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Interview: Kevin O’Leary on Playing a Real Asshole in Josh Safdie’s ‘Marty Supreme’
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O’Leary discusses what he learned from working alongside Safdie and Timothée Chalamet. The post Interview: Kevin O’Leary on Playing a Real Asshole in Josh Safdie’s ‘Marty Supreme’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus on ‘Cover-Up’ and Sy Hersh’s Hard Truths
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The filmmakers discuss what keeps them going in their mission of holding power to account. The post Interview: Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus on ‘Cover-Up’ and Sy Hersh’s Hard Truths appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The Housemaid’ Review: Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried in an Un-Campy Battle of Wits
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The film’s twist is a doozy, but it falls just short of being a deconstruction of tradwife values. The post ‘The Housemaid’ Review: Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried in an Un-Campy Battle of Wits appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants’ Review: A Charming, Spirited, and Ludicrous Ride
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The film proves that it’s not quite time to tell this series to walk the plank. The post ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants’ Review: A Charming, Spirited, and Ludicrous Ride appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: James Cameron’s Bloodless, Expensive-Looking Behemoth
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Cameron’s Fire and Ash is effectively a three-hour-plus series of climaxes. The post ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: James Cameron’s Bloodless, Expensive-Looking Behemoth appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun on the Black Comedy of ‘No Other Choice’
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Park and Lee discuss the film’s mordant satire about the cutthroat nature of capitalism. The post Interview: Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun on the Black Comedy of ‘No Other Choice’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Will Arnett and Laura Dern on Working with Bradley Cooper on ‘Is This Thing On?’
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Arnett and Dern discuss why they resisted intellectualizing their characters during shooting. The post Interview: Will Arnett and Laura Dern on Working with Bradley Cooper on ‘Is This Thing On?’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Song Sung Blue’ Review: Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson Soar in By-the-Numbers Nostalgia Trip
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Like the worst of Neil Diamond’s songs, the film is desperate to arouse our emotions. The post ‘Song Sung Blue’ Review: Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson Soar in By-the-Numbers Nostalgia Trip appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The Plague’ Review: Charlie Polinger’s Chilling and Probing Look at Adolescent Bullying
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William Golding’s influence is felt in the film’s exploration of teenage social hierarchy. The post ‘The Plague’ Review: Charlie Polinger’s Chilling and Probing Look at Adolescent Bullying appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Review: An Uneasy Blend of Dramatization and Reality
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The comparisons to Paul Greengrass’s queasily forensic docudramas make themselves. The post ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Review: An Uneasy Blend of Dramatization and Reality appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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