The film spares some thought for the big questions of privacy, policing, and A.I. The post ‘Mercy’ Review: Chris Pratt Doomscrolls on Death Row in Decently Tense Dystopian Thriller appeared first on Slant Magazine.
THE STORY – In the near future, an advanced AI judge tells a captive detective that he’s on trial for the murder of his wife. If he fails to prove his innocence within 90 minutes, he’ll be executed on the spot....
It’s that time of year: Hollywood is hauling their heavy winter coats out of storage and getting ready to head to the mountains of Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. This year’s iteration already has a bittersweet feeling, as this...
Gans’s film does away with all the psychosexual nuance of Silent Hill 2. The post ‘Return to Silent Hill’ Review: Christophe Gans’s Misbegotten Adaptation of ‘Silent Hill 2’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.
There's a moment in the game, Silent Hill 2, when the player, as protagonist James, is alone exploring an abandoned apartment building and sees an unmoving creature on the opposite side of steel bars that divide a hallway. The creature...
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) once again rolls out the red carpet for awards season with its annual programming event, 31 Days of Oscar, airing February 13th through March 15th, 2026, culminating on Oscar Sunday. Timed to the lead-up to Hollywood’s...
While Kiyoshi Kurosawa hardly leaves us wanting for new work—2024 saw the premiere of three projects, one of which landed high on our best-of-2025 list and another that’s still lacking U.S. distribution—at 70, his continued prolificacy is no safe bet....
It’s a year of major change for the Sundance Film Festival: not only does 2026 mark the final in their long-time home of Park City, Utah, but it’s also the first edition without two key guiding figures. Robert Redford, who...