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In the relentlessly bleak military drama “Butterfly Vision,” Lilia (Rita Burkovska) is a Ukrainian drone pilot struggling to readjust to life on the home front after enduring months in captivity at the...

Police procedurals don’t usually start by saying that the crime at hand will not be solved. But Dominik Moll’s “The Night of the 12th” does just that, and then watches a French...

As the president of this year’s competition jury at the Cannes Film Festival, the director Ruben Ostlund had one key piece of wisdom to impart to his fellow jurors.“Don’t be afraid to...

CANNES, France — At first, you had to wonder if they were running out the clock.Twenty minutes after the Cannes Film Festival news conference for “Jeanne du Barry” was supposed to begin...

This frequently startling documentary begins with some fairly banal observations about the nature of a contemporary sickness. In jaded tones, a female voice-over says, “After years of worshiping monarchs and majesty, we...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Sisters from another mister. Cinematic alter egos. However you define it, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Nicole Holofcener have a connection that rivals the great movie partnerships of our time....

For its opening film, the Cannes organizers have opted for both star power and potential controversy with “Jeanne du Barry,” a French costume drama that is Johnny Depp’s first major film since...

The Swedish director Ruben Ostlund has won the Palme d’Or twice — first for “The Square” in 2017, then last year for “Triangle of Sadness.” This year, he’s the president of the...

Sixty-plus feet of red carpet and 24 steps was the gauntlet guests had to run — or walk — as the Cannes Film Festival began. That’s 60-plus feet to make an entrance,...

The gunslinger in green locks eyes with the sheriff.“Don’t look at me like that,” says the sheriff, squinting.“How do you want me to look at you?” replies the gunslinger, flirting.It wouldn’t be...