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‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’ Review: A Rousing Portrait of a Defiant Gaza Journalist
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The film is more than a reflection on barriers and bridges in the age of screen omnipresence. The post ‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’ Review: A Rousing Portrait of a Defiant Gaza Journalist appeared first on Slant...
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‘Christy’ Review: David Michôd’s Boxing Biopic Is Sydney Sweeney’s Defining Star Text
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The scrappiness that animates Sweeney as an actor finds natural expression through Martin. The post ‘Christy’ Review: David Michôd’s Boxing Biopic Is Sydney Sweeney’s Defining Star Text appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Nuremberg’ Review: Historical Drama Holds a Mirror to Our Current Era of Authoritarianism
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James Vanderbilt’s film is in direct conversation with the moment it was made. The post ‘Nuremberg’ Review: Historical Drama Holds a Mirror to Our Current Era of Authoritarianism appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Radu Jude on His Meta ‘Dracula’ and Weaponizing Artificial Intelligence
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Jude discusses why cinema being in a state of constant crisis exhilarates him. The post Interview: Radu Jude on His Meta ‘Dracula’ and Weaponizing Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Hedda’ Review: Nia DaCosta’s Entertaining, If Uneven, Reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s Play
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Hedda is more of a fun exercise in inventive adaptation than a fully-realized work. The post ‘Hedda’ Review: Nia DaCosta’s Entertaining, If Uneven, Reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s Play appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Review: A Hollow Portrait of a Gambler’s Redemption
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The film is a fevered look at a man on the run from his crimes and himself. The post ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Review: A Hollow Portrait of a Gambler’s Redemption appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Anniversary’ Review: Jan Komasa’s Politically Charged Family Drama Strains Credulity
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This is an overtly political film that’s hesitant to express its own political sentiments. The post ‘Anniversary’ Review: Jan Komasa’s Politically Charged Family Drama Strains Credulity appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The White House Effect’ Review: A Bracing Look at the Birth of the U.S.’s Climate Change Denial
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The documentary is specific and urgent in both its purpose and execution. The post ‘The White House Effect’ Review: A Bracing Look at the Birth of the U.S.’s Climate Change Denial appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ Review: An Impressionistic Portrait of Childhood
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The mundane and transcendent dance hand in hand in this French animated feature. The post ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ Review: An Impressionistic Portrait of Childhood appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Regretting You’ Review: You’ll Regret Seeing This Overwrought Colleen Hoover Adaptation
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An air of predictability settles over Josh Boone’s dramedy in its very first scene. The post ‘Regretting You’ Review: You’ll Regret Seeing This Overwrought Colleen Hoover Adaptation appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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