Nicolas Rapold

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The Invite: Discomfort is served in Olivia Wilde’s bittersweet sex comedy

The stakes don’t extend beyond the living room of Wilde’s witty partner-swap story, but everyone in this all-star ensemble is at the top of their game.

By Nicolas Rapold

The Invite: Discomfort is served in Olivia Wilde’s bittersweet sex comedy

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The History of Concrete: John Wilson expands his eccentric TV series into a sneakily profound debut

By Nicolas Rapold

The History of Concrete: John Wilson expands his eccentric TV series into a sneakily profound debut

Reviews

Hamnet: Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel is a devastating exploration of loss and creative alchemy

By Nicolas Rapold

Hamnet: Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel is a devastating exploration of loss and creative alchemy

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Marty Supreme: Timothée Chalamet is perfect as a bratty ping pong hustler

By Nicolas Rapold

Marty Supreme: Timothée Chalamet is perfect as a bratty ping pong hustler

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Anemone: a welcome return from Daniel Day-Lewis

By Nicolas Rapold

Anemone: a welcome return from Daniel Day-Lewis

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The Mastermind: Kelly Reichardt pulls off a perfect slow heist movie

By Nicolas Rapold

The Mastermind: Kelly Reichardt pulls off a perfect slow heist movie

Lists

Eight under-the-radar LFF films

By Thomas Flew, Beatrice Loayza and others

Eight under-the-radar LFF films

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Father Mother Sister Brother: Jim Jarmusch’s low-key family anthology speaks from the heart

By Nicolas Rapold

Father Mother Sister Brother: Jim Jarmusch’s low-key family anthology speaks from the heart

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No Other Choice: Park Chan-wook’s murderous thriller is goofy, grisly and perverse

By Nicolas Rapold

No Other Choice: Park Chan-wook’s murderous thriller is goofy, grisly and perverse

Reviews

Together: Alison Brie and Dave Franco find funny, skin-crawling horror in a love that binds

By Nicolas Rapold

Together: Alison Brie and Dave Franco find funny, skin-crawling horror in a love that binds

Discoveries

13 discoveries from Cannes 2025

By John Bleasdale, Thomas Flew and others

13 discoveries from Cannes 2025

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Nouvelle Vague: Richard Linklater’s joyful tribute to the free spirits of French filmmaking

By Nicolas Rapold

Nouvelle Vague: Richard Linklater’s joyful tribute to the free spirits of French filmmaking

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Cloud: an online hustle turns deadly in Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s violent, freewheeling thriller

By Nicolas Rapold

Cloud: an online hustle turns deadly in Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s violent, freewheeling thriller

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Blue Moon: Ethan Hawke feels unstoppable in Richard Linklater’s loving Broadway biopic

By Nicolas Rapold

Blue Moon: Ethan Hawke feels unstoppable in Richard Linklater’s loving Broadway biopic

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2,000 Meters to Andriivka: an intense in-the-moment account of Russia’s war on Ukraine

By Nicolas Rapold

2,000 Meters to Andriivka: an intense in-the-moment account of Russia’s war on Ukraine

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Life After: a nuanced interrogation of right-to-die policy

By Nicolas Rapold

Life After: a nuanced interrogation of right-to-die policy

Reviews

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You: Mary Bronstein pushes life’s daily irritations to the limit in this dark maternal drama

By Nicolas Rapold

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You: Mary Bronstein pushes life’s daily irritations to the limit in this dark maternal drama

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Maria: Pablo Larraín’s grand, reverential biopic of Maria Callas

By Nicolas Rapold

Maria: Pablo Larraín’s grand, reverential biopic of Maria Callas

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Pavements: Alex Ross Perry’s slanted and enchanted tribute to a canonical 1990s band

By Nicolas Rapold

Pavements: Alex Ross Perry’s slanted and enchanted tribute to a canonical 1990s band

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The Room Next Door: Almodóvar’s graceful exploration of mortality and friendship

By Nicolas Rapold

The Room Next Door: Almodóvar’s graceful exploration of mortality and friendship

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The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Mohammad Rasoulof’s domestic thriller is an elegant warning to the Iranian regime

By Nicolas Rapold

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Mohammad Rasoulof’s domestic thriller is an elegant warning to the Iranian regime

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The Shrouds: Cronenberg captures the obsessional force of grief in a dystopian widower drama

By Nicolas Rapold

The Shrouds: Cronenberg captures the obsessional force of grief in a dystopian widower drama

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Suspended Time: an affectingly vulnerable lockdown chronicle

By Nicolas Rapold

Suspended Time: an affectingly vulnerable lockdown chronicle

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Architecton: a daunting look at the rubble of our existence

By Nicolas Rapold

Architecton: a daunting look at the rubble of our existence

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I Saw the TV Glow: a rough portrait of fanatical obsession

By Nicolas Rapold

I Saw the TV Glow: a rough portrait of fanatical obsession

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Look Into My Eyes: exquisitely made documentary about New York City psychics puts compassion before cynicism

By Nicolas Rapold

Look Into My Eyes: exquisitely made documentary about New York City psychics puts compassion before cynicism

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Love Lies Bleeding: this bodybuilding melodrama is a film of passionate extremes

By Nicolas Rapold

Love Lies Bleeding: this bodybuilding melodrama is a film of passionate extremes

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Presence: this suburban ghost story is one of Steven Soderbergh’s best go-for-broke experiments yet

By Nicolas Rapold

Presence: this suburban ghost story is one of Steven Soderbergh’s best go-for-broke experiments yet

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Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World: Radu Jude’s twisted workplace realities

By Nicolas Rapold

Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World: Radu Jude’s twisted workplace realities

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Evil Does Not Exist: Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s beguiling ecological drama

By Nicolas Rapold

Evil Does Not Exist: Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s beguiling ecological drama