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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.

Robert Pattinson clearly relishes leaning into bug-eyed lunacy as much as he does pathos. The post ‘Mickey 17’ Review: Bong Joon-ho’s Timely and Entertaining Anti-Capitalist Satire appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This list is part sheepish capitulation to the role the Oscars have played in our lives. The post Every Oscar Best Picture Winner, Ranked appeared first on Slant Magazine.

In a work as emotionally devastating as this, the performances are everything. The post ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ Review: A Haunting Foursome in a Web of Buried Secrets appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film is a meditation on love and desire, death and memory, silence and expression. The post ‘You Burn Me’ Review: Matías Piñeiro’s Intimate, Impressionistic Cesare Pavese Adaptation appeared first on Slant Magazine.