Cannes 2025: An emotional screening of My Mom Jayne, and Kristen Stewart’s ‘big Cannes energy’
Cannes Diary: Plus reviews of The Chronology of Water, Nouvelle Vague and Die, My Love
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Cannes Diary: Plus reviews of The Chronology of Water, Nouvelle Vague and Die, My Love
The director’s compelling first feature takes cues from hostage negotiations but is more interested in common trauma than in fraught West Bank politics
Far from unlikeable, the star of horror Vivarium is a refreshingly honest interviewee
Writer, actor and activist John Connors has two directorial efforts in the festival
Irish-made films Sea Fever, Vivarium, Arracht and Herself head the line-up this year
Women filmmakers are the thematic plank of this year’s DIFF programme
The best biopics, documentaries, cartoons, features and award favourites of the year
Fewer instant classics on show, but Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, dark drama The Lighthouse and Irish horror Vivarium stand out
Vivarium, an Irish science-fiction horror, has world premiere as part of International Critics Week at the film festival
Time will tell about the quality of the films – but the programme does not disappoint
The success of Lee Daniels and Danny Strong’s soap opera has opened the studio door for other broadcasters. Here are some more music-industry shows coming this year
André Benjamin shines in a strangely muted boipic that seems to struggle against its own limitations
Irish romantic comedy ‘Standby’ also to feature in extensive festival programme
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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