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Jared Hess’s film is riddled with bugs. The post ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Review: This Video Game Adaptation Is a Block of Tortured Inspiration appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Laura Casabé abstracts these typical emotions of tortured teens to then amplify them. The post ‘The Virgin of the Quarry Lake’ Review: A Volcanic Tale of Unrequited Teenage Passion appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film amounts to more than a slow cinema-inflected riff on the Final Destination series. The post ‘Drowning Dry’ Review: Two Lithuanian Families, One Grisly Multiverse of Sadness appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film embodies the cruel ironies of a woman’s declining state in story and style alike. The post ‘Familiar Touch’ Review: A Tale of Memory Loss Rendered in Tender, Sensorial Detail appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film maintains a unity of thought despite its expansive, kaleidoscopic approach. The post ‘Henry Fonda for President’ Review: A Screen Icon as Spur for a Parallel History appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film’s half-hearted gestures to various genres leave it in a no-genre zone of sorts. The post ‘When Fall Is Coming’ Review: François Ozon’s Sneaky to a Fault Tale of Family Strife appeared first on Slant Magazine.

There’s a sense here that Shannon has a dark comedy on his hands that he can’t commit to. The post ‘Eric LaRue’ Review: Judy Greer Anchors Michael Shannon’s Tonally Screwy Directorial Debut appeared first on Slant Magazine.

For all of its spiritedness, though, the film wants for a more unique sense of invention. The post ‘Freaky Tales’ Review: A Spirited Love Letter to Late-’80s Oakland and Its Underdogs appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Gazer sidles up to its story cautiously, mirroring its main character’s questioning nature. The post ‘Gazer’ Review: ‘The Conversation’ Meets ‘Memento’ Ryan J. Sloan’s Spooky Neo-Noir appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Jaume Collet-Serra spins a deeper, darker yarn than the premise suggests. The post ‘The Woman in the Yard’ Review: An Atmospheric Tale of Battling One’s Inner Demons appeared first on Slant Magazine.