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Throughout, the filmmakers’ sympathies are lost in a confusing haze of cynicism. The post ‘Locked’ Review: Anthony Hopkins Tortures Bill Skarsgård in Muddled Action Thriller appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The French filmmaker discusses how he formalized a Freudian gaze for the film. The post Interview: Alain Guiraudie on Mercy and Morality in His Contemporary Parable ‘Misericordia’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Ash is a solid delivery mechanism for genre thrills. The post ‘Ash’ Review: Flying Lotus’s Sci-Fi Horror Thriller Coasts on Hypnotic Atmosphere appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film intriguingly prods at current-day anxieties around having children. The post ‘The Assessment’ Review: Alicia Vikander’s Latest Resonant Trip to the Uncanny Valley appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This is “content” at its most nakedly bankrupt. The post ‘The Electric State’ Review: Zero Signal appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Holland doesn’t seem to want us to know what to make of it. The post ‘Holland’ Review: Mimi Cave’s Thriller Is an Inert Vision of White Female Dissatisfaction appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film seems fundamentally disinterested in what makes celebrity so compelling. The post ‘Opus’ Review: Mark Anthony Green Takes Jabs at Celebrity Culture, but Without Conviction appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Lesage discusses the struggles faced by more than just youth across his films. The post Interview: Philippe Lesage on ‘Who By Fire’ and Intergenerational Insecurity appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film knows that when the stakes are sky high, the emotions need to be firmly grounded. The post ‘Drop’ Review: Christopher Landon’s Crafty and White-Knuckle-Tense Tech Thriller appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film suggests Rules of the Game cross-bred with a Spielberg creature feature. The post ‘Death of a Unicorn’ Review: Alex Scharfman’s Horror Comedy Sticks It to Big Pharma appeared first on Slant Magazine.