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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.

For all of its spiritedness, though, the film wants for a more unique sense of invention. The post ‘Freaky Tales’ Review: A Spirited Love Letter to Late-’80s Oakland and Its Underdogs appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Gazer sidles up to its story cautiously, mirroring its main character’s questioning nature. The post ‘Gazer’ Review: ‘The Conversation’ Meets ‘Memento’ Ryan J. Sloan’s Spooky Neo-Noir appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Jaume Collet-Serra spins a deeper, darker yarn than the premise suggests. The post ‘The Woman in the Yard’ Review: An Atmospheric Tale of Battling One’s Inner Demons appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The formal experimentation of Warfare is built to pose questions, not answer them. The post ‘Warfare’ Review: Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s Harrowing Retelling of an Iraq War Mission appeared first on Slant Magazine.