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Like its main character’s modus operandi as a criminal, the film plays by the book. The post ‘Crime 101’ Review: Bart Layton’s Crime Thriller Goes Through the Procedural Motions appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Johnson and McCarrol talk Canada, comedy, and Back to the Future. Also Drake. The post Interview: Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol on ‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film offers a joyous throwback to the optimistic feeling of the early internet creator era. The post ‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’ Review: Matt Johnson Catches Lightning in a Bottle appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Like a particularly impressive aspic, the film is tantalizing to behold but not so easy to swallow. The post ‘Wuthering Heights’ Review: Emerald Fennell’s Bodice-Ripping Treatment of a Classic appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film’s climax is an unexpectedly tender spectacle of body horror. The post ‘Honey Bunch’ Review: A Gaslight Thriller with a Few Surprises Up Its Sleeve appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Davies Jr. discusses carrying his father’s name and being drawn to masculine imperfection. The post Interview: Akinola Davies Jr. on ‘My Father’s Shadow’ and Carrying a Family Legacy appeared first on Slant Magazine.

If the film treats us, like its main character, as a piece of furniture, that’s probably by design. The post ‘By Design’ Review: Amanda Kramer’s Weirdo Commentary on Commodity Fetishism appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Hope and fear are inextricably bound in Akinola Davies Jr.’s semi-autobiographical film. The post ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Review: A Moving Portrait of a Family (and a Nation) on the Cusp of Change appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This year's festival didn’t lack for at once poetic and political works of art. The post International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026 appeared first on Slant Magazine.

It’s easy to imagine the nihilistic avenues that Chapter 3 could have gone down but doesn’t. The post ‘The Strangers: Chapter 3’ Review: Renny Harlin’s Mystique-Busting Trilogy Capper appeared first on Slant Magazine.