Festivals Cannes 2026: The Black Ball is a masterpiece Profoundly moving, The Black Ball is a masterpiece to be cherished for all time. By Joonatan Itkonen / 26 May 2026
Festivals Cannes 2026: Bitter Christmas is a lovely film about love and regret Leave it to Almodóvar to make a film that is as sweet as it is self-indulgent. By Joonatan Itkonen / 25 May 2026
Festivals Cannes 2026: Minotaur is a chilling portrait of evil The setting is fascinating, and the acting superb, yet Minotaur still feels oddly traditional. By Joonatan Itkonen / 25 May 2026
Festivals Cannes 2026: Sheep in the Box poses more questions than it wants to answer Emotionally inert, Sheep in the Box is an oddly sterile story about grief that lacks the humanity needed to handle its complex topic. By Joonatan Itkonen / 25 May 2026
Festivals Cannes 2026: A Man of His Time features one of the best performances at Cannes this year Finely crafted and expertly acted, but so aggressively long and dry it robs the picture of its power. By Joonatan Itkonen / 25 May 2026
Festivals Cannes 2026: The Unknown is overlong and underwritten Grotesquely overlong and painfully superficial, The Unknown could perhaps work as a short film, but not as a feature. By Joonatan Itkonen / 25 May 2026
Festivals Cannes 2026: Coward finds love on the battlefield Tender and elegantly told, Coward is a beautiful small film about love in the midst of gargantuan events. By Joonatan Itkonen / 24 May 2026
Festivals Cannes 2026: Sanguine is a terrifying and funny satire While Sanguine occasionally stumbles in its ambition, this is a thoughtfully scary and funny satire that succeeds far more than it fails. By Joonatan Itkonen / 24 May 2026
Festivals Cannes 2026: Fjord is a frustrating experience Frustratingly shallow and limited in its vision, Fjord raises heavy subjects, but refuses to engage with them on a meaningful level. By Joonatan Itkonen / 24 May 2026
Festivals Cannes 2026: The Man I Love Heartbreaking and oddly uplifting, The Man I Love is a soulful elegy for those we've lost, and how they stay with us forever. By Joonatan Itkonen / 23 May 2026
Festivals Cannes 2026: Moulin is a disappointing version of an important story A romanticized story of martyrdom that is far more fascinated with the pain and torture than it is the subject itself. By Joonatan Itkonen / 20 May 2026
Festivals Cannes 2026: Parallel Tales is wasted talent on a nothing story The whole film is like a masterfully crafted eclaire, fluffy and light, and potentially delightful at first bite, but then nothing but empty calories without any payoff. By Joonatan Itkonen / 20 May 2026
