
This film about the making of Rocky is in the business of shameless hagiography.
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This film about the making of Rocky is in the business of shameless hagiography.
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Cregger’s reboot treats the games as a polite suggestion rather than a direct guidebook.
The post ‘Resident Evil’ Review: Zach Cregger’s Gory, and Hilarious, Wild Ride Through Raccoon City appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Double Freedom deflates the mythic resonance of Alonso’s 2001 debut feature.
The post ‘Double Freedom’ Review: Lisandro Alonso’s Languorous and Redundant ‘La Libertad’ Sequel appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Of course Herzog was inspired by the true story of Freda and Greta Chaplin.
The post ‘Bucking Fastard’ Review: The Mara Sisters Mesmerizingly Anchor Werner Herzog’s Fairy Tale appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Horror films are the source of many of The Beast of Mossy Bottom’s jokes.
The post ‘Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom’ Review: Little Sheep of Horrors appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film is an intensely existential tale about our relationship to our bodies.
The post ‘The Unknown’ Review: Arthur Harari’s Body-Swap Psychodrama Aches with Existential Dread appeared first on Slant Magazine.

This satisfyingly grubby film’s best ideas are often let down by their execution.
The post ‘The Weight’ Review: An Old-Fashioned Survival Thriller That Never Unleashes Its Full Potential appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film arguably feels like outright theft from the lives of people close to Almodóvar.
The post ‘Bitter Christmas’ Review: Pedro Almodóvar’s Navel-Gazing Confession and Creative Plunder appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Noah Segan’s low-key character study fully immerses us in its milieu.
The post ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Review: A Lived-In Portrait of a Crook Out of Time appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo’s debut feature is many things, but primarily it’s a corrective.
The post ‘Ben’Imana’ Review: A Haunting, If Stilted, Portrait of Rwandans Grappling with Genocide’s Toll appeared first on Slant Magazine.