Episode

May 18, 2018 — Critics split over this “urban western,” Garrone’s fourth film in competition.

May 18, 2018 — The young Chinese director transports critics to a state of “melancholic bliss.”

May 17, 2018 — High praise for the Korean director’s first film in eight years.

May 16, 2018 — Workers and management face off in a French factory, and the reviews are so-so.

May 14, 2018 — A favorite at Cannes, the Spanish director returns with one of his best features yet.

May 14, 2018 — A mystery, a road movie, and a tribute to the late Abbas Kiarostami.

May 14, 2018 — Few critics come to the defense of this story of an all-female Kurdish combat unit.

May 13, 2018 — Critics may differ on Jia’s sprawling gangster movie, but all agree that Zhao Tao is outstanding.

May 12, 2018 — The five-part essay film is “infused in equal measures by despair and aspiration.”

May 12, 2018 — An urgent dispatch from the conflict in eastern Ukraine is winning plaudits from critics.