Jordan Ruimy asked last night for my five most admired films of 2026. Good effing God.
If I’d been allowed to choose from my nine Cannes favorites, I’d be totally fine.
But I could only choose from commercial releases. And that left me with…
Hasan Hadi’s The President’s Cake, Francois Ozon’s The Stranger, John Carney’s Power Ballad, Curry Baker’s Obsession and Daniel Roher’s Tuner.
The more I think back upon Project Hail Mary, which I “respected” but didn’t much care for when it opened last March, the more I spit phlegm upon the memory.