The 2022 Cannes Film Festival is finally here, and with the event comes many premiers of extraordinary talent. Movies like “Decision To Leave” by Park Chan-Wook or documentaries like “Moonage Daydream” by Brett Morgen have premiered at the event, already sparking good reviews.

READ MORE: Cannes 2022 Preview: 25 Must-See Films To Watch.

Another movie to come from the Cannes Film Festival, albeit from Cannes 2021, is “Ali & Ava,” directed by Clio Barnard.

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What do fans of Sylvan Esso dance house remixes and Bob Dylan have in common? Almost nothing, you’d imagine, and you’d probably be right. But in Clio Barnard’s sweet, unlikely romance “Ali & Ava,” which premiered as part of Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight program, the two titular characters—both from opposite musical camps—learn to find common ground in each other’s preferences and more, to share in each other’s lives.

Continue reading ‘Ali & Ava’: Clio Barnard’s Unlikely Romance Strikes a Sweet Chord [Cannes Review] at The Playlist.

When you picture the post-apocalypse in your mind, hellish imagery from “Mad Max,” “The Walking Dead,” “Children of Men,” and “Snowpiercer” are often evoked. Decimated buildings, endless war amongst survivors, and grungy people in clothing stained with sweat, dirt, and blood; it’s a cruel, dog-eat-dog environment that always feels hostile. However, in Netflix’s new heartfelt, utterly enjoyable fairy tale series, “Sweet Tooth,” the post-apocalypse is refreshingly less inhospitable and dour.

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Based on the first book in Nancy Springer’s YA Enola Holmes series—“The Case of the Missing Marquess” — about Sherlock Holmes’ precocious younger sister and the various mysteries she has to solve, Netflix’s movie adaptation of the inaugural book is an absolute delight. Charming and fleet-footed, with a dynamic sense of frisson and clever chutzpah, “Enola Holmes” is a compelling mystery and a sprightly adventure with a feminist streak that’s a perfect showcase for the winsome talents of “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown.

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