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‘Flight Risk’ Review: Mel Gibson’s Tepid Thriller Wastes an Eager Mark Wahlberg
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Clearly the marketing of Flight Risk’s 4DX theatrical option is an act of overcompensation. The post ‘Flight Risk’ Review: Mel Gibson’s Tepid Thriller Wastes an Eager Mark Wahlberg appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Jackie Brown’ and the Vulnerable Q.T.
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Much of Quentin Tarantino’s still underrated 1997 crime film hits you on the rebound. The post ‘Jackie Brown’ and the Vulnerable Q.T. appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Robert Eggers on Resurrecting ‘Nosferatu’ and Recentering the Story
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Eggers discusses the film, its origins, and how the story was received in its birthplace. The post Interview: Robert Eggers on Resurrecting ‘Nosferatu’ and Recentering the Story appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Inheritance’ Review: Neil Burger’s Vérité-Style Thriller Starring Phoebe Dynevor Falls Flat
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Inheritance’s bizarre mismatch of form and content mostly saps it of life. The post ‘Inheritance’ Review: Neil Burger’s Vérité-Style Thriller Starring Phoebe Dynevor Falls Flat appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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White Hot Cool: ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and the Birth of Quentin Tarantino’s Style
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The film indicates a remarkably fully formed cinematic sensibility, for both better and worse. The post White Hot Cool: ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and the Birth of Quentin Tarantino’s Style appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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The Cocksure Auteur Grows Up: Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill: Vols. 1 and 2’
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With these films, Hollywood’s most talented video clerk blossomed into a great artist. The post The Cocksure Auteur Grows Up: Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill: Vols. 1 and 2’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The Colors Within’ Review: Yamada Naoko’s Luminous Anime About Finding Oneself
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Yamada’s animated film suggests great depths by withholding so much. The post ‘The Colors Within’ Review: Yamada Naoko’s Luminous Anime About Finding Oneself appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Grafted’ Review: This Body-Swapping Horror Movie Doesn’t Know What It Wants to Be
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Sasha Rainbow’s film loses all momentum once the face-swapping kicks into motion. The post ‘Grafted’ Review: This Body-Swapping Horror Movie Doesn’t Know What It Wants to Be appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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David Lynch, Cinema’s Premiere Architect of Dreams and Nightmares, Dead at 78
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Lynch understood that many of the fantasies he loved were built on nightmares. The post David Lynch, Cinema’s Premiere Architect of Dreams and Nightmares, Dead at 78 appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘One of Them Days’ Review: Squabble Up
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Keke Palmer and SZA throw it back in more ways than one in this breezy comedy. The post ‘One of Them Days’ Review: Squabble Up appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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