I reviewed REMINDERS OF HIM on Blu-ray, a movie that looks great but is afraid to get messy. lytrules.substack.com/p/reminders-...

Romania's Cristian Mungiu now joins an extremely exclusive group of two-time Palme winners — a club of only 10. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Enough gracking. Here's what was GOOD at this year's Cannes: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Another Cannes is in the books. Here is my ranking of everything I saw at the festival, as well as some thoughts on a "down year" and what I'm predicting will win the Palme d'Or.

@theamynicholson.bsky.social and I leave Cannes with 10 winners, though we honestly wish it were more. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Thea Sharrock's LADIES FIRST is a (quasi-)rom-com based on a French comedy that was, itself, based on a harrowing short horror film. It poses many questions about institutionalized misogyny and the unexplored sexism of mainstream comedies. But sadly, it's not funny. My review is at @thewrap.com!

I LOVE BOOSTERS is more movie in 10 minutes than most movies manage in 2 hours. It isn’t perfect and that doesn’t matter. The audacity of it is what I want to see more of from every filmmaker, fashionista and human being still grinding at their creative ambitions. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Here's my review of Lukas Dhont's COWARD, a different kind of World War I love story.

Thrilled I can finally talk about this, and delighted to be part of such a powerhouse lineup involved with this new 4K. #filmsky 📽

From Cannes, I reviewed I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE, in which a German exchange student finds herself in an America undergoing an identity crisis in the wake of 9/11.

As Cannes 2026 approaches its final days, here's our @acropoliscinema.bsky.social panel discussion from the first Directors' Fortnight Extended with India Donaldson (GOOD ONE), Tyler Taormina (CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER'S POINT), and Quinzaine director Julian Rejl! youtu.be/opqIzLms0aE

This year's Cannes competition: long meh-sterpieces, no masterpieces www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

THE PASSENGER is like a trip through Cawker City, KS that doesn't stop at The World's Largest Ball of Twine. My review of André Øvredal's hitchhiking ghost movie, which has a few clever scares but nothing to hang them on, is at @thewrap.com.

I Love Boosters! out now and very much worth watching!

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AQUI is an uneven but absorbing affair. I’m still thinking about it.

You will be shocked to learn that Alonso and I know a thing or two about The Breakfast Club. This was super fun! Thanks for having us @thereactorverse.com

#TheMandalorianAndGrogu is a pain in the ass long hashtag to type. The movie, however, is a straightforward, mostly unconnected action flick with very few pesky humans. Just like your best action figures on a side quest. lytrules.substack.com/p/the-mandal...

Reviewed IS GOD IS — a harrowing and beautiful surrealist noir and bold debut from Aleshea Harris. In @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

"Throughout the entire process of making this film, I was bloodthirsty. I was thirsting for blood. I have another script written already." Talked to Na Hong-jin about his big swing HOPE. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

A middling Cannes competition so far, but I wrote about three standouts (with hopefully more to come): James Gray’s PAPER TIGER, Pawel Pawlikowski’s FATHERLAND, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s ALL OF A SUDDEN. Plus some bonus memories of my first Cannes, in 2006: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

I reviewed HER PRIVATE HELL, which is Nicolas Winding Refn's most Nicolas Winding Refn movie yet.

Thirty-four years ago today, May 16, 1992, David Lynch’s TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Several years ago, for @avclub.com, I wrote about its rocky reception, and long road to redemption. www.avclub.com/twin-peaks-f... #DavidLynch #TwinPeaks

BACKROOMS is coming. I profiled Kane Parsons for LA Times’ summer preview. The 20-year-old director who is moving from online-only fame to big-screen recognition is a fascinating artist with big ideas about his unnerving work. Read here: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

I was on the Screen International podcast talking about the highs and lows of the Cannes competition so far. youtu.be/wtl5MkO1Lrk

Reviewed OBSESSION, a disturbing cautionary tale for young men. Girls are scary! In @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Guy Ritchie's IN THE GREY takes all the fun out of competency porn. My review is at @thewrap.com!

We’re providing grants for critics attending #TIFF2026! Applications are open 5/15-5/29. To apply visit: https://bit.ly/492mLNh

I have a new favorite Ryusuke Hamaguchi film. Here's my review of the singular ALL OF A SUDDEN.

I’m old enough to remember when THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS was merely marvelous summer trash. 25 years later, it played Cannes as "un classic." You know? Sure! And I'll call TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AND CAMP MIASMA un classic right now. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

#IsGodIs is a phenomenal revenge thriller. My heart was in my throat almost the entire time. It’s like KILL BILL-lite, but utterly original & daring. Kara Young & Mallori Johnson are superstars. See it with a crowd! My review: freshfiction.tv/is-god-is-re...

Not a fan of Asghar Farhadi’s PARALLEL TALES, his riff on Kieslowski.

LifeHack opens this weekend. if you missed my review, read it now. lytrules.substack.com/p/quick-take...

My first review of this year's Cannes is for ASHES, Diego Luna's touching, clear-eyed immigrant drama in which a daughter goes chasing a contentment she may never know.

I reviewed Diego Luna’s latest directorial effort ASHES (Ceniza en la Boca) for IndieWire. For obvious reasons, this story about migration and the constant sense of displacement that comes with it spoke to me personally. The film just premiere at #Cannes www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

Dave and I get into music and controversy and VHS and so much more on the latest Linoleum Knife. #filmsky 📽️ @dlelandwhite.bsky.social

Brimming with ideas and ambition, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA has its occasional missteps. But it's also quite a ride. www.screendaily.com/reviews/teen...

If there was any question that Léa Drucker was one of France's best actresses, A WOMAN'S LIFE should be a definitive answer. Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet's Cannes competitor is good. Drucker, as a surgeon questioning her life choices, is great. My review: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Reviewing Is God Is for The Film Verdict #filmsky 📽️

NEWLY UNPAYWALLED! My review of the ill-fated, ill-conceived, ill-executed KRAVEN THE HUNTER, from a year and a half ago. lytrules.substack.com/p/kraven-the...

Curry Barker’s #Obsession/ #ObsessionMovie is like How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days (the book!), but from the dude’s perspective as a horror show. It RIPS. Inde Navarrette is a revelation and should be given her flowers. My review: freshfiction.tv/obsession-re...

Diego Calva has two films at #Cannes: CLUB KID and HER PRIVATE HELL. I interviewed the Mexican actor for the digital cover of LA Times’ The Envelope. We discussed his career post-BABYLON, keeping his accent, and his eagerness to work with a revered Spanish auteur 🇲🇽 Link below.

Because I moderate a lot of Q&As, I'm always impressed by the graceful work of interpreters, who help translate the words of international and Deaf filmmakers for English-speaking audiences. For the @latimes.com, I interviewed several of these talented people, who usually avoid the spotlight.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a directorial debut as stunning as Aleshea Harris’s IS GOD IS. My glowing review is at @thewrap.com.

James Cameron films an arena like Pandora -- and anoints Billie Eilish his new heroine www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Fifteen years ago this week, David Lynch released a four-minute video, in which he voices and interacts with a disembodied Barbie, as a commercial for his coffee brand. THE DREAMER’S PATH details this delightful curio, and the response of Mattel’s lawyers. bit.ly/4rsFNn9 #DavidLynch #TheDreamersPath

May the forest be with you: if you haven’t botany tickets to Ildikó Enyedi’s SILENT FRIEND, you should. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

MORTAL KOMBAT II is so, so, SO (sometimes hilariously) bad. My review: www.cleveland.com/news/2026/05...

Digging into a very mixed bag of new releases with Dave on Linoleum Knife. #rilmsky 📽️ @dlelandwhite.bsky.social

I feel so lucky about this one. For the New York Times I profiled the legendary Tony Leung Chiu-wai, one of cinema’s most unforgettable talents. The piece includes input from directors John Woo and Ildikó Enyedi. Leung’s latest film SILENT FRIEND opens tomorrow. Link below.