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The festival’s greatest singularity is two-fold: its lack of pretense and judicious curatorial eye. The post Visions du Réel 2024: <em>Apple Cider Vinegar</em>, <em>The Return of the Projectionist</em>, <em>In Limbo</em>, & More appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s horror comedy is sharp in more ways than one. The post <em>Abigail</em> Review: Pas de Deux with a Vampire appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film is held together by the intensity of its haunted-looking cast and the dour atmosphere. The post <em>Blood for Dust</em> Review: Stone-Cold Sleekness Becomes Rod Blackhurst’s ’90s-Set Noir appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Ritchie’s action-comedy never quite settles on what type of film it wants to be. The post <em>The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare</em> Review: Guy Ritchie’s Cheeky, If Undercooked, WWII Yarn appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Minhal Baig’s film delicately captures both the wonder and tunnel vision of adolescence. The post <em>We Grown Now</em> Review: Childhood Joy and Trauma in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green Homes appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Matsunaga Daishi’s Egoist is a love duet full of intimate gestures. The post <em>Egoist</em> Review: Matsunaga Daishi’s Gay Melodrama Lays Bare Desire and Ego appeared first on Slant Magazine.

In the end, the film reduces Winehouse’s life to little more than a sexist trope. The post <em>Back to Black</em> Review: Amy Winehouse Biopic Is a Spectacle of Profound Cowardice appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film awkwardly pitches itself between a somber drama and antic melodrama. The post <em>Mothers’ Instinct</em> Review: A Hitchcockian Thriller That Wants for a Double Dose of Camp appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Challengers is an intoxicating showcase for the beauty and excitement of bodies in motion. The post <em>Challengers</em> Review: Luca Guadagnino’s Three-Hander Is Crazy Sexy, Crazy Cool appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The filmmaker brothers discuss how Bigfoot straddles the human and the animal world. The post Interview: David and Nathan Zellner on Human and Animal Instincts in <em>Sasquatch Sunset</em> appeared first on Slant Magazine.