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Potente and Tykwer discuss why the film is like a playground for audiences. The post Interview: Franka Potente and Tom Tykwer on the Enduring Energy of <em>Run Lola Run</em> appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film is most effective when it isn’t indulging in narrative sleight of hand. The post <em>I Used to Be Funny</em> Review: Rachel Sennott Soars in Dark Dramedy That Keeps Us at Arm’s Length appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Ride or Die plays out like it might be preparing us to let go of its big-name legacy leads. The post <em>Bad Boys: Ride or Die</em> Review: Boys to Men appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film is most memorable when it wallows in the allegorical registers of its images. The post <em>Banel & Adama</em> Review: Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s Fable-Like Portrait of Ephemeral Bliss appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This is a film of tremendous emotion, spirit, and paradoxically restraint and ambition. The post <em>Tuesday</em> Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Bargains with Death in Moving Fantasy Drama appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Nash discusses where he drew inspiration for cross-pollinating styles for his debut feature. The post Interview: Chris Nash on Taking Stylistic Risks in Horror with <em>In a Violent Nature</em> appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film is mostly content to see its protagonist as an implacable force of self-determination. The post <em>The Young Woman and the Sea</em> Review: Trudy Ederle Biopic Is Flotsam and Jetsam appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Think of Chris Nash’s as Béla Tarr doing an unholy doc-fiction hybrid about Crystal Lake. The post <em>In a Violent Nature</em> Review: A Thrillingly Cryptic and Evocative Act of Genre Resusitation appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Linklater discusses whether people’s identities can change with enough will power. The post Interview: Richard Linklater on <em>Hit Man</em>, Playing with Identities, Working with Glen Powell, & More appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Writer-director Payal Kapadia has created an exceptional document of a city and its people. The post <em>All We Imagine as Light</em> Review: Payal Kapadia’s Revelatory Urban Nocturne appeared first on Slant Magazine.