Cannes closes without a big American Hollywood presence

NPR | By Ayesha Rascoe

Published May 24, 2026 at 8:54 AM EDT

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Alison Willmore, a film critic for New York magazine and Vulture, about the highlights of this year's Cannes Film Festival in France.

Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of "Weekend Edition Sunday" and the Saturday episodes of "Up First." As host of the morning news magazine, she interviews news makers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.

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