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The film seems content to merely adapt the “Personal Life” section of Beckett’s Wikipedia page. The post ‘Dance First’ Review: James Marsh’s Biopic Gives Samuel Beckett the Wikipedia Treatment appeared first on Slant Magazine.

M. Night Shyamalan’s stylish thriller is schizophrenic in more ways than one. The post ‘Trap’ Review: Always Rooting for the Anti-Hero appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Like a well-executed heist, the film knows how to get in and get out with minimal fuss. The post ‘The Instigators’ Review: Doug Liman’s Fleet-Footed, Boston-Set Crime Caper appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Soi Cheang’s bustling, lovingly crafted frames are a breath of fresh air. The post ‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ Review: An Alternately Thrilling and Dense Action Epic appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film has little to add on the subject of the interplay of politics and infectious disease. The post ‘Coup!’ Review: A Muddled Class Satire Set During the 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The Adams family takes its first wobbly baby steps outside its homegrown horror comfort zone. The post ‘Hell Hole’ Review: A Creature Feature By Way of a Mumblecore-ish Workplace Comedy appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film suggests Dungeons & Dragons for political science and national security nerds. The post ‘War Game’ Review: Role-Playing an Insurrection appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film’s sense of evasion is as much a hindrance as it is a badge of honor. The post ‘Happy Campers’ Review: An Empathetic Look at a Scrappy Paradise Facing Extinction appeared first on Slant Magazine.

On the occasion of the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, we ranked all the films in the MCU. The post All 34 MCU Movies Ranked appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Wang discusses what the Sundance Directors’ Lab taught him about the film’s toughest scene. The post Interview: Sean Wang on Applying Cinematic Language to the Internet in ‘Dìdi’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.