TV Review: 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'
►"More than just fan service." THR TV critic
Angie Han reviews Disney+'s
Obi-Wan Kenobi. Ewan McGregor returns as the Jedi master for the latest
Star Wars series, set a decade after
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, with Hayden Christensen also reprising his role as Darth Vader.
The review. —
"Overflowing with gentle humor and heart." THR's chief film critic
David Rooney reviews Kelly Reichardt's Cannes Competition entry
Showing Up. A sculptor nervously prepares for an exhibit while juggling the distractions of her family and friends in this gorgeous reflection on making art, the fourth collaboration between the director and star Michelle Williams.
The review. —
"A work of grim majesty that exerts a powerful hold." David reviews Hlynur Pálmason’s Cannes Un Certain Regard selection
Godland (
Vanskabte Land/Volada Land). A young priest travels from Denmark to Iceland in the late 19th century, where his mission is mocked by nature and by the corruptibility of his faith in the Icelandic director's striking elemental epic.
The review. —
"Punishingly slow, though not uninteresting." THR film critic
Leslie Felperin reviews Albert Serra's Cannes Competition entry
Pacifiction. The filmmaker behind
Liberté competes with this noir-tinged story set in contemporary French Polynesia starring Benoît Magimel.
The review. —
"Ambitious but evasive." THR critic
Lovia Gyarkye reviews Léonor Serraille's Cannes Competition entry
Mother and Son (
Un petit frère). The French filmmaker's second feature is a sweeping portrait of an Ivorian mother building a life with her two sons in France.
The review. —
"An understated and intimate story of sisterhood." Lovia reviews Erige Sehiri's Cannes Directors' Fortnight selection
Under the Fig Trees (
Sous les figues). The Tunisian-French director's narrative debut chronicles and animates the lives of a group of women Tunisian fig harvesters.
The review. In other news... —
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor video game unveiled at celebration —Hollywood flashback:
Alec Guinness struck gold with Star Wars 45 years ago —Harry Styles partners with Everytown
for gun safety on upcoming tour in effort to “end gun violence” —Troy Kotsur to deliver
keynote for UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s 2022 commencement —Home that inspired
The Conjuring sells for more than $1.5m What else we're reading... —Kinda funny: "Top Gun: Maverick loses Chinese investor due to pro-U.S. messaging" [
WSJ]
—Debra Kamin has a fascinating story on what happens to the homes shown on TV makeover shows, especially when things go wrong [
NYT]
—Jodi Walker asks twenty-one questions about what the hell is going on in
The Time Traveler’s Wife [
Ringer]
—Chris Murphy on the difference between Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais, who both seem weirdly obsessed with anti-trans jokes [
VF]
—Nancy Jo Sales on the depressing similarities between the Depp vs. Heard case and Clint Eastwood's acrimonious and very public legal battle with Sondra Locke [
VF]
Today... ...in 1970, Paramount unveiled Arthur Hiller's comedy
The Out-of-Towners in theaters. Written by Neil Simon, with music by Quincy Jones, the film starred Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis as a small town couple struggling to make it to NYC. The film was remade in 1999, starring Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn and John Cleese.
The original review. Today's birthdays: Irwin Winkler (91),
Kylie Minogue (54), Carey Mulligan (37), Romain Duris (48), Alexa Davalos (40), Jake Johnson (44), Raza Jaffrey (47), Laura Bailey (41), Christa Miller (58), Jessica Rothe (35), Lukas Gage (27), Emily O'Brien (37), Monica Keena (43), Megalyn Echikunwoke (39), Krista Kosonen (39), Anne Reid (87), Rafi Gavron (33), Michael Barrett (52), Adriana DeGirolami (37), Chiara Mastroianni (50), Roger Kumble (56), Don Burgess (66)
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