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The film has a white-hot nerve of pain running inside it that burns right through the screen. The post ‘Bring Her Back’ Review: Danny and Michael Philipou’s Soul-Sick Portrait of Grief appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film is less a work of clear-eyed introspection than a calculated image rebrand. The post ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Review: The Weeknd Leans into Histrionic, Doom-Laden Navel-Gazing appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film’s simplicity serves to highlight the rich complexity of human emotion. The post ‘Love’ Review: An Enrapturing Celebration of Human Emotion appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film leans into the absurdism that underlies the franchise’s appetite for escalation. The post ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Review: Adrenaline and Absurdity, Hand in Hand appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Bloodlines finds frights and fun alike in a string of gory kills. The post ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ Review: A Franchise About Death Roars Back to Life appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Radhika Apte’s performance is the furious, beating heart of the film. The post ‘Sister Midnight’ Review: Karan Kandhari’s Blackly Comic Vision of an Arranged Marriage appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Desert of Namibia comes full circle from one stalemate to another. The post ‘Desert of Namibia’ Review: Yamanaka Yoko’s Tentative Portrait of Gen Z Disaffection appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Eli Craig’s film works precisely because it plays things straight. The post ‘Clown in a Cornfield’ Review: An Old-Fashioned Slasher That Doesn’t Take Itself Seriously appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film’s only resonance lies in the cynical assertions about society and human nature. The post ‘Henry Johnson’ Review: David Mamet’s Drama Bloviates on the Power Games of Aggrieved Men appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Jia discusses why he thinks the shifting nature of society has also shifted our conception of time. The post Interview: Jia Zhang-ke on Reinventing His Cinematic Language in ‘Caught by the Tides’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.