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Mr. Nobody Against Putin

‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Review: A Teacher, a Camera, and the Machinery of Propaganda

The film starkly reveals the toll propaganda takes on everyday individuals and communities.

by Lauren Wissot
January 16, 2026
The Rip

‘The Rip’ Review: Joe Carnathan’s Meat-and-Potatoes Actioner Delivers the Genre Goods

by Jake Cole
Night Patrol

‘Night Patrol’ Review: 187 on a Vampire Cop

by Justin Clark
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Review: An Incidental Chapter in the Rage Virus Saga

by Rocco T. Thompson
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’ Review: A Rousing Portrait of a Defiant Gaza Journalist

by Eli Friedberg
November 3, 2025

The film is more than a reflection on barriers and bridges in the age of screen omnipresence.

Christy

‘Christy’ Review: David Michôd’s Boxing Biopic Is Sydney Sweeney’s Defining Star Text

by Marshall Shaffer
November 2, 2025

The scrappiness that animates Sweeney as an actor finds natural expression through Martin.

Nuremberg

‘Nuremberg’ Review: Historical Drama Holds a Mirror to Our Current Era of Authoritarianism

by Rocco T. Thompson
November 1, 2025

James Vanderbilt’s film is in direct conversation with the moment in which it was made.

Radu Jude on His Meta Dracula and Weaponizing Artificial Intelligence

Interview: Radu Jude on His Meta ‘Dracula’ and Weaponizing Artificial Intelligence

by Marshall Shaffer
October 30, 2025

Jude discusses why cinema being in a state of constant crisis exhilarates him.

Hedda

‘Hedda’ Review: Nia DaCosta’s Entertaining, If Uneven, Reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s Play

by David Robb
October 30, 2025

Hedda is more of a fun exercise in inventive adaptation than a fully-realized work.

Ballad of a Small Player

‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Review: A Hollow Portrait of a Gambler’s Redemption

by Chris Barsanti
October 28, 2025

The film is a fevered look at a man on the run from his crimes and himself.

Anniversay

‘Anniversary’ Review: Jan Komasa’s Politically Charged Family Drama Strains Credulity

by Ross McIndoe
October 27, 2025

This is an overtly political film that’s hesitant to express its own political views.

The 100 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century

The 100 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century

by Slant Staff
October 26, 2025

These films shocked us by plumbing our deepest primordial terrors.

The White House Effect

‘The White House Effect’ Review: A Bracing Look at the Birth of the U.S.’s Climate Change Denial

by Derek Smith
October 26, 2025

The documentary is specific and urgent in both its purpose and execution.

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ Review: An Impressionistic Portrait of Childhood

by Jake Cole
October 25, 2025

The mundane and transcendent dance hand in hand in this French animated feature.

Regretting You

‘Regretting You’ Review: You’ll Regret Seeing This Overwrought Colleen Hoover Adaptation

by Derek Smith
October 22, 2025

An air of predictability settles over Josh Boone’s dramedy in its very first scene.

Hamnet

‘Hamnet’ Review: Chloé Zhao’s Monotonously Blunt Portrait of Learning to Live with Grief

by David Robb
October 21, 2025

Zhao’s take on Shakespeare’s family life telegraphs its themes loudly and incessantly.

Mistress Dispeller

‘Mistress Dispeller’ Review: Elizabeth Lo’s Wise and Moving Look at China’s Love Industry

by Ross McIndoe
October 18, 2025

The film is sensitively attuned to how people’s feelings are shaped by cultural norms.

Shelby Oaks

‘Shelby Oaks’ Review: A Been-There, Done-That Chiller About Missing Ghost Hunters

by Rocco T. Thompson
October 18, 2025

Chris Stuckmann’s feature directorial debut arrives packing some major clout.

Die My Love

‘Die My Love’ Review: Lynne Ramsay’s Expressionistic Portrait of a Mental Breakdown

by Marshall Shaffer
October 18, 2025

The film is Ramsay’s most sprawling and sensational canvas to date.

Josh O’Connor on The Mastermind and Calibrating a Character’s Chaos

Interview: Josh O’Connor on ‘The Mastermind’ and Calibrating a Character’s Chaos

by Marshall Shaffer
October 16, 2025

O’Connor discusses how he came to understand America by immersing himself in an era.

Kelly Reichardt on The Mastermind and the Art of the Aftermath

Interview: Kelly Reichardt on ‘The Mastermind’ and the Art of the Aftermath

by Marshall Shaffer
October 16, 2025

Reichardt discusses the political climate of an era, collaborating with Josh O’Connor, and more.

The Choral

‘The Choral’ Review: Nicholas Hytner’s Wafer-Thin Period Dramedy About the Power of Music

by Ross McIndoe
October 15, 2025

The Choral sets out to mix comedy with tragedy, but it’s an unsuccessful brew.

Jafar Panahi on It Was Just an Accident and the Sound of Violence

Interview: Jafar Panahi on ‘It Was Just an Accident’ and the Sound of Violence

by Marshall Shaffer
October 15, 2025

Panahi discusses the meaning of “accident” and how nothing can stop him from making movies.

Train Dreams

‘Train Dreams’ Review: Clint Bentley’s Earnest Elegy to the American Frontier

by David Robb
October 14, 2025

The film surveys an era’s unprecedented upheavals with an ambivalent eye.

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