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The actors discuss how they approached the lightly satirical elements of Joachim Trier’s film. The post Interview: Elle Fanning and Stellan Skarsgård on ‘Sentimental Value’ and Acting Within Acting appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film delicately teases out its characters’ intersecting ambitions and intertwined fates. The post ‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: Shih-Ching Tsou’s Intimately Detailed, Taipei-Set Melodrama appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This biblical fantasy’s dreary, static solemnity invites comparison to Robert Eggers’s work. The post ‘The Carpenter’s Son’ Review: Lofty Nathan’s Dreary Biblical Fantasy Reins In Nicolas Cage appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Wright lends verve to the film’s action, but his expansion of the novel is a ruinous one. The post ‘The Running Man’ Review: Edgar Wright’s Mollifying Vision of Empowerment appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film’s convoluted plot is one big MacGuffin leading to the thwarting of a cartoon villain. The post ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Review: Smoke, Mirrors, and Nothing Beneath appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film attests to hope being a resource worth preserving in dark times. The post ‘Arco’ Review: Ugo Bienvenu’s Animated Adventure Harbors Hope for a Burning World appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Laxe and López discuss what they took away from grappling with the imminence of death. The post Interview: Óliver Laxe and Sergi López on the Trance-Inducing ‘Sirât’ and Body Memory appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Lee’s adaptation of Kokuho takes a novelistic approach to scene and character. The post ‘Kokuho’ Review: Lee Sang-il’s Intimate and Grand Epic About the World of Kabuki Theater appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Sachs and Rosenkrantz discuss what attracts them to the everyday lives of artists. The post Interview: Ira Sachs and Linda Rosenkrantz on Reconstructing ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The action is inventive and heart-pounding, but it’s also the least surprising part of the film. The post ‘Predator Badlands’ Review: Dan Trachtenberg’s Violent and Disarmingly Sweet Monster Mash appeared first on Slant Magazine.