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We now enter the part of our program called “How Many Oscars Will Sean Baker Win?” The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Director appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Luck may play more of a factor here than ever seemed possible just a couple of weeks ago. The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Music (Original Song) appeared first on Slant Magazine.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The film’s style is measured, not just maximalist, when it comes to body horror. The post ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Review: Putting ‘Cinderella’ Through the Body-Horror Wringer appeared first on Slant Magazine.