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Paweł Pawlikowski’s film distinguishes itself from Ida and Cold War with a bitter humor. The post ‘Fatherland’ Review: A Dryly Ironic Family Reckoning Amid the Ruins of Postwar Germany appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film is at its best when allowing these ideas to emerge naturally through the drama. The post ‘Tender Loving Care’ Review: Mike Leigh’s Compassionate Study of Care and Class appeared first on Slant Magazine.

More than its predecessor, Godzilla Minus Zero feels tormented by the very carnage it adores. The post ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Review: Yamazaki Takashi’s Monster Movie Is Fascinatingly at War with Itself appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This release attests to the film’s importance as a turning point in Japanese cinema. The post Review: Ichikawa Kon’s Mystery Film ‘The Inugami Family’ on Radiance Films Blu-ray appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film is an audaciously blunt, fever-dream portrait of religious-inspired sexual hysteria. The post ‘The Devils’ Review: Ken Russell’s Blasphemous Masterpiece, Restored to Its Intended Fury appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Bassam Tariq’s sophomore feature is more than a triumph of representation alone. The post ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Review: A Soulful Reinvention of the American Gunslinger appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film’s positivity feels like a balm and is, in toto, more than earned. The post ‘All of a Sudden’ Review: Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s Moving Drama About the Virtues of Camaraderie appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film exuberantly draws from a vast, under-explored ocean of Filipino mythology. The post ‘Forgotten Island’ Review: A Wildly Imaginative Fantasy About the Magic of Friendship appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Closer to a grotesquerie, the film foists us into a nightmarish carnival of irresponsibility. The post ‘Primetime’ Review: Robert Pattinson Goes Full Monster in Lance Oppenheim’s Media Satire appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This year’s lineup is so invitingly rich that you’ll actually want to see everything. The post New York Film Festival 2026 appeared first on Slant Magazine.