So far the Cannes Film Festival has toasted Michael Moore's new docu-provocation "Sicko" about the American health care system (well, some Canadians are annoyed, since he might be be overly smitten with their health care system).
Abel Ferrara's "GoGo Tales" was also well received. Apparently, it's a sentimental look at a sleazy nightclub and its denizens, with Asia Argento, who's also sleazy in Olivier Assayas's latest, "Boarding Gate." Hou Hsiao-hsien's new movie, "The Flight of the Red Balloon, is also there, with Juliette Binoche narrating a puppet play.
Here is the Village Voice's J. Hoberman's entertaining report from this year's festival, his appreciation of the Romanian director Cristian Mungiu's abortion drama "4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days" is particular good.
And the New York Times has a somewhat daily podcast in which Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott talk to each other and to filmmakers like the Coens. It's worth subscribing to, if only to make you regret staying home.
