Cannes is still chugging along, and we’ve got the latest acquisitions, controversies and reviews.
Netflix Goes Hard
Netflix made waves when it was revealed that the streaming giant is in talks to buy one of the buzziest titles of the festival: Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” the musical crime thriller about a Mexican cartel leader undergoing gender-affirming surgery. The movie stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña and Édgar Ramírez and received a lengthy standing ovation, as well as loads of critical praise.
Our own review (by Ben Croll) called it a “home run.” Continuing the baseball metaphor, the review states: “The themes are broad and brassy as the film that explores them, and all the better still.