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Great cinematography, good soundtrack, good lead actress, but for the fact that we were supposed to learn "the truth about the fight", I felt like I didn't learn anything at all. Or maybe I missed something in those monologues. I was amused, however, by the scenes when the main character starts talking to the camera and the people surrounding her shout that she's awkward, that was good. [One of the shorts at Cannes 2023]

A very sad true story of a six-year-old boy who was torn from the arms of his Jewish family to convert to the Christian faith, one of monstrous practices of the Church. The family has been trying for years to get the boy back home, but to no avail, and little Edgardo has a difficult, almost impossible task ahead of him: to remain faithful to his family and his faith despite years of brainwashing, which results in his utter ambivalence. The most heartbreaking scene is the reunion years later with his mother, who is on her deathbed. The film has a fantastic production design, the performances of all the main actors are admirable, my only criticism would be the running time (I would have cut it by 20 minutes), and the dramatic music is a bit too religious at times, but otherwise it is definitely worth seeing. [Festival de Cannes 2023]

Jessica Hausner presented Little Joe at Cannes 2019, and Emily Beecham won Best Actress. Club Zero left Cannes this year without an award at Cannes, and yet for me it's a more accomplished film. But it's true that maybe it could have been a bit more extreme, like The Wave. Here we follow a group of students who sign up for a "mindful eating" course that ultimately leads to no eating at all. Under Ms. Novak's manipulative influence, the students are very passionate, even sectarian, about their project, and we can observe the reactions of their families. The film opens up many themes: nutrition trends, eating disorders, escalating beliefs (thoughts shape our reality, I can do anything if I think it – best portrayed in a disturbing, absurd yet brilliant vomiting scene). The film is funny, but at the same time tragic and especially brilliantly acted by the young cast. [Festival de Cannes 2023]

The only film at Cannes that I really suffered through and wondered how it was possible that something like this could be screened at the world's most prestigious film festival. I admit that I went to the film without knowing what it was about and the beginning was not bad at all, on the contrary it looked very promising, with heavy fog on a bridge and a mass; I was looking forward to what was to come. I would have gladly taken the Korean version of The Mist, but  then there were those loaded killer dogs and my chin dropped in great WTF amazement, which I mean in the most derogatory way possible. Terrible rubbish! [Festival de Cannes 2023]

I must admit that until the last 15 minutes I was having fun :) It's probably all a bit far-fetched, in particular the ending, but if you expected it and if you tune in to the wave and decide to play the game, I don't think you'll be offended. I guess there really are a lot of lapses in logic and absurdities, and I decided not to notice them so much or to forgive them. Anyway, what irritated me a lot was the character of the fifteen-year-old rebel Selma, whom I felt like slapping. Ungrateful, whiny little brat. I really liked it visually, the scene when Selma runs out of the forest with the horses, and the black clouds behind them – beautiful. [Festival de Cannes 2023]

I'm pretty clear about the kind of place and time in the past I would never want to live in: the bloodthirsty American Wild West and the court of Henry VIII, with all the intrigue and the paranoia, I like my peace and I really wouldn't have the nerve for that. Anyway, I've always been utterly fascinated by Henry VIII and his women, I loved watching the The Tudors, so I'm always happy to watch any film treatment of that era, and this one is very good. It's very intimate, understated, and kept me entertained the entire time, thanks to the lead acting duo of Alicia Vikander and Jude Law. We have already seen Alicia once in the great historical drama A Royal Affair; she was great there, but here she is even better, the role suits her beautifully. It's quite a turnaround for Jude, though, from a likable pretty boy to a chubby, grumpy, paranoid curmudgeon, I don't think many people will even recognize him! I must also highlight the beautiful sets and costumes, they were a feast for the eyes. I can surely recommend it for lovers of historical dramas. [Festival de Cannes 2023]

Bonnard, Pierre and Marthe left me with a very similar impression to Along Came Love, also from the Cannes Première 2023 category: a well-made, likeable, visually beautiful, convincingly acted film, but still forgettable and mediocre. [Festival de Cannes 2023]

What I appreciate the most in May December is the originality. The topic of a mature woman's relationship with a young boy, discussed in the media, is something I may have seen in a TV movie, but certainly not on the big screen. And I've certainly never seen the theme of an actress preparing for a role in a film inspired by a real event. She is to portray the mature woman, and therefore, as part of her research, she briefly intrudes into their lives and privacy. It’s a very good combination and brilliantly acted. The most curious thing about the whole film is the music, it is perhaps overly dramatic, you are expecting some brutal drama, a violent scene, and then something quite ordinary comes along. To illustrate: the scene that sticks in my mind the most is when Julianne Moore is in the kitchen preparing snacks for a garden party and when she opens the fridge and stares staring into it, this brutally dramatic music starts playing, making you think she's found a severed head, or maybe she's going to grab a knife and slit her wrists, only to say that there aren’t enough hot-dogs. The result is very comical, and there are several scenes like that. There is also some drama there, Julianne and Natalie Portman are both great, and as I said, it's all very original. I also enjoyed very much the role of Charles Melton, the young father who begins to analyze and question his life and his relationship with his much older wife. [Festival de Cannes 2023]

The best and strongest moment of this film is its black and white opening. After the Second World War in France, women who’d had anything to do with the Germans (collaborators, lovers, informers, or workers) were publicly lynched: painted with swastikas, shaved bare, forced to undergo humiliating shame marches. This is how we meet the main character Madeleine, who later tries to start a new life with her young son. Years later, he meets a young rich student named François, who is also trying to make a fresh start and escape from a certain part of his life, which the film gradually reveals. Their bond and love is beautifully and delicately portrayed, but it brings nothing new. Much more interesting for me personally was the line of Madeleine's complicated and cold relationship with her son, which had a lot of potential, and it's a great shame that it wasn't handled more skillfully and in more depth, I think it would have elevated the film and set it apart from the others. The beginning of the film was very gripping and dramatic and I was very intrigued, the rest, on the other hand, was pleasant, well made, well acted, but it left an impression of incompleteness and mediocrity... [Festival de Cannes 2023]

I was looking forward to this film because Cate Blanchett is usually a guarantee of quality and the available blurbs promised an interesting story. An indigenous boy finds himself in a remote convent run by Sister Eileen. Gradually, she begins to see in him much more than just an ordinary boy, but that fades away towards the end. Unfortunately, I was disappointed because, even though it was quite nice and funny at times, it was a bit of a quirky film very reminiscent of The Green Mile in places, and which I guess I just didn't get in the end. Perhaps I would have been able to understand it more if I was more knowledgeable about the Bible? Hard to say. The performances were certainly more than okay, Cate was her standard good, as was the rest of the cast, although the red-blond halo of the "new boy" irritated me a bit. It was also visually arresting and has a beautiful soundtrack (several times I thought the music was too good for this film). But... It was weird. [Festival de Cannes 2023]