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The film’s sun-hued, bucolic images convey nature’s eerie, ambivalent power over all. The post ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ Review: Peter Weir’s Ethereal Portrait of Young Lives on a Precipice appeared first on Slant Magazine.

As it jumps from topic to topic, the film leaves one feeling as if it has no center of gravity. The post ‘The Dating Game’ Review: Violet Du Feng’s Scattered Look at China’s Loneliness Epidemic appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Alireza Khatami’s third feature is a subtly enigmatic examination of the nature of masculinity. The post ‘The Things You Kill’ Review: A Thrilling Murder Mystery About Becoming What You Fear appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Gianluca Matarrese’s documentary is movingly premised on the responsibility of witness. The post ‘GEN_’ Review: At a Milan Hospital, One Doctor Cultivates Kindness as Resistance appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Russ Meyer was a veritable one-man band. The post A Long Fuse and a Big Bang: Russ Meyer’s ‘Vixen’ Cult Classic Sexploitation Trilogy appeared first on Slant Magazine.

It’s in the VR world that the film best conveys its themes of modern intimacy and alienation. The post ‘Luz’ Review: Sci-Fi Concepts Reign Supreme Over Drama in Flora Lau’s Second Feature appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Clearly the marketing of Flight Risk’s 4DX theatrical option is an act of overcompensation. The post ‘Flight Risk’ Review: Mel Gibson’s Tepid Thriller Wastes an Eager Mark Wahlberg appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Much of Quentin Tarantino’s still underrated 1997 crime film hits you on the rebound. The post ‘Jackie Brown’ and the Vulnerable Q.T. appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Eggers discusses the film, its origins, and how the story was received in its birthplace. The post Interview: Robert Eggers on Resurrecting ‘Nosferatu’ and Recentering the Story appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Inheritance’s bizarre mismatch of form and content mostly saps it of life. The post ‘Inheritance’ Review: Neil Burger’s Vérité-Style Thriller Starring Phoebe Dynevor Falls Flat appeared first on Slant Magazine.