“The Substance” is, hands down, the best horror movie to hit theaters in years. A viciously dark satire on the entertainment industry, it’s a wild ride you’ll never forget. Those with a low threshold for gore should watch with caution, however. As I can personally attest, at the Cannes Film Festival premiere this past summer, a fellow audience member passed out and was taken away on a stretcher. Yes, it’s that kind of R-rated movie. Gore galore!

This year’s Cannes Film Festival in Southern France saw the premiere of many highly anticipated films like “Kinds of Kindness” and “Megalopolis.”  However, audiences were found lining up around the block for a small film directed by Iranian filmmaker, Ali Abbasi. This film was none other than “The Apprentice,” a candid and shocking look at the career of one of the most controversial political figures of the century: former President Donald Trump. Sebastian Stan completely morphs into Trump for what Variety called “2024’s Most Controversial Movie.”

"Titane" is a brilliant sophomore effort from "Raw" director Julia Ducournau and continues her brand of French extremism.

Justin Chon's new film "Blue Bayou" is a hard-hitting drama about the plights of an American immigrant from Korea.

In an interview with Indiewire about her latest film, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” director and writer Céline Sciamma said, “We want people to have their heart broken and think about themselves.”...