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The film seems fundamentally disinterested in what makes celebrity so compelling. The post ‘Opus’ Review: Mark Anthony Green Takes Jabs at Celebrity Culture, but Without Conviction appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Lesage discusses the struggles faced by more than just youth across his films. The post Interview: Philippe Lesage on ‘Who By Fire’ and Intergenerational Insecurity appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film knows that when the stakes are sky high, the emotions need to be firmly grounded. The post ‘Drop’ Review: Christopher Landon’s Crafty and White-Knuckle-Tense Tech Thriller appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film suggests Rules of the Game cross-bred with a Spielberg creature feature. The post ‘Death of a Unicorn’ Review: Alex Scharfman’s Horror Comedy Sticks It to Big Pharma appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film doesn’t employ stylized fiction as a conduit to real life, as Lou aims dead on for it. The post ‘An Unfinished Film’ Review: Lou Ye’s Docufiction Portrait of More Than Just a Nation in Limbo appeared first on...

The film truthfully hints at the sharp whirs behind the smooth façade of everyday life. The post ‘Young Hearts’ Review: Anthony Schatteman’s Tenderly Observed Tale of Young Queer Love appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Novocaine takes action-movie invulnerability to brutal comic extremes. The post ‘Novocaine’ Review: Can You Feel the Pain appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Nyoni and Susan discuss how they collaborated to develop the inscrutable character of Shula. The post Interview: Rungano Nyoni and Susan Chardy on the Zambia-set ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

James Griffiths’s film plays both its drama and comedy in decidedly minor keys. The post ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: A Moving Tale About the Power of Music to Heal appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Black Bag is the kind of old-fashioned caper that Soderbergh can make in his sleep. The post ‘Black Bag’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Spy Thriller Is a Cool Cucumber, but Is That Enough? appeared first on Slant Magazine.