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‘The Brutalist’ Review: Brady Corbet’s American Epic Is Built to Weather the Ages
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Like his hero, Corbet has made an unvarnished monument to the authentic American character. The post ‘The Brutalist’ Review: Brady Corbet’s American Epic Is Built to Weather the Ages appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Harvest’ Review: Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Moody, and Mopish, Medieval Period Piece
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The film is a handsomely mounted production in which much of the filth feels stage-managed. The post ‘Harvest’ Review: Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Moody, and Mopish, Medieval Period Piece appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Stranger Eyes’ Review: In the Virtual (and Actual) Footsteps of a Missing Child
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The film is about the fraught ambiguities of seeing through a one-way mirror. The post ‘Stranger Eyes’ Review: In the Virtual (and Actual) Footsteps of a Missing Child appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Terrifier 3’ Review: Art the Clown Gets Naughty in Christmas Massacre for the Gory Faithful
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The film dots a sparse thread of plot with mini-masterpieces of cinematic ultraviolence. The post ‘Terrifier 3’ Review: Art the Clown Gets Naughty in Christmas Massacre for the Gory Faithful appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Caught by the Tides’ Review: Jia Zhang-ke’s Wily Remembrance of Things Past
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The film is a parable warning against nostalgic attempts to recreate the past. The post ‘Caught by the Tides’ Review: Jia Zhang-ke’s Wily Remembrance of Things Past appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘A Traveler’s Needs’ Review: An Unusually Uneven Hong Sang-soo Drama That Still Bears Fruit
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The variableness of this movie is the risk of a working method as rapid and intuitive as Hong’s. The post ‘A Traveler’s Needs’ Review: An Unusually Uneven Hong Sang-soo Drama That Still Bears Fruit appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Apartment 7A’ Review: What Have You Done to ‘Rosemary’s Baby’? You Maniacs!
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Natalie Erika James’s prequel engages with Rosemary’s Baby purely on franchise terms. The post ‘Apartment 7A’ Review: What Have You Done to ‘Rosemary’s Baby’? You Maniacs! appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson on the Transformations of ‘A Different Man’
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The actors discuss their physical and philosophical approaches to the self-reflexive tale. The post Interview: Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson on the Transformations of ‘A Different Man’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Never Let Go’ Review: Is She or Isn’t She? It’s a Dubious Question in Alexandre Aja’s Horror Film
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The film becomes virtually incoherent in a ploy to keep us on the edge of our seats. The post ‘Never Let Go’ Review: Is She or Isn’t She? It’s a Dubious Question in Alexandre Aja’s Horror Film appeared first on...
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‘Omni Loop’ Review: Bernardo Britto’s Existential Sci-Fi Drama Gets Stuck in a Rut
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It retreads ideas familiar from time-loop stories without offering anything especially new. The post ‘Omni Loop’ Review: Bernardo Britto’s Existential Sci-Fi Drama Gets Stuck in a Rut appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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