Samuel Chalom

A journalist in a (fine) investigative outlet by day - after nearly a decade in the business press, from Les Echos to Capital - Samuel spends his evenings - his nights? - scouring movie theaters in search of the nugget, equally enthralled by the latest Korean thriller or good old Eric Rohmer.

Cannes 2024

Samuel ChalomMay 24, 2024

Cannes 2024 (Competition): The Seed of the Sacred Fig (by Mohammad Rasoulof) | Review

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof returns to the Croisette. A rather special return, since the mullah regime sentenced him to prison,…
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Cannes 2024

Samuel ChalomMay 23, 2024

Cannes 2024: Interview of Iris Kaltenbäck

French filmmaker Iris Kaltenbäck, who debuted her film "Le Ravissement" at Cannes last year, returns as a Critics' Week juror,…
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Cannes 2024

Samuel ChalomMay 22, 2024

Cannes 2024 (Competition): The Substance (by Coralie Fargeat) | Review

In "The Substance," a serious Palme d'Or contender, Demi Moore's portrayal of a woman torn between youth and reality under…
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Cannes 2024

Samuel ChalomMay 20, 2024

Cannes 2024 (Competition): Bird (by Andrea Arnold) | Review

Andrea Arnold's cinema is a sociology of toxic family ties. With "Bird," the British filmmaker adds a welcome touch of…
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Cannes 2024

Samuel ChalomMay 18, 2024

Cannes 2024 (Competition): Emilia Pérez (by Jacques Audiard) | Review

Warning: a serious contender for the Palme d'Or. French director Jacques Audiard reinvents the musical comedy genre with this incredible…
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Cannes 2024

Samuel ChalomMay 18, 2024

Cannes 2024 (Competition): Kinds of Kindness (by Yórgos Lánthimos) | Review

Take a quartet of actors, have them play roles in three different, completely madcap stories. The result is this new…
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Cannes 2024

Samuel ChalomMay 18, 2024

Cannes 2024 (Competition): Megalopolis (by Francis Ford Coppola) | Review

A film that Francis Ford Coppola has been obsessed with for 40 years. Naturally, we can only understand the urgency…
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Cannes 2024

Samuel ChalomMay 16, 2024

Cannes 2024 (Competition): The Girl with the Needle (by Magnus von Horn) | Review

An atrocious, freely adapted true story, a reflection on the weight of patriarchy and class violence, a magnificent work on…
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Berlinale 2024

Samuel ChalomFebruary 25, 2024

Berlinale 2024: Vogter (Competition) | Review

Impeccable acting by the title character, masterful secondary roles, remarkable sound work: Vogter, by Danish director Gustav Möller, would have…
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Berlinale 2024

Samuel ChalomFebruary 25, 2024

Berlinale 2024: Gloria! (Competition) | Review

An Italian singer presenting Gloria!, a pop musical at the 74th Berlinale: it has to be said, we weren't really…
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