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Osit discusses To Catch a Predator, Chris Hansen’s thoughts on the documentary, and more. The post Interview: David Osit on ‘Predators’ and Turning Law Enforcement into Entertainment appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film cloyingly asks us to embrace the sincerity of its impersonal romance. The post ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Review: Kogonada’s Tonally Uncertain Romantic Fantasy appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This “loose adaptation” of Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland turns overreaching into an art form. The post ‘One Battle After Another’ Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Overstuffed Satirical Knickknack appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Hong’s technique here is key to the resonance of his latest examination of an artist’s life. The post ‘What Does That Nature Say to You’ Review: Hong Sang-soo’s Trains a Blurry Lens on the Art Life appeared first on Slant...

The film plunges us into a world that feels simultaneously naturalistic and otherworldly. The post ‘Rose of Nevada’ Review: Mark Jenkin’s Trippy Meditation on the Slipperiness of Time appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Assayas’s knack for fostering insight through irony is nowhere to be found in the film. The post ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ Review: Olivier Assayas’s Leaden Portrait of Putin’s Kingmaker appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Throughout the film, Okuyama spins poetry from seemingly inconsequential moments. The post ‘My Sunshine’ Review: Okuyama Hiroshi’s Gentle Portrait of the Changing Seasons of Life appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This biopic about Whitney Wolfe Herd can’t escape the shadow of The Social Network. The post ‘Swiped’ Review: A Questionably Hagiographic Portrait of a Tech Entrepreneur appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This protean fable is tremulous, tricky, and intrepid, much like its pious protagonist. The post ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Review: The Musical Agony and the Ecstasy of Anne Lee appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film follows too closely in the footsteps of John Hyams’s documentary of the same name. The post ‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Benny Safdie’s Biopic Is a Prolonged Bout with Déjà Vu appeared first on Slant Magazine.