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The brittle humanity of the characters is the key ingredient to the film’s grim sense of irony. The post ‘How to Make a Killing’ Review: John Patton Ford’s Shrewd Retooling of an Ealing Classic appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Adam McDonald’s film struggles to bring its non-zombie characters to life. The post ‘This Is Not a Test’ Review: Detention of the Dead appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film, written by Efthymis Filippou, is a cartoonish cavalcade of pedestrian perversions. The post ‘Rosebush Pruning’ Review: Karim Aїnouz’s Satire of the Ultra-Rich Is Shockingly Banal appeared first on Slant Magazine.

For better and worse, the film suggests a low-rent spin on Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The post ‘Redux Redux’ Review: Revenge on Repeat appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Gomis’s sixth feature suggests a less sardonic version of one of Robert Altman’s hangout movies. The post ‘Dao’ Review: Alain Gomis’s Family Saga Is a Whirling Dervish of Messy Emotions appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film demonstrates the same sense of political urgency as The Teacher’s Lounge. The post ‘Yellow Letters’ Review: İlker Çatak’s Politically Urgent Portrait of a Marriage on the Brink appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Like its main character’s modus operandi as a criminal, the film plays by the book. The post ‘Crime 101’ Review: Bart Layton’s Crime Thriller Goes Through the Procedural Motions appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Johnson and McCarrol talk Canada, comedy, and Back to the Future. Also Drake. The post Interview: Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol on ‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film offers a joyous throwback to the optimistic feeling of the early internet creator era. The post ‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’ Review: Matt Johnson Catches Lightning in a Bottle appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Like a particularly impressive aspic, the film is tantalizing to behold but not so easy to swallow. The post ‘Wuthering Heights’ Review: Emerald Fennell’s Bodice-Ripping Treatment of a Classic appeared first on Slant Magazine.