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The shift toward the weighty throws off the pace of what had been a charming rom-com. The post ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Review: Greg Berlanti’s Space Age Rom-Com Gets Far on Star Chemistry appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Perkins and Monroe discuss working with Nicolas Cage, the film’s influences, and more. The post Interview: Oz Perkins and Maika Monroe on ‘Longlegs’ and Their Freeing Collaboration appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This is a sturdily constructed horror film with a foundation sneakily built on shifting sands. The post ‘Longlegs’ Review: Oz Perkins’s Riveting, If Rarely Revelatory, Serial Killer Chiller appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Around the edges of the central relationship, Dandelion is disappointingly diffused. The post ‘Dandelion’ Review: Words Don’t Always Sing in Nicole Riegel’s Sophomore Feature appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film is a loving, personal tribute to the filmmaking duo known as the Archers. The post ‘Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger’ Review: To the Archers, with Love appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This is a film of noble intentions, and it boasts vulnerable performances from its cast. The post ‘Sing Sing’ Review: A Humane, If Self-Aware, Look at Healing Through Art and Collaboration appeared first on Slant Magazine.

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.