These deeply personal works are all defined by the dogged, hopeful pursuit of dreams: sports, education, and aspirations—that feel especially heartening right now.
The film’s pleasures are ultimately more textural and academic than those of Tár. The post ‘Seven Veils’ Review: Atom Egoyan’s Chilly Psychodrama of Artistic Obsession Gone Awry appeared first on Slant Magazine.
The Visitor turns Teorema’s subtext into scathingly funny text. The post ‘The Visitor’ Review: Bruce LaBruce’s Blazing Middle Finger to Bourgeois Society appeared first on Slant Magazine.
Three weeks ago, Rotterdam wrapped up its International Film Festival, and a few days after that they published the final results of their audience ratings, which is always a highlight for me. As the saying goes, everybody is a critic,...
Visually, the film conjures the same sense of dreamy disorientation of Coralie Fargeat’s work. The post ‘The Surfer’ Review: Nicolas Cage Rages Against Australian Bros in Psychedelic Thriller appeared first on Slant Magazine.
Can you blame us for indulging in “humanities major, sociology minor” thought exercises? The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Picture appeared first on Slant Magazine.
After getting her start in collaborations with Derek Jarman, Sally Potter, and Joanna Hogg––and before she would breakthrough in films by Danny Boyle, Cameron Crowe, Spike Jonze, Jim Jarmusch, and more––Tilda Swinton made her U.S. debut with an erotic drama...
One of the pleasures of the Museum of Modern Art’s Luis Buñuel retrospective last year was my first-time viewing of Él, a wonderfully entertaining tale of obsession and a clear influence on Alfred Hitchcock for Vertigo. Janus Films will now...
Typography so interesting that the lead character cannot help but stare at it. The warm, creamy key art for Ana Lambarri's Todo lo que no sé (translation: Everything I Don't Know) is from Spanish designer Octavio Terol Bernabé. It checks a lot of...