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The past comes off in Mascha Schilinski’s film as an onerous, if unseen, weight on the present. The post ‘Sound of Falling’ Review: A Haunting Meditation on the Reverberations of Trauma appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The actors discuss the film’s richly fragmentary style, its frank sex scenes, and more. The post Interview: Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey on the Authenticity of Carmen Emmi’s ‘Plainclothes’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Johansson’s direction keeps things simple in a way that the hurried screenplay doesn’t. The post ‘Eleanor the Great’ Review: A Big Lie in Scarlett Johansson’s Film Is a Big Ask for Audiences appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Hartley discusses Where to Land’s origins, fundraising, and drawing from his own life. The post Interview: Hal Hartley on ‘Where to Land’ and Making Movies His Own Way appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film movingly conjures the feeling of music’s creation of a suspended present tense. The post ‘The History of Sound’ Review: A Soulful Portrait of a Romance Rooted in Love of Music appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The original film’s careful balance of “stupid and clever” is mostly absent from this sequel. The post ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’ Review: A Nostalgic Sequel to a Mockumentary Classic appeared first on Slant Magazine.

For better and for worse, the film breezily keys itself to its main character’s demeanor. The post ‘Roofman’ Review: Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst Barely Save Polite True-Crime Drama appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The setup of Hikari’s film is milked for all its humor and pathos—and then some. The post ‘Rental Family’ Review: A Mawkish Portrait of a Struggling Actor’s Journey of Self-Discovery appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film proceeds in a gently anecdotal mode, recalling Hartley’s Meanwhile from 2011. The post ‘Where to Land’ Review: Hal Hartley’s Pensive Portrait of an Artist’s Search for Meaning appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film plays a long game with audiences that frustrates far more than it illuminates. The post ‘The Ugly’ Review: Yeon Sang-ho’s Frustratingly Half-Told Tale of Memory and Beauty appeared first on Slant Magazine.