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The film evinces an intensely tangible understanding of the draw of analog culture. The post ‘OBEX’ Review: Albert Birney’s Poignant Celebration of Nostalgia as a Wake-Up Call appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Rebuilding captivates as it finds contentment sitting in the silence and stillness of a scene. The post ‘Rebuilding’ Review: Josh O’Connor Is Magnetic in Sensitive Portrait of Resilience appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film trenchantly satirizes 21st-century romance while delivering the gory genre goods. The post ‘Companion’ Review: Drew Hancock’s A.I.-Themed Thriller Is Filled with Existential Dread appeared first on Slant Magazine.

A simplicity of spirit guides writer-director Isaiah Saxon’s fable-like feature debut. The post ‘The Legend of Ochi’ Review: A24 Goes Amblin in a Wacky, Winning Family Adventure appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film’s sun-hued, bucolic images convey nature’s eerie, ambivalent power over all. The post ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ Review: Peter Weir’s Ethereal Portrait of Young Lives on a Precipice appeared first on Slant Magazine.

As it jumps from topic to topic, the film leaves one feeling as if it has no center of gravity. The post ‘The Dating Game’ Review: Violet Du Feng’s Scattered Look at China’s Loneliness Epidemic appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Alireza Khatami’s third feature is a subtly enigmatic examination of the nature of masculinity. The post ‘The Things You Kill’ Review: A Thrilling Murder Mystery About Becoming What You Fear appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Gianluca Matarrese’s documentary is movingly premised on the responsibility of witness. The post ‘GEN_’ Review: At a Milan Hospital, One Doctor Cultivates Kindness as Resistance appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Russ Meyer was a veritable one-man band. The post A Long Fuse and a Big Bang: Russ Meyer’s ‘Vixen’ Cult Classic Sexploitation Trilogy appeared first on Slant Magazine.

It’s in the VR world that the film best conveys its themes of modern intimacy and alienation. The post ‘Luz’ Review: Sci-Fi Concepts Reign Supreme Over Drama in Flora Lau’s Second Feature appeared first on Slant Magazine.