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‘Hard Truths’ Review: Mike Leigh’s Compassionate Portrait of a Woman on the Brink
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The film finds Marianne Jean-Baptiste channeling an anger that feels excruciatingly real. The post ‘Hard Truths’ Review: Mike Leigh’s Compassionate Portrait of a Woman on the Brink appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Emilia Pérez’ Review: Jacques Audiard’s Melo-Noir Musical Makes It Up As It Goes Along
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Just as its style is enervating, Emilia Pérez settles for mundane portraiture. The post ‘Emilia Pérez’ Review: Jacques Audiard’s Melo-Noir Musical Makes It Up As It Goes Along appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The Shrouds’ Review: David Cronenberg’s Disquieting Story of Grief and Disillusionment
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Grief may be its starting point, but the film has much more on its mind than that. The post ‘The Shrouds’ Review: David Cronenberg’s Disquieting Story of Grief and Disillusionment appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Review: A Playfully Searing Drama About the Perils of Denial
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Writer-director Rungano Nyoni’s second feature is as acerbic as it is unforgiving. The post ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Review: A Playfully Searing Drama About the Perils of Denial appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Pascal Plante on Subverting True Crime Tropes with ‘Red Rooms’
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Plante discusses whether online culture encourages people to hide themselves in society. The post Interview: Pascal Plante on Subverting True Crime Tropes with ‘Red Rooms’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Pavements’ Review: Alex Ross Perry’s Slanted and Enchanted Portrait of Indie Band Pavement
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Perry’s Cubist portrait finds a fitting balance between reverence and mischievousness. The post ‘Pavements’ Review: Alex Ross Perry’s Slanted and Enchanted Portrait of Indie Band Pavement appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Review: Crazy, Stupid Love
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Folie à Deux is a film caught between a rock and a hard place of its own making. The post ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Review: Crazy, Stupid Love appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Grand Tour’ Review: A Playful Look at a Doomed Romance in the Twilight of Colonialism
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Miguel Gomes casts a satirical eye on a globetrotting journey’s basis in colonial conquest. The post ‘Grand Tour’ Review: A Playful Look at a Doomed Romance in the Twilight of Colonialism appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Intercepted’ Review: Oksana Karpovych’s Chilly Document of War, Indifference, and More
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The film’s images and words are an imprint of tremendous state violence. The post ‘Intercepted’ Review: Oksana Karpovych’s Chilly Document of War, Indifference, and More appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Union’ Review: An On-the-Ground Look at a Unionization Effort at an Amazon Warehouse
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The level of detail with which the filmmakers depict the unionization process is eye-opening. The post ‘Union’ Review: An On-the-Ground Look at a Unionization Effort at an Amazon Warehouse appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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