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‘Nickel Boys’ Review: RaMell Ross’s Intensely Subjective Colson Whitehead Adaptation
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Ross’s remarkable film fashions mesmerizing, affecting poetry out of Whitehead’s prose. The post ‘Nickel Boys’ Review: RaMell Ross’s Intensely Subjective Colson Whitehead Adaptation appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Better Man’ Review: Robbie Williams Goes Bananas in a “Take That” to Biopic Convention
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This exuberant biopic is as hard to resist as it is to believe that it got made in the first place. The post ‘Better Man’ Review: Robbie Williams Goes Bananas in a “Take That” to Biopic Convention appeared first on...
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‘Bookworm’ Review: A Charming Father-Daughter Adventure in the Wilds of New Zealand
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The film is an effulgent love letter to ’80s kid cinema, laced with a quirky, Kiwi dryness. The post ‘Bookworm’ Review: A Charming Father-Daughter Adventure in the Wilds of New Zealand appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Youth (Homecoming)’ Review: Wang Bing’s Sorrowful Coda to His Textile Worker Trilogy
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In the context of the trilogy, Youth (Homecoming) feels both standalone and summative. The post ‘Youth (Homecoming)’ Review: Wang Bing’s Sorrowful Coda to His Textile Worker Trilogy appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Megalopolis’ Review: Empire State of Mind
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Francis Ford Coppola’s 50-year-old dream is now an audacious, uncompromising reality. The post ‘Megalopolis’ Review: Empire State of Mind appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Saturday Night’ Review: Jason Reitman’s Love Letter to ‘SNL’ Is Closer to Smug Fan Fiction
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The film obnoxiously looks back at the first SNL with the 20/20 vision of hindsight. The post ‘Saturday Night’ Review: Jason Reitman’s Love Letter to ‘SNL’ Is Closer to Smug Fan Fiction appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The Apprentice’ Review: Ali Abbasi’s Docudrama Knows Exactly Who Donald Trump Is
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But how deeply can a film explore the psyche of a man who so nakedly shows us his worst? The post ‘The Apprentice’ Review: Ali Abbasi’s Docudrama Knows Exactly Who Donald Trump Is appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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New York Film Festival 2024
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This year’s edition of the festival is a cinematic cornucopia unlike any other. The post New York Film Festival 2024 appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Happyend’ Review: It’s Only a Teenage Wasteland
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The tone of Sora Neo’s film wobbles between a sober social commentary and outright satire. The post ‘Happyend’ Review: It’s Only a Teenage Wasteland appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Gregg Araki on the Teen Apocalypse Trilogy’s Generation-Defying Sense of Doom
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Araki discusses how society has and hasn’t caught up with his incendiary trilogy of films. The post Interview: Gregg Araki on the Teen Apocalypse Trilogy’s Generation-Defying Sense of Doom appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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