Section: Cinema
«Asteroid City», a cloying formalism!

«Asteroid City», a cloying formalism!

Wes Anderson is probably the most recognizable of contemporary filmmakers. With his symmetrical shots, absurdist humor and pastel colors, the American filmmaker has established his own style. But has he locked himself into his own pattern with
«New School»: same refrain

«New School»: same refrain

The French rap talent show is back for a second season on Netflix. The first season won over its audience. This season seems to be preaching to the same converted. The lack of renewal could leave rap skeptics on the sidelines.
«A Forgotten Man»: neutrality under strain

«A Forgotten Man»: neutrality under strain

Cinema is doubly an art of light. It sculpts images, movement and rhythm. And it creates characters to embody, underline and concretize ideas and characters. With «A Forgotten Man», the fourth film by Swiss director Laurent Nègre, this light becomes history, in a limpid and sublime form.
«Beau is Afraid»: a mist of anguish

«Beau is Afraid»: a mist of anguish

Spearheading elevated horror (more artistic horror cinema) since his excellent «Hereditary» (2018) and «Midsommar» (2019), Ari Aster presents «Beau is Afraid», somewhere between horrific tale and black comedy. But does the film live up to its promise over 2h59?
Ah, those musketeers!

Ah, those musketeers!

Despite the harsh scores played out by experts in seventh-art pedantry and the film's undeniable shortcomings, the return of «Les Trois Mousquetaires» to the big screen also marks the return of great popular French cinema. And much more besides.
«Jill»: for radical nuance

«Jill»: for radical nuance

Zurich-born Steven Michael Hayes' first feature film plunges us into the drama of an American family on the bangs of society. The film could have been a success in itself, but it goes beyond that.