Stephen Dalton - The Film Verdict

Triangle of Sadness

Posted by Stephen Dalton | May 29, 2022 | CANNES 2022, Festivals, Spotlight |

PALME D’OR IN CANNES, REVIEWED MAY 22 Swedish social satirist Ruben Östlund returns to Cannes with ‘Triangle of Sadness’, another sprawling but roaringly funny attack on wealth, beauty and privilege.

Mother and Son

Posted by Stephen Dalton | May 27, 2022 | CANNES 2022, Festivals |

Prize-winning French writer-director Léonor Serraille plots a multi-decade family saga in her ambitious but uneven second feature ‘Mother and Son’.

Showing Up

Posted by Stephen Dalton | May 27, 2022 | CANNES 2022, Festivals |

Michelle Williams reunites with feted indie writer-director Kelly Reichardt for ‘Showing Up’, a modest but moving portrait of frustrated artists and dysfunctional families.