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The film doesn’t employ stylized fiction as a conduit to real life, as Lou aims dead on for it. The post ‘An Unfinished Film’ Review: Lou Ye’s Docufiction Portrait of More Than Just a Nation in Limbo appeared first on...

The film truthfully hints at the sharp whirs behind the smooth façade of everyday life. The post ‘Young Hearts’ Review: Anthony Schatteman’s Tenderly Observed Tale of Young Queer Love appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Novocaine takes action-movie invulnerability to brutal comic extremes. The post ‘Novocaine’ Review: Can You Feel the Pain appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Nyoni and Susan discuss how they collaborated to develop the inscrutable character of Shula. The post Interview: Rungano Nyoni and Susan Chardy on the Zambia-set ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.

James Griffiths’s film plays both its drama and comedy in decidedly minor keys. The post ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: A Moving Tale About the Power of Music to Heal appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Black Bag is the kind of old-fashioned caper that Soderbergh can make in his sleep. The post ‘Black Bag’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Spy Thriller Is a Cool Cucumber, but Is That Enough? appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This is an immensely likeable film, thanks largely to the chemistry between its two leads. The post ‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ Review: A Touching, If Gentle to a Fault, Dramedy of Mutual Healing appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Lund discusses how Wiseman, the legacy of baseball movies, and criticism influenced Eephus. The post Interview: Carson Lund on Keeping Time with ‘Eephus,’ and Frederick Wiseman’s Influence appeared first on Slant Magazine.

McVeigh’s ominous atmosphere is omnipresent, clinging to Timothy like a dog to a bone. The post ‘McVeigh’ Review: A Suffocatingly Atmospheric, If Muted to a Fault, Portrait of a Terrorist appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film provides Anderson with a sturdy canvas for his unique brand of gaudy, campy cool. The post ‘In the Lost Lands’ Review: Paul W.S. Anderson’s Arrestingly Trashy George R.R. Martin Adaptation appeared first on Slant Magazine.