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Fifty-six films get the Cannes seal of approval but there will be no prizes and no red carpet
The secret life of a film critic. Plus: unpacking the changing role of the housewife
Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson star in this blackly comic, phantasmagoric movie
Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie star in a fairytale that is giddy with revisionist history
From the maker of Amy and Senna, this documentary is slick and compelling but never probes too deeply
The story of an Austrian conscientious objector and his wife is told in three hours of tilling, toiling and Christian stoicism
From Jim Jarmusch’s zombie comedy to new films from Almodóvar and Ken Loach, we review the highlights from this year’s event
The film is one of only three by female directors vying for the Palme d’Or
Newcomers Kyle Marvin and Michael Angelo Covino excel in a booze-soaked and bittersweet comedy gem
Antonio Banderas stars as a film-maker with more than a passing resemblance to the great auteur
Yes, Loach is didactic, but you have to admire his undimmed passion. And he knows how to deliver the gut-punch
Everything in Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s film is extreme
Set in the Paris banlieue 150 years after the classic novel, Ladj Ly’s urgent drama explores a city still rife with social ills
Bill Murray, Adam Driver and Tilda Swinton star in Jim Jarmusch’s festival-opening horror-comedy
Oscars and Cannes Film Festival boost sales for top designers
Raphael Abraham reviews the best (and worst) movies competing for the coveted Palme d’Or at this year’s 71st edition of the cinema showcase
The director’s new film combines sickening slapstick with Socratic dialogue
Andrew Garfield stars in a handsome-looking but frustrating mystery
The staggeringly unlikely story of a black Colorado policeman who joined the KKK
Two films from directors who were unable to attend this year’s Cannes Festival
Female directors, historically under-represented in the Competition, delivered two films of varying quality
The veteran director’s film is created from a jumble of jarring media clips
This outstanding Chinese film features a performance that will be a strong candidate for the Best Actress prize
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s Spanish-language debut looked dazzling — on the red carpet
Pawel Pawlikowski’s film has given a welcome shot in the arm to this year’s festival
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