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‘Wolfram’ Review: Warwick Thornton’s Visually Striking, Unfocused ‘Sweet Country’ Sequel
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The script does present some intriguing moral complexity every so often. The post ‘Wolfram’ Review: Warwick Thornton’s Visually Striking, Unfocused ‘Sweet Country’ Sequel appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘In a Whisper’ Review: Leyla Bouzid’s Sensitively Probes the Bonds of a Tunisian Family
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The film is a poignant portrait of the desire for queer kinship within one’s very bloodline. The post ‘In a Whisper’ Review: Leyla Bouzid’s Sensitively Probes the Bonds of a Tunisian Family appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Nightborn’ Review: Bringing Up a Monster Baby
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There’s something pleasingly unpretentious about how little room the film leaves for subtext. The post ‘Nightborn’ Review: Bringing Up a Monster Baby appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Rose’ Review: Markus Schleinzer’s Fine-Grained 17th-Century Folk Tale About Gender Roles
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Freudians will have a field day with Schleinzer’s 17th-century-set third feature. The post ‘Rose’ Review: Markus Schleinzer’s Fine-Grained 17th-Century Folk Tale About Gender Roles appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘How to Make a Killing’ Review: John Patton Ford’s Shrewd Retooling of an Ealing Classic
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The brittle humanity of the characters is the key ingredient to the film’s grim sense of irony. The post ‘How to Make a Killing’ Review: John Patton Ford’s Shrewd Retooling of an Ealing Classic appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘This Is Not a Test’ Review: Detention of the Dead
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Adam McDonald’s film struggles to bring its non-zombie characters to life. The post ‘This Is Not a Test’ Review: Detention of the Dead appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Rosebush Pruning’ Review: Karim Aїnouz’s Satire of the Ultra-Rich Is Shockingly Banal
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The film, written by Efthymis Filippou, is a cartoonish cavalcade of pedestrian perversions. The post ‘Rosebush Pruning’ Review: Karim Aїnouz’s Satire of the Ultra-Rich Is Shockingly Banal appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Redux Redux’ Review: Revenge on Repeat
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For better and worse, the film suggests a low-rent spin on Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The post ‘Redux Redux’ Review: Revenge on Repeat appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Dao’ Review: Alain Gomis’s Family Saga Is a Whirling Dervish of Messy Emotions
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Gomis’s sixth feature suggests a less sardonic version of one of Robert Altman’s hangout movies. The post ‘Dao’ Review: Alain Gomis’s Family Saga Is a Whirling Dervish of Messy Emotions appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Yellow Letters’ Review: İlker Çatak’s Politically Urgent Portrait of a Marriage on the Brink
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The film demonstrates the same sense of political urgency as The Teacher’s Lounge. The post ‘Yellow Letters’ Review: İlker Çatak’s Politically Urgent Portrait of a Marriage on the Brink appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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