Watch for more fun, scientifically literate tales from debut picture book writer Juli Brenning, and don't be surprised if young naturalists start asking for a frog book and a pair of blue waterproof boots of their own. (bookpage.com)
Palo Alto is the sort of debut picture that makes me eager to see how Gia Coppola is going to grow and change as an artist, but it's more than just a demonstration of potential. (metacritic.com)
Joining Ramsay in the race for the Palme d'Or are Japan's Naomi Kawase, France's Maiwenn Le Besco and the Australian novelist and film - maker Julia Leigh, whose debut picture, Sleeping Beauty, is billed as an erotic drama about a university student forced into prostitution. (theguardian.com)