being a Proxy For Her Grandson in ‘Nickel Boys’
“Don’t blame yourself, blame the dress!” That’s what Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor said when I told her I was sorry for almost stepping on her fabulous metallic... Read More
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2025 Cannes Film Festival Reviews: ‘Eleanor the Great,’ ‘Miroirs No. 3,’ ‘A Pale View of Hills,’ ‘The Richest Woman in the World,’ and ‘Vie Privée’ 
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