Cannes 2018 round-up: the buzziest and the best films

Here's what you'll be watching next: the buzziest and best films that screened at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival

Shoplifters ★★★★★ WINNER OF THE PALME D'OR

Innocence and experience jostle in Shoplifters, a beautiful, alchemical family drama from Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda who snapped up the Palme d'Or at Cannes

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WHEN
08 Jun 2018 – 08 Jun 2019, TIMES VARY
WHERE
Various Locations

BlacKkKlansman ★★★★★ WINNER OF THE JURY PRIZE

Spike Lee returns to form, taking an uncompromising look at race in America by telling one of the best stories never told: a black detective's infiltration of the KKK in the 1970s. John David Washington, Topher Grace and Adam Driver star.

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WHEN
24 Aug 2018 – 24 Aug 2019, TIMES VARY
WHERE
Various Locations

Border ★★★★ WINNER OF UN CERTAIN REGARD

Nordic folklore is combined with grisly crimes in a Swedish genre-bender Border, based on the writings of John Ajvide Lindqvist

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WHEN
01 Sep 2018 – 01 Sep 2019, TIMES VARY
WHERE
Various Locations

Climax ★★★★★ WINNER OF DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT

Gaspar Noé returns with Climax, another piece of provocation, blending sex, drugs and faux-philosophical musings

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WHEN
19 Sep 2018 – 19 Sep 2019, TIMES VARY
WHERE
Various Locations

Mandy ★★★★★

A revenge story of cosmic proportions from visionary director Panos Cosmatos featuring a career-defining performance from Nicolas Cage, Mandy has us holding on to our seat.

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WHEN
03 Sep 2018 – 03 Sep 2019, TIMES VARY
WHERE
Various Locations

Wildlife ★★★★

A directorial debut from actor Paul Dano and starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, Wildlife is a stripped-back drama about being reckless in your quietest moments

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WHEN
09 Nov 2018 – 09 Nov 2019, TIMES VARY
WHERE
Various Locations

Fahrenheit 451 ★★★★

The HBO adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s classic Fahrenheit 451 updates the story in interesting and relevant ways, creating a true dystopian tale for our troubled times.

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WHEN
16 May 2018 – 16 May 2019, TIMES VARY
WHERE
Various Locations

Everybody Knows ★★★★★

From influential director Asghar Farhadi, starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, Everybody Knows (Todos Los Saben) is a fine-tuned family drama that sometimes falls flat.

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WHEN
13 Sep 2018 – 13 Sep 2019, TIMES VARY
WHERE
Various Locations

Arctic ★★★★★

Mads Mikkelsen shines in Arctic, a by-numbers but efficient one-man survival story directed with a sure hand by first-timer Joe Penna.

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WHEN
05 Dec 2018 – 05 Dec 2019, TIMES VARY
WHERE
Various Locations

Solo: A Star Wars Story ★★★★★

The second Star Wars anthology film, Solo: A Star Wars Story, is a broadly enjoyable adventure with only a few standout moments and star turns.

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WHEN
24 May 2018 – 24 May 2019, TIMES VARY
WHERE
Various Locations
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