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The 8 best movies we saw at Cannes Film Festival 2026

FILM: The best of this year’s festival as selected by Jacob Stolworthy and Patrick Smith, including a metaphysical head-scratcher, an adrenaline-pumping monster movie and a sweeping epic that could be a serious awards contender

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Little glitz and underperforming auteurs: how Cannes 2026 went – and who will win

As this year’s Cannes ordinaire draws to a close, our chief critic examines what went wrong and predicts the who’ll take home the prizes – including the fabled Braddies

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Ryusuke Hamaguchi makes gentle, quiet, long films. And he might win the Palme d'Or

The Cannes Film Festival is not a place that’s conducive to taking your time

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All of a Sudden review – care home drama is tender, meditative and a little too precious for its own good

Cannes film festival: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ocean-hopping treatise on love and mortality is undeniably beautiful – but it works best in its quieter, compassionate moments rather than the flurries of self-conscious solemnity

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Cannes spotlight reverts to auteurs as Hollywood retreats from film festival

Absence of big US films heralds renewed focus on international cinema that underpins festival’s reputation

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Films by Almodovar, Pawlikowski and Hamaguchi lead an auteur-heavy Cannes Film Festival lineup

New films by Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, Japanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Spain’s Pedro Almodovar will premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival next month

The Independent UK

Oscars 2027: who might be up for next year’s awards?

First-time winners Michael B Jordan and Jessie Buckley might have just been crowned but here’s a too-early look at who might be winning this time next year

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TV tonight: the White House Farm murder case re-examined 40 years on

A two-part look at the grisly crime that led to Jeremy Bamber’s conviction for murder. Plus: hit social experiment The Jury returns. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Evil Does Not Exist will have a special livestream on Criterion Channel tonight

The acclaimed Ryusuke Hamaguchi-directed drama Evil Does Not Exist is officially coming to streaming in an exclusive premiere on the Criterion Channel

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Evil Does Not Exist wins Suvarna Chakoram, Sunday and Thadavu corner multiple awards at IFFK

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's "Evil Does Not Exist" wins Golden Crow Pheasant at 28th IFFK.

The Hindu

Ambiguous Japanese eco-drama wins London film festival top prize

Evil Does Not Exist, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, is about community’s fight against ‘glamping’ development

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BFI London Film Festival unveils films selected to screen in competition

The BFI London Film Festival has unveiled the films that will screen in competition for the Best Film Award at this year’s festival.

Evening Standard

Culture ministry honors 'Drive My Car' Oscar winners

The Japanese government presented awards Thursday to film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and actor Hidetoshi Nishijima for their work on the Oscar-winning film "Drive My Car."

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Film show: Japan's Ryusuke Hamaguchi returns with 'Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy'

Hot on the heels of the success of "Drive My Car" at the Academy Awards, Ryusuke Hamaguchi returns with a three-part feature that puts his talent for dialogue and visual storytelling in the spotlight. Lisa Nesselson extolls the charms of "Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy" and tells us why the…

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Director of 'Drive My Car' surprised by Oscar, popularity

Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi says he was surprised by the international popularity of his Oscar-winning film “Drive My Car,” but attributes it to the universality of the short story by Haruki Murakami on which it is based

Los Angeles Times

Oscars parties deliver on good times following a tense telecast

LOS ANGELES — While people sitting at home watching the Oscars might’ve had enough excitement for one evening, celebs, seat-fillers and reporters alike were out till the wee hours partying in the wake of what was one of the most talked-about years in the awards show’s history for all the…

The Times of India

Oscars 2022 Complete Winners' List: Will Smith, Jessica Chastain, CODA win top honours at the 94th Annual Academy Awards

The biggest night in Hollywood, the 94th Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Oscars 2022: Will Smith not facing charges for slapping Chris Rock, says LAPD, as Academy releases statement – as it happened

Family drama Coda won best picture at a ceremony that was overshadowed by Will Smith attacking Chris Rock

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Oscar winners 2022: CODA, Jane Campion, Will Smith and Jessica Chastain win big but Nicole Kidman and Kodi Smit-McPhee miss out

This year's best films and performances have been named at the Academy Awards with Coda taking out Best Picture while Will Smith and Jessica Chastain also won big. Here are the winners in every category.

The Independent UK

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom – how a low-budget Bhutanese drama made Oscar history

Pawo Choyning Dorji, the director of Bhutan’s first Oscar-nominated film, talks to Maanya Sachdeva about putting the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Lunana on the awards radar, the ‘surreal’ feeling of being in competition with Paolo Sorrentino, and sharing his landmark movie with his community

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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom – how a low-budget Bhutanese drama made Oscar history

The Guardian - UK

Give us credits: why do so many films now take 40 minutes to start?

The titles often don’t come up till well into the movie on screen – sometimes it’s a device to flag structural oddness ahead

The Independent UK

Signaling a shift, 'Drive My Car' rides into the Oscars

“Drive My Car” is a three-hour Japanese drama in which the opening credits don’t even arrive until 40 minutes in

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