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There’s a lot of Miyazaki Hayao’s Nausicaa in the film’s visual language. The post ‘Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim’ Review: Kamiyama Kenji’s Powerful Heroine’s Journey appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The documentary is invigorated by Herzog’s persistently quixotic line of questioning. The post ‘Theater of Thought’ Review: Werner Herzog’s Galaxy-Brained Exploration of Consciousness appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Gia Coppola has crafted a film that feels fleeting and illusory by design. The post ‘The Last Showgirl’ Review: Pam Anderson Elevates Undercooked Tale of a Dream Cut Short appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film presents a way of life where the only friction is between “man” and “nature.” The post ‘Gaucho Gaucho’ Review: A Sumptuously Distanced Portrait a Cowboy Community appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Eggers’s cinema has an aesthetic ravenousness about it that’s both stylish and sequestered. The post ‘Nosferatu’ Review: Robert Eggers’s Evocatively Cloistered Homage to a Horror Classic appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Pasolini leverages little in the way of words to tell his version of the story. The post ‘The Return’ Review: Uberto Pasolini’s Minimalist Retelling of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Magnus von Horn’s film consistently conjures a disorienting and claustrophobic effect. The post ‘The Girl with the Needle’ Review: An Unsparing Vision of the Wounds of Womanhood appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Moana’s great voyage winds up taking her around in circles. The post ‘Moana 2’ Review: Treading Water appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Rasoulof discusses his resolve to keep telling stories in the wake of his multiple imprisonments. The post Interview: Mohammad Rasoulof on Fighting for Freedom with ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Kuritzkes discusses his collaboration with Guadagnino on Queer and Challengers. The post Interview: Justin Kuritzkes on ‘Queer’ and Speaking Luca Guadagnino’s Language appeared first on Slant Magazine.