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At its best, the film carries itself forward with the dignity worthy of a king. The post ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Review: Barry Jenkins’s Prequel Is a Captivating Children’s Fable appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The game finds Indy returning to terrain well trod by Lara Croft and Nathan Drake. The post ‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’ Review: This Rip-Roaring Adventure Should Have Been a Movie appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Horror continues to evolve in ways that confound and as such prove the genre’s durability. The post The 10 Best Horror Films of 2024 appeared first on Slant Magazine.

For all their looking back, our favorite films of the year don’t engage in thoughtless nostalgia for an earlier time. The post The 25 Best Films of 2024 appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film is as fiercely economical as Jaume Collet-Serra’s best work. The post ‘Carry-On’ Review: Flight, Camera, Action appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Ross discusses how he and his collaborators pushed forward the idea of point of view. The post Interview: RaMell Ross on Evolving Camera Language with ‘Nickel Boys’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film fails to take advantage of the most basic fertile ground of its concept. The post ‘Kraven the Hunter’ Review: The Mild Hunt appeared first on Slant Magazine.

As it sprints through the most notable moments of Dylan’s life, the film lapses into incoherence. The post ‘A Complete Unknown’ Review: James Mangold’s Self-Defeating Biopic of Bob Dylan appeared first on Slant Magazine.

There’s a lot of Miyazaki Hayao’s Nausicaa in the film’s visual language. The post ‘Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim’ Review: Kamiyama Kenji’s Powerful Heroine’s Journey appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The documentary is invigorated by Herzog’s persistently quixotic line of questioning. The post ‘Theater of Thought’ Review: Werner Herzog’s Galaxy-Brained Exploration of Consciousness appeared first on Slant Magazine.