Robert Daniels
Film Critic at Freelance
Associate Editor at RogerEbert.com
Associate Editor at RogerEbert • Contributor: Screen Daily • Reverse Shot •
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1 month ago |
rogerebert.com | Robert Daniels
After my last dispatch's uncommon thematic synergy, I've come back with two films that on their face couldn't be any more different in style and tone. One is a far-reaching work from a Chinese filmmaker already known for his transportive, otherworldly style. The other is a deeply American filmmaker known for his biting sense of humor. Having set up this dichotomy, there are a couple of tangible threads between them.
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1 month ago |
rogerebert.com | Robert Daniels
If you've been following along, you'll notice that most of these capsules have been grab bags that aren't necessarily linked by their festival placement or even themes. But this one is different. Every film here not only played as part of the Main Competition. They also premiered on the same day.
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1 month ago |
rogerebert.com | Robert Daniels
It's getting late in Cannes, and I'm still waiting to write a dispatch in which I like all three movies. My predicament, however, isn't indicative of the quality of the festival this year, which is brimming with incredible auteurs and rising filmmakers. On my end, it's just the luck of the draw. Still, there is one film among these three that I found to be quite inventive. Surprisingly, it came from the midnight section.
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1 month ago |
rogerebert.com | Robert Daniels
Having time to formulate your thoughts is a luxury you're unlikely to find at a festival like Cannes. Nevertheless, this dispatch features three films I've taken time to mull over, reconsider, and chew through. Even the biggest miss among the three ("Sons of the Neon Demon") required a bit of thought before I dismissed it.
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1 month ago |
rogerebert.com | Robert Daniels
Normally, for these dispatches, we try to pair films within their respective sections. But Cannes is such a massive undertaking that it feels more apropos to jump from section to section in the same way many critics do. As such, this dispatch includes a selection from Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight, and Midnight-all about losses of some kind. A thousand hopes reside in " My Father's Shadow," the crushingly personal semi-autobiographical film by director Akinola Davies set in 1993 Nigeria.
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