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‘Ex-Husbands’ Review: After Loss, a New Lease on Life, Perhaps, for a Father and His Sons
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The film is full of little moments that speak clearly to the particularities of father-son bonds. The post ‘Ex-Husbands’ Review: After Loss, a New Lease on Life, Perhaps, for a Father and His Sons appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Documentary Feature
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AMPAS’s endorsement of one film in this category could have life-saving repercussions. The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Documentary Feature appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The Memory of Butterflies’ Review: A Thorny Unveiling of Colonial Exploitation
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Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski’s film boldly exposes the hypocrisies of Western liberal intervention. The post ‘The Memory of Butterflies’ Review: A Thorny Unveiling of Colonial Exploitation appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Review: Putting ‘Cinderella’ Through the Body-Horror Wringer
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The film’s style is measured, not just maximalist, when it comes to body horror. The post ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Review: Putting ‘Cinderella’ Through the Body-Horror Wringer appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Music (Original Score)
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Better luck in the other music category, Emilia Pérez. The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Music (Original Score) appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Hot Milk’ Review: Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s Stubbornly Languorous Mother-Daughter Drama
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By the time it reaches its close, Hot Milk has long since spoiled into something rancid. The post ‘Hot Milk’ Review: Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s Stubbornly Languorous Mother-Daughter Drama appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Animated Feature
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One film here feels like the natural move for today’s much-more-international AMPAS. The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Animated Feature appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Living the Land’ Review: Huo Meng’s Patient Observance of a People’s Endurance
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Huo’s second feature is attentive to the everyday rhythms of rural communities. The post ‘Living the Land’ Review: Huo Meng’s Patient Observance of a People’s Endurance appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The Gorge’ Review: So Close, Yet So Far
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Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller meet cute at the gates of hell in uneven action-horror yarn. The post ‘The Gorge’ Review: So Close, Yet So Far appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Supporting Actress
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In the home stretch, Zoe Saldaña has emerged as this Oscar season’s prime sympathy vote. The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Supporting Actress appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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