Ahhhh yes the great majesty of beautiful, beautiful cinema. There's nothing like that high of walking out of the theater having just seen a masterpiece. My tweet about dancing around the streets of Sundance after emerging from Call Me By Your Name in 2017 became part of cinema history after Luca Guadagnino talked about how it brought him so much joy that evening. This is the same feeling I have after emerging from the film Sentimental Value at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. One of the handful of final premieres at the end of the festival, Sentimental Value is Norwegian director Joachim Trier's sixth feature film so far. His films have been playing at Cannes ever since 2011, with Oslo, August 31st (I distinctly remember watching this at the festival back then and not being a big fan). His films unquestionably belong here in Cannes and this one soars to new heights - it might just be his best film yet. As a major follow-up to 2021's The Worst Person in the World (my review), Sentimental Value is a story about a filmmaker who is planning a new film in Oslo while also trying to reconnect with his two daughters. Before watching it, I wasn't so sure that a film about filmmaking could be this good, but it's really an instant classic. An all-timer – blissful cinema about cinema. // Continue Reading ›