Cannes 2025

Illustration by Franz Lang.

Throughout the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, stay tuned for interviews, dispatches, and capsules—plus, the return of our beloved, pot-stirring critics’ ballots. Don’t miss a thing: subscribe to the Weekly Edit newsletter.

“National Security Threats” by Leonardo Goi

^{From Sirât to Sound of Falling, some of the best titles this year exist in conversation with unexpected voices.}

“Cruise Control” by Daniel Kasman

^{High concepts can’t make up for a lack of depth in Mission: Impossible, Highest 2 Lowest, Eddington, and more.}

“Power to the People” by Leonardo Goi

^{Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or–winning It Was Just an Accident was one of several titles that oozed an acrid fury at the state of our world.}

Capsules

“One Moment” by Vadim Rizov, Beatrice Loayza, Inney Prakash, Mark Asch, Nicolas Rapold, Leonardo Goi, Daniella Shreir, Elena Lazic, and Daniel Kasman

^{In which the festival is distilled to bite-sized morsels.}

Previews

“I’m Afraid of Ameri-Cannes” by Daniel Kasman

^{“These films seem like they are coming to us from a different dimension, one I’d very much like to live in right now.”}

“Usual Suspects?” by Leonardo Goi

^{“I’m most excited about the titles that promise to push filmmakers outside their comfort zones.”}

“Acting Up: A Conversation with Todd Haynes” by Michael Koresky

Festival Ballots

^{Critics and programmers share their selections from the festival across diverse categories.}