Levy Unfiltered
New Book about Cannes Film Fest at 80! (Out in May 2027)
As of 2025, Jane Campion, Julia Ducournau, and Justine Triet are the only female directors to win the Palme d’Or (for The Piano, Titane, and Anatomy of a Fall, respectively).
Reviews
Legend of the Lost (1957): Hathaway’s Pseudo-Adventure, Starring John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Rossano Brazzi
Blast from the Past: One of John Wayne and Sophia Loren’s Worst Pictures.
Invite, The: Olivia Wilde’s Dramedy, Starring Set Rogen, Edward Norton, Penelope Cruz–Trailer
The Invite marks Wilde’s third time as a director, after Booksmart in 2019 and Don’t Worry Darling in 2023
War Game, The (1965): Revisiting Peter Watkins’ Urgent, Horrifying Docudrama about Nuclear Crisis and its Aftermath
Watkins is forcing the viewers to examine their own perception of “reality,” or rather what passes as reality, events that are image-controlled (and thus dangerously manipulative) by the power elite.
Dangerous Animals (2025): Sean Byrne’s Survival Horror Movie (Cannes Film Fest)
Released by IFC, Dangerous Animals grossed over $9 million worldwide on a budget of $2 million.
