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‘The Bride!’ Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Messy Punk Tale Gives Mary Shelley Her Due
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This is a shotgun blast of a movie with no fealty to the conventions of modern gothic horror. The post ‘The Bride!’ Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Messy Punk Tale Gives Mary Shelley Her Due appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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All 30 Pixar Movies, Ranked
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On the occasion of Hoppers’s release, here’s our ranking of every Pixar feature to date. The post All 30 Pixar Movies, Ranked appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Hoppers’ Review: ‘Avatar’ Meets ‘Pom Poko’ in Pixar’s Manic Eco-Conscious Adventure
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The film lays on chatty world-building that becomes less coherent the more of it there is. The post ‘Hoppers’ Review: ‘Avatar’ Meets ‘Pom Poko’ in Pixar’s Manic Eco-Conscious Adventure appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Heel’ Review: Jan Komasa’s Funny and Disturbing Thriller About the Fixing of a Bad Bloke
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The film basically imagines what My Fair Lady would look like if it had teeth. The post ‘Heel’ Review: Jan Komasa’s Funny and Disturbing Thriller About the Fixing of a Bad Bloke appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Salvation’ Review: A Multifaceted, If Sluggish, Exploration of Inter-Ethnic Conflict
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The weight of symbolism eventually drags the story down and stalls the characterizations. The post ‘Salvation’ Review: A Multifaceted, If Sluggish, Exploration of Inter-Ethnic Conflict appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Erupcja’ Review: Charli XCX Feels Wanderlust in Pete Ohs’s Freewheeling City Symphony
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The film is a drug-and-dance-music-fueled party girl’s lament. The post ‘Erupcja’ Review: Charli XCX Feels Wanderlust in Pete Ohs’s Freewheeling City Symphony appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Werner Herzog on ‘Ghost Elephants’ and Hunting a Dream in the Angolan Highlands
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Herzog discusses the genesis of his new documentary and the urgency of his filmmaking. The post Interview: Werner Herzog on ‘Ghost Elephants’ and Hunting a Dream in the Angolan Highlands appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘DTF St. Louis’ Review: A Darkly Comic Murder Mystery Worth Spending Time With
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The series boasts a unique charm that sneaks up on you. The post ‘DTF St. Louis’ Review: A Darkly Comic Murder Mystery Worth Spending Time With appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Scream 7’ Review: Out with the Old?
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Well aware of the fatigue that inevitably surrounds a series this old, the film fixates on, well, age. The post ‘Scream 7’ Review: Out with the Old? appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘In the Blink of an Eye’ Review: Andrew Stanton’s Maudlin, Centuries-Spanning Sci-Fi Drama
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The film is a grab bag of signifiers of longing and anxiety over losing loved ones. The post ‘In the Blink of an Eye’ Review: Andrew Stanton’s Maudlin, Centuries-Spanning Sci-Fi Drama appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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