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This is an overtly political film that’s hesitant to express its own political sentiments. The post ‘Anniversary’ Review: Jan Komasa’s Politically Charged Family Drama Strains Credulity appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The documentary is specific and urgent in both its purpose and execution. The post ‘The White House Effect’ Review: A Bracing Look at the Birth of the U.S.’s Climate Change Denial appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The mundane and transcendent dance hand in hand in this French animated feature. The post ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ Review: An Impressionistic Portrait of Childhood appeared first on Slant Magazine.

An air of predictability settles over Josh Boone’s dramedy in its very first scene. The post ‘Regretting You’ Review: You’ll Regret Seeing This Overwrought Colleen Hoover Adaptation appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Zhao’s take on Shakespeare’s family life telegraphs its themes loudly and incessantly. The post ‘Hamnet’ Review: Chloé Zhao’s Monotonously Blunt Portrait of Learning to Live with Grief appeared first on Slant Magazine.

O’Connor discusses how he came to understand America by immersing himself in an era. The post Interview: Josh O’Connor on ‘The Mastermind’ and Calibrating a Character’s Chaos appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Reichardt discusses the political climate of an era, collaborating with Josh O’Connor, and more. The post Interview: Kelly Reichardt on ‘The Mastermind’ and the Art of the Aftermath appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The Choral sets out to mix comedy with tragedy, but it’s an unsuccessful brew. The post ‘The Choral’ Review: Nicholas Hytner’s Wafer-Thin Period Dramedy About the Power of Music appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Panahi discusses the meaning of “accident” and how nothing can stop him from making movies. The post Interview: Jafar Panahi on ‘It Was Just an Accident’ and the Sound of Violence appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film surveys an era’s unprecedented upheavals with an ambivalent eye. The post ‘Train Dreams’ Review: Clint Bentley’s Earnest Elegy to the American Frontier appeared first on Slant Magazine.