Slant Magazine

Paddington in Peru offers an idea of Britishness that’s multifaceted and modern. The post ‘Paddington in Peru’ Review: Resettling the Meaning of Home, with Charm and Marmalade appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film paints a vivid portrait of what life was like for Black South Africans under apartheid. The post ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ Review: A Scattered Portrait of a Great Photographer appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Gints Zilbalodis’s animated feature is movingly attuned to its characters’ primal instincts. The post ‘Flow’ Review: A Cat’s Journey Movingly Attests to the Primal Search for Community appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Kapadia discusses her influences, her exploration of language, and more. The post Interview: Payal Kapadia on Capturing a City’s Contradictions in ‘All We Imagine as Light’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Red One tries to straddle the line of naughty and nice, and ends up being nothing as a result. The post ‘Red One’ Review: Quantum of Santa appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Dream Team’s absurdist brand flirts with art-for-art’s-sake disengagement. The post ‘Dream Team’ Review: An Absurdist Basic Cable Homage That Buries Its Head in the Sand appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Like so many latter-day Scott films, Gladiator II at once feels half-baked but overstuffed. The post ‘Gladiator II’ Review: Sir Ridley Scott’s Absurd and Uneven Return to the Colosseum appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Taormina discusses how “sonder” informs the shape and texture of his work. The post Interview: Tyler Taormina on the Shape and Sincerity of ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film, at times, strains for visual dynamism at the expense of the plays’ natural rhythms. The post ‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: Malcolm Washington’s Reverential August Wilson Adaptation appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Arnold’s artful indulgences often detract from the film’s purported authenticity. The post ‘Bird’ Review: Andrea Arnold’s Gritty, Sentimental Coming-of-Age Fable Flies Blind appeared first on Slant Magazine.