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Memoir of a Snail Director Adam Elliot on Making His Audience an Emotional Wreck and Why He Won’t Win the Oscar
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Two decades ago, stop-motion animator Adam Elliot burst onto the scene with his wonderful short Harvie Krumpet. Following a man cursed with lifelong bad luck, it earned him an Oscar and introduced the world at large to Elliot’s wicked sense...
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‘Cleaner’ Review: Martin Campbell’s ‘Die Hard’ Clone Has Big Straight-to-Video Energy
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The film does with the inside-outside perspective that’s embedded in its premise. The post ‘Cleaner’ Review: Martin Campbell’s ‘Die Hard’ Clone Has Big Straight-to-Video Energy appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Reflection in a Dead Diamond’ Review: A Dazzlingly Fragmented Euro-Spy Action Thriller
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The film wastes not a single second throughout its expansion reshaping of perception. The post ‘Reflection in a Dead Diamond’ Review: A Dazzlingly Fragmented Euro-Spy Action Thriller appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Rotterdam 2025 Review: I’M STILL HERE Will Not Fade From Your Memory
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In 1970, Brazil was suffering under a military dictatorship. Political opponents and critics were arrested, tortured and murdered. As much as 20,000 people were "disappeared" under the regime. One of them was Rubens Pavia, an architect who had been a...
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Berlinale Review: Ari Unlocks the Beautiful Mystery of an Ordinary Life
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French director Léonor Serraille’s third feature Ari is the portrait of an über-sensitive young man who ponders his place in the world while looking up people from his past to hold conversations that were never had. If this sounds like...
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Berlinale Review: Michel Franco’s Dreams Spins the Treacherous Dance of Love Across Borders
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Some images have become metonymic by nature, reflecting the political problems of today with little to no context needed. Such a shot opens Michel Franco’s newest offering, Dreams, and it is one of a huge truck abandoned next to a...
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‘Lurker’ Review: Alex Russell’s Tale of Fandom Run Amok Excoriates Parasocial Relationships
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Lurker makes use of exaggeration and escalation to tell a fable about modern fame. The post ‘Lurker’ Review: Alex Russell’s Tale of Fandom Run Amok Excoriates Parasocial Relationships appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The Quiet Ones’ Review: A Gripping Heist Movie About Denmark’s Biggest-Ever Robbery
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The Quiet Ones is a reminder of the simple pleasures of a caper film with ice in its veins. The post ‘The Quiet Ones’ Review: A Gripping Heist Movie About Denmark’s Biggest-Ever Robbery appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Ex-Husbands’ Review: After Loss, a New Lease on Life, Perhaps, for a Father and His Sons
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The film is full of little moments that speak clearly to the particularities of father-son bonds. The post ‘Ex-Husbands’ Review: After Loss, a New Lease on Life, Perhaps, for a Father and His Sons appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Documentary Feature
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AMPAS’s endorsement of one film in this category could have life-saving repercussions. The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Documentary Feature appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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