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The film isn’t well served by centering the perspective of Guy Pearce’s white British preacher. The post ‘The Convert’ Review: New Zealand Period Drama Nearly Succumbs to White Savior Syndrome appeared first on Slant Magazine.

It’s Not Me begins with a modest “I don’t know” as a riposte to a proposed riddle. The post Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2024: Leos Carax’s ‘It’s Not Me’ and Abdellah Taïa’s ‘Cabo Negro’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Like that infectious, iconic synth-pop theme, this is a film of familiar pleasures. The post ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Review: Entertaining Legacy Sequel Seeks Comfort in Nostalgia appeared first on Slant Magazine.

These three films bear the scars from a region’s history of violence like a fertile inheritance. The post FIDMarseille 2024: ‘An Oscillating Shadow,’ ‘Amusement Park,’ and ‘Kunst der Farbe’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

It’s impossible to deny that Fargeat’s film holds you even at its most frenzied. The post ‘The Substance’ Review: Coralie Fargeat’s Exhilarating Feminist Body-Horror Freak Show appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Carson Lund treats the power of a shared interest with profound, elegiac empathy. The post ‘Eephus’ Review: A Playful, Melancholic Ode to a Fading Universe and the Ties that Bind appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Kill continually finds clever ways to defy our expectations. The post ‘Kill’ Review: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s Bollywood Action Extravaganza Doesn’t Miss a Beat appeared first on Slant Magazine.

West’s star shines so bright that she illuminates the limits of the film around her. The post ‘MaXXXine’ Review: Mia Goth Slays in Ti West’s Well-Made but Forgettable ’80s Pastiche appeared first on Slant Magazine.

It's unclear what the film gains by skewing away from a more straightforward family drama. The post ‘Mother, Couch’ Review: A Story of a Family in Crisis, Weighted with Allegory appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Monia Chokri’s film engages with the stylings and bubbly tonality of the classic rom-com in ironic fashion. The post ‘The Nature of Love’ Review: A Funny, Nonjudgmental Look at Sexual Exploration appeared first on Slant Magazine.