Stephen Dalton - The Film Verdict

I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning

Posted by Stephen Dalton | May 22, 2026 | Cannes 2026, Festivals |

Director Clio Barnard’s engaging, bittersweet Cannes prize-winner ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’ depicts a lively bunch group of working-class friends as they enter the stormy seas of adulthood.

Amarga navidad

Posted by Stephen Dalton | May 22, 2026 | Festivals, Cannes 2026, Cine Verdict, Featured |

El icónico veterano español del cine Pedro Almodóvar ofrece más dolor que gloria en Amarga Navidad, un drama semi-autobiográfico y autocrítico -aunque de forma suave y delicada- en la etapa tardía de su carrera.

Bitter Christmas

Posted by Stephen Dalton | May 19, 2026 | Cannes 2026, Festivals |

Veteran Spanish screen icon Pedro Almodóvar delivers more pain than glory in ‘Bitter Christmas’, a semi-autobiographical and gently self-critical but fairly slight late-career drama.

Hope

Posted by Stephen Dalton | May 18, 2026 | Featured, Cannes 2026, Festivals |

Korean writer-director Na Hong-jin’s gonzo sci-fi action comedy ‘Hope’ is a wild rollercoaster ride loaded with just enough famous names, lowbrow jokes and blood-splattered thrills to excuse its thin plot and cartoon characters.

Species

Posted by Stephen Dalton | May 17, 2026 | Cannes 2026, Festivals |

French writer-director Marion Le Corroller’s impressive feature debut ‘Species’ is a blood-soaked sci-fi body-horror thriller loaded with darkly satirical social commentary.

Author: Stephen Dalton

I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning

Amarga navidad

Bitter Christmas

Hope

Species