Cannes 2018: Gaspar Noé's Dance-Horror 'Climax' is Pure Artistic Joy

Every year at the Cannes Film Festival, there are one or two films that I see at the right time and right place for me to suddenly get that visceral feeling where I’m screaming inside about “holy shit I’m at the Cannes Film Festival!!!!!” This year, watching Gaspar Noé’s latest film Climax gave me that feeling, and it was sublime to experience. Noé’s return to Cannes with his latest work came with an immense amount of hype and expectations and buzz, but he’s actually made his least controversial film to date. It’s half a dance film, half a drug-trip horror film and that’s pretty much it, but it’s pure artistic joy and cinematic expression. It’s the kind of film you can only properly experience on the big screen, not because it really needs a big screen, but because it’s the epitome of what great cinema is – the vibrant art and unique magic of visual storytelling. ›››

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