The Best Movie at Cannes This Year Is an Oddball Canadian Comedy

One of the perils of big festivals with big titles is the ongoing fear that you’re going to miss the real gems: the films from lesser-known directors that play far from competition, in other programs. At Cannes, this fear is particularly pronounced, because even as the main festival’s Official Selection goes on (that’s the one with all the red carpets and the 12-minute standing ovations and the security goons that yell at you if you’re not wearing heels or a black bow tie or whatever)...