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‘The Furious’ Review: Tanigaki Kenji’s Action Thriller Exhilaratingly Goes for the Gut
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The film is sure to be the fastest entry into the genre canon since Mad Max: Fury Road. The post ‘The Furious’ Review: Tanigaki Kenji’s Action Thriller Exhilaratingly Goes for the Gut appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: David Koepp on ‘Disclosure Day’ and His Long Collaboration with Steven Spielberg
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Koepp discusses working with Spielberg and what he hopes viewers will take from the film. The post Interview: David Koepp on ‘Disclosure Day’ and His Long Collaboration with Steven Spielberg appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Disclosure Day’ Review: Steven Spielberg’s Weirdly Meta and Sermonistic Alien Drama
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With his latest, Spielberg clutches to the memories of bygone moments and media. The post ‘Disclosure Day’ Review: Steven Spielberg’s Weirdly Meta and Sermonistic Alien Drama appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Stop! That! Train!’ Review: A Winning Celebration of RuPaul’s ‘Drag Race’ and Gay Comedy
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Adam Shankman’s daffy disaster comedy suggests Airplane! by way of Sharknado. The post ‘Stop! That! Train!’ Review: A Winning Celebration of RuPaul’s ‘Drag Race’ and Gay Comedy appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Promised Sky’ Review: A Gently Observant Drama About a Makeshift Migrant Family
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There’s a lived-in quality to Promised Sky that’s evident from its opening scene. The post ‘Promised Sky’ Review: A Gently Observant Drama About a Makeshift Migrant Family appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Suzuki Ryuya on Making His Haunting Animated Odyssey ‘Jinsei’ on His Own
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Suzuki discusses his influences and process, his kinship to his main character, and more. The post Interview: Suzuki Ryuya on Making His Haunting Animated Odyssey ‘Jinsei’ on His Own appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Masters of the Universe’ Review: He-Man Gets a Pandering ‘Barbie’-Style Deconstruction
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Travis Knight’s film is keen to get audiences to laugh at it instead of with it. The post ‘Masters of the Universe’ Review: He-Man Gets a Pandering ‘Barbie’-Style Deconstruction appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Jinsei’ Review: Suzuki Ryuya’s Singularly Odd, Messy, and Haunting Portrait of Detachment
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This is an idiosyncratic debut by a fiercely independent artist eager to take on the world. The post ‘Jinsei’ Review: Suzuki Ryuya’s Singularly Odd, Messy, and Haunting Portrait of Detachment appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Milagros Mumenthaler on ‘The Currents’ and Giving Shape to Subjectivity
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The Argentine filmmaker discusses the process of capturing her main character’s subjectivity. The post Interview: Milagros Mumenthaler on ‘The Currents’ and Giving Shape to Subjectivity appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Danny Boyle’s ‘Trainspotting’ at 30: Addiction As Symptom of a Nation’s Limbo State
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The film finds pitch-black humor, tragedy, and horror in a series of asides and digressions. The post Danny Boyle’s ‘Trainspotting’ at 30: Addiction As Symptom of a Nation’s Limbo State appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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