Few periods on the calendar mean more to cinephiles than the two weekends in May occupied by the Cannes Film Festival. Since its founding in 1946, the French festival has been a launchpad for some of the most artistically significant films of all time. The Palme d’Or is one of the most coveted film awards on the planet, and the festival’s ability to balance subversive arthouse work with major Hollywood premieres has led many to view it as the world’s most significant celebration of cinema.
The 2024 lineup featured a mix of buzzy premieres from New Hollywood titans like Francis Ford Coppola and Paul Schrader alongside exciting new works from emerging directors. Between the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, special screenings, and sidebars like the Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week, the onslaught of new films can be overwhelming for anyone who isn’t able to give the festival their 24/7 attention. IndieWire has covered dozens of films across every section of the festival, and we’ve compiled them all in on place for your convenience.
Keep reading for an updating list of every film review that IndieWire has published during the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, listed chronologically in order of publication.
‘The Second Act’ Review: Quentin Dupieux’s Cannes Opener Is a Fourth Wall-Wrecking Farce Starring France’s Biggest Names
‘Ghost Trail’ Review: Syrian Refugees Track Down the Ghosts of Their Past in Savvy Manhunt Thriller
‘This Life of Mine’ Review: Sophie Fillières’ Posthumous Directors’ Fortnight Opener Is as Personal as Cinema Gets
‘Wild Diamond’ Review: Social Realist Influencer Drama Is Frustrating and Familiar Despite a Compelling Lead
‘When the Light Breaks’ Review: A Dark Scandi Drama About What Happens When Grief Isn’t Allowed
‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ Review: George Miller Paves the Way for ‘Fury Road’ with One of the Greatest Prequels Ever Made
‘The Damned’ Review: Roberto Minervini’s Documentary-Like Civil War Drama Is a Cold Slog Into Hell and Back
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Review: Trauma Clashes with Tradition in a Searing Zambian Drama
‘Bird’ Review: Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski Shine in Andrea Arnold’s Strangest Movie Yet
‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ Review: Michael Cera and Francesca Scorsese Lead a Holiday Movie That Will Keep You Warm All Year
‘Kinds of Kindness’ Review: Yorgos Lanthimos’ Hostile Anthology Feels Like an Allergic Reaction to His Recent Success
‘Three Kilometers to the End of the World’ Review: A Homophobic Attack Is Told from All Sides but the Victim’s
‘Everybody Loves Touda’ Review: A Moroccan Singer Struggles to Pursue Her Art in Heartrending Drama
‘Oh, Canada’ Review: Paul Schrader’s Rueful Ode to Death and Regret Is as Confused as Its Protagonist
‘The Surfer’ Review: Nicolas Cage Goes Mad in This Hallucinatory Australian Thriller
‘Savanna and the Mountain’ Review: Brechtian Documentary Shines Light on the Ugly Nuances of Environmentalism
‘Queens of Drama’ Review: Glittercore Pop-Punk and Noughties Toxicity Collide in Queer French Musical Drama
‘Armand’ Review: Renate Reinsve’s Best Performance Is in This Tense Classroom Drama from Ingmar Bergman’s Grandson
‘Savages’ Review: This Claymation Environmental Adventure Is a Full-Throttled Attack on Colonialism
‘Caught by the Tides’ Review: Jia Zhang-ke’s Drifting Portrait of Love Across Time Will Delight Fans and Mystify Newcomers
‘Emilia Pérez’ Review: Jacques Audiard’s Bonkers Trans Musical Is a Debacle You Won’t Forget
‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ Review: Ron Howard Looks Beyond Muppet Charm to Portray a Genius
‘The Balconettes’ Review: Three Women Try to Dispose of a Rapist’s Body in Noémie Merlant’s Delirious Revenge Comedy
‘Eephus’ Review: Not Even Beer League Baseball Is Spared the Cruel Passage of Time
‘The Falling Sky’ Review: Documentary Combats Erasure of Native Culture in Amazon Through Filmmaking
‘Limonov: The Ballad’ Review: Ben Whishaw Electrifies as an Outlaw Poet in Kirill Serebrennikov’s Punk Rock Epic
‘The Substance’ Review: Margaret Qualley Helps Demi Moore Feel Young Again in an Epic, Audacious, and Insanely Gross Body Horror Masterpiece
