More from Jon Frosch
The Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 20 Best Films of Cannes 2023
Favorites included Scorsese’s wrenching true-crime epic, two riveting French courtroom dramas, a Holocaust film like no other, a handcrafted Moroccan documentary, and the latest from auteurs Aki Kaurismaki and Wim Wenders.
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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Review: Sandra Hüller Is Brilliant as a Writer Accused of Murder in Justine Triet’s Rivetingly Complex Drama
The 'Toni Erdmann' star plays an author on trial for killing her husband in this Cannes competition entry from French filmmaker Justine Triet ('Sibyl').
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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 50 Best Films of the 21st Century (So Far)
Over the course of a few months, several Zoom meetings, and countless emails, six THR film critics came together to hash out, and rank, what they consider the greatest films since 2000.
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Breaking Down the List: Facts and Figures About THR Critics’ 50 Best Films of the 21st Century (So Far)
From the number of best picture winners to make the cut to the films it broke our hearts not to include, here are some stats and specifics about the list.
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The Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 15 Best Films of Sundance 2023
A deliciously juicy psychological thriller starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway, an Olympian’s stunning directorial debut and a spirited documentary portrait of Little Richard are among faves from the fest.
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‘Passages’ Review: Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw and Adele Exarchopoulos in Ira Sachs’ Searing Chronicle of Romantic Chaos
A German film director, his English husband and a Frenchwoman they meet at a club form a distorted love triangle in the indie filmmaker’s Paris-set drama.
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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the Best Films of 2022
A tragicomic Irish fable about male solitude, a twisty South Korean neo-noir, a tempestuous study in abuse of power, a dreamy cannibal romance and a quietly searing remembrance of father-daughter time are among the year’s standouts.
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Critics’ Conversation: The Great Film Performances of 2022
The year in acting was particularly rich for women, from the brilliant Blanchett and the sublime Seydoux to breakouts like Danielle Deadwyler and astonishing non-English-language turns flying — frustratingly — under the radar.
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Critics’ Picks: Cate Blanchett, Steven Spielberg Films Among the 15 Best of the Fall Festivals
Career highs from Blanchett and Colin Farrell, new docs by Laura Poitras and Werner Herzog, and Spielberg's moving cine-memoir are among THR critics’ 15 favorites from Venice, Telluride and Toronto.
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‘Other People’s Children’ Review: Virginie Efira Gives a Career-Best Turn in Rebecca Zlotowski’s Deft, Delicate Dramedy
Efira stars as a woman whose attachment to her boyfriend’s young daughter awakens unexpected maternal longing in this Venice competition entry from France.
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‘Monica’ Review: Trace Lysette Can’t Save Andrea Pallaoro’s Sluggish Study of Trans Alienation
Lysette plays a trans woman who returns home to care for her dying mother (Patricia Clarkson) in this Venice competition entry.
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The Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick 20 Cannes Film Festival Favorites
A Queens-set memory piece from James Gray, a career best from Léa Seydoux, a devastating donkey story and a documentary about surgery that would make Cronenberg blush were among THR film critics' faves from the fest.
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