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Kurosawa’s first historical film offers a master class in framing and blocking. The post ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Review: Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s Entrancing, Episodic Study of Power appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Mandalorian and Grogu is, basically, four Mandalorian episodes wearing an IMAX trench coat. The post ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Review: Jon Favreau’s Very Long Episode of Television appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Despite its title, Schoenbrun’s film is less about sex and death than sex and cinema. The post ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Review: Jane Schoenbrun’s Metatexual Ode to Slashers appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This year brought 18 features and seven shorts, all presented with live musical accompaniment. The post San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2026 appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Riley discusses how he views boosting as inherent to capitalism. The post Interview: Boots Riley on His Sophomore Feature ‘I Love Boosters,’ Capitalism, and Theft appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Jude’s “variation on” Octave Mirbeau’s novel is an exuberant hodgepodge of genre modes. The post ‘Diary of a Chambermaid’ Review: Radu Jude’s Despondent, Biting Adaptation of a Classic appeared first on Slant Magazine.

There isn’t much room in Brennand’s film for contradiction or ambiguity. The post ‘Manas’ Review: Marianna Brennand’s Somber, Oddly Impersonal Portrait of Child Abuse appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film feels like a circus act, a well-dressed elephant on a unicycle juggling a dozen balls. The post ‘I Love Boosters’ Review: Boots Riley’s Exhaustingly Surreal Anti-Capitalist Satire appeared first on Slant Magazine.

“Primal” is a good word to describe the characters from these feature directorial debuts. The post Cannes Film Festival 2026: Lila Pinell’s ‘Shana’ and Pierre le Gall’s ‘Flesh and Fuel’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

In the Grey has a jaunty spirit that cuts against the dour grain of many modern action films. The post ‘In the Grey’ Review: Guy Ritchie’s Breezy, Island-Set Actioner Chases Its Own Tail appeared first on Slant Magazine.