As far as Cannes Film Festivals go, the 2025 edition was rather uncontroversial. Save for a last-minute red carpet dress code rule change, proceedings remained comfortably on track, with a surfeit of acclaimed films and the notable absence of booing, which was at one time par for the course.
That isn’t to say there was no division. An early crowd splitter was Eddington, the latest from Hereditary and Midsommar director Ari Aster. The shaggy dog style of Aster’s comedy-western-of-sorts, set against the backdrop of Covid, left many unimpressed but proved its cult appeal with many (including myself) declaring their love for the film like a badge of honour up and down the Croisette throughout the festival.
