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Garland and Mendoza adhering to a Dogme 95-esque code of purity while making the film. The post Interview: Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza on ‘Warfare’ and Working Off of Memory appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The strength of Michael Angarano’s film is that it knows how to keep things moving. The post ‘Sacramento’ Review: Michael Cera and Kristen Stewart Star in Charming Road-Trip Dramedy appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film is about more than the real leverage that militant mass movements can exert. The post ‘Direct Action’ Review: A Rousing, Evocative Celebration of a French Activist Commune appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Jared Hess’s film is riddled with bugs. The post ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Review: This Video Game Adaptation Is a Block of Tortured Inspiration appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Laura Casabé abstracts these typical emotions of tortured teens to then amplify them. The post ‘The Virgin of the Quarry Lake’ Review: A Volcanic Tale of Unrequited Teenage Passion appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film amounts to more than a slow cinema-inflected riff on the Final Destination series. The post ‘Drowning Dry’ Review: Two Lithuanian Families, One Grisly Multiverse of Sadness appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film embodies the cruel ironies of a woman’s declining state in story and style alike. The post ‘Familiar Touch’ Review: A Tale of Memory Loss Rendered in Tender, Sensorial Detail appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film maintains a unity of thought despite its expansive, kaleidoscopic approach. The post ‘Henry Fonda for President’ Review: A Screen Icon as Spur for a Parallel History appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film’s half-hearted gestures to various genres leave it in a no-genre zone of sorts. The post ‘When Fall Is Coming’ Review: François Ozon’s Sneaky to a Fault Tale of Family Strife appeared first on Slant Magazine.

There’s a sense here that Shannon has a dark comedy on his hands that he can’t commit to. The post ‘Eric LaRue’ Review: Judy Greer Anchors Michael Shannon’s Tonally Screwy Directorial Debut appeared first on Slant Magazine.