Cannes 2025: The Secret Agent, The Love That Remains, Magellan | Festivals & Awards
Bearing no relation to the Joseph Conrad novel, the competition entry “The Secret Agent,” from the Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho (“Bacurau”), is a tricky item to discuss. Not only does it have the kind of convoluted plot—filled with double identities, assassins, and possible red herrings—that you would expect from
Cannes 2025: Die My Love, Pillion, Miroirs No. 3 | Festivals & Awards
After what felt like a slow start, Cannes 2025 exploded over the weekend with lauded premieres from beloved filmmakers like Lynne Ramsay, Richard Linklater, and Wes Anderson, alongside some remarkable debuts. This dispatch features a blazing cinematic hallucination from the director of “You Were Never Really Here,” a clever little
Cannes 2025: Dossier 137, A Pale View of Hills, The Great Arch | Festivals & Awards
A confidently made procedural from the Competition program for this year’s Palme d’Or should engage with audiences outside of Cannes more than two films that misstep enough that they’re likely to struggle when they leave the sea air on the Croisette. Said procedural is Dominick Moll’s “Dossier 137,” a study
Emirates adds new offerings to first class as awards tickets face new restrictions
Emirates takes luxury seriously, and the Dubai-based airline is upping its game with a slate of first class amenities from unlimited caviar in specially-engraved bowls to white glove service and more. Adding to an already-luxe experience, the carrier is now offering its caviar service in special brand-new Robert Welch-designed engraved
Cannes 2025: Leave One Day, The Gold Rush | Festivals & Awards
The 78th Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday with two films—one that’s 100 years old, and another that seems likely to be forgotten by the end of the week. The official opening-night selection was “Leave One Day,” which on paper was a bold choice. It’s unusual for the festival
Cannes Film Festival 2025: A Look at the Cannes Classics Program | Festivals & Awards
The Cannes Film Festival is taking off today, May 12th. Well known as one of the most famous film festivals in the world, it’s also known as one of the most exclusive. Although tens of thousands of people come from all corners of the globe to attend the festival each
Nicole Kidman Switched Up Hair Again for ACM Awards 2025
Nicole Kidman debuted her second major hair transformation in under a week. The actress attended the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards in support of her husband, Keith Urban. She rocked a two-tone mullet at the Met Gala on Monday. Nicole Kidman’s mullet was short-lived, as evidenced by her latest
2025 BET Awards Nominations Revealed
BET has revealed its nominees for the 25th annual BET Awards, and competition is stiff among rappers. Kendrick Lamar sits in the lead with 10 nominations, though close behind are fellow hip-hop artists Doechii, Future, GloRilla and Lamar’s lyrical nemesis Drake, with six nominations each. Lamar received a nomination for
Ramy Youssef Makes His Awards Show Hosting Debut Thanks to The Studio
Seeing Youssef host a fictionalized version of the Golden Globes seems designed to trigger a deep Mandela Effect response in the viewer. While Youssef won a Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Globe for the leading role in his Netflix series Ramy, he has not hosted
Highlights from the 2025 MUBI Fest Chicago | Festivals & Awards
At any given film festival, I look forward to discovering the thematic connections between the films that have been programmed. Take last year’s Chicago Critics Film Festival, whose opening night film, “Sing Sing,” and closing night film, “Ghostlight,” both ruminated on the healing power of community theater. The beauty of
