It’s part II of our Cannes Film Festival coverage, and we have a lot of passionate thoughts. You get our reviewing the reviewing, and we keep you up to date on those ovations. Plus, we discuss a half dozen trailers and review a batch of new movies while we’re at it. 

CANNES PART DEUX: Reviewing the Reviewers 
Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme - 1:24 
Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague - 7:41 
Lynn Ramsay’s Die, My Love - 17:37 
Ari Aster’s Eddington - 23:49 
The Secret Agent starring Wagner Moura - 28:19 
A Magnificent Life from Sony Pictures Classics - 34:02 
Kristen Stewart’s The Chronology of Water - 35:24 
Harris Dickinson’s Urchin - 37:11 
Pillion starring Alexander Skarsgard - 38:41 
Christian Petzold’s Mirrors No. 3 - 41:15 
Other Notable Receptions & The Standing Ovations Tally Through Sunday - 42:18

TRAILER REVIEWS: 
Ballerina - 44:54 
Together - 47:34 
Bring Her Back - 52:55 
Predator: Badlands - 55:32 
Nobody 2 - 57:44 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
The Accountant 2 - 58:38 
Clown in a Cornfield - 1:00:11
The Surfer - 1:01:50 
The Legend of Ochi - 1:03:55 
Streaming Movie Reviews: Summer of ‘69, Nonnas & Another Simple Favor - 1:06:33 

What Mike1 has been watching, including Dimension 20, Taskmaster, The Studio, The Last of Us, and The NBA Playoffs - 1:07:44 

OUTRO - We have another production meeting live on the air to discuss our next movie review film study. Plus, we talk more about how we’d handle the Cannes experience if we were made official timekeepers of the applause. 


Cannes '25 Part Deux: From Rapturous to Somewhat Muted - ORC 5/20/25

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Cannes '25 Part Deux: From Rapturous to Somewhat Muted - ORC 5/20/25

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