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‘Reflection in a Dead Diamond’ Review: A Dazzlingly Fragmented Euro-Spy Action Thriller
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
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
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
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
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
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
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
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
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
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
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
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
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
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
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
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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‘The Memory of Butterflies’ Review: A Thorny Unveiling of Colonial Exploitation
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski’s film boldly exposes the hypocrisies of Western liberal intervention. The post ‘The Memory of Butterflies’ Review: A Thorny Unveiling of Colonial Exploitation appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Mickey 17 Review: Bong Joon Ho’s Sci-Fi Comedy is an Oddly Manipulative, Self-Congratulatory Parable
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
Is Mark Ruffalo giving a Trump impression? It’s early into Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 when the actor struts into the frame in a velvety blazer, wife Ylfa (Toni Collette) in tow, gloating as a crowd stands and claps like...
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