It’s worth keeping in mind that critics haven’t seen any of these films, and in some cases, we don’t even have a really strong sense of what a particular movie is about. Also important: Handicappers will sometimes base their predictions on who the jury president is, assuming that the kind of film that he or … Read more
Jane Fonda hit Cannes Film Festival winner Justine Triet with the Palme d’Or scroll at this year’s ceremony. One of the biggest moments in the film industry every year is that in which the coveted Palme d’Or is handed over to the director of the Cannes Film Festival’s best film. As it happens, sometimes it’s … Read more
Putting a spin on Otto Preminger’s “Anatomy of a Murder,” “Anatomy of a Fall” is something like “Anatomy of a Marriage.” The Hüller character’s husband (Samuel Theis) may have died in an accident, a suicide, or a murder. But when Hüller character, called Sandra, is put on trial for homicide, the case begins to focus … Read more