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Silent Hill: Townfall

‘Silent Hill: Townfall’ Review: A Classic Series Gets a Terrifyingly Vivid First-Person Reinvention

by Aaron Riccio
September 21, 2026

In Townfall, seeing your enemies is as discomfiting as not seeing them at all.

Beware Boiúna

‘Beware Boiúna’ Review: A Rip-Roaring Creature Feature with Teeth (and a Conscience)

by Rocco T. Thompson
Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo

‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ Review: Miike Takashi’s Busy, Unusually Restrained Cop Drama

by Mark Hanson
NAZA

‘NAZA’ Review: Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s Damning Expose of Israel’s Crimes in Gaza

by Eli Friedberg
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Film

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!

‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’ Review: Kikuchi Rinko Grounds Antic Portrait of a Widow’s Grief

by Kenji Fujishima

Cross-cultural details add some depth and texture to an otherwise generic narrative.

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The Incomer

‘The Incomer’ Review: Louis Paxton’s Quirky, Ultimately Heartwarming Seaside Fable

by Justin Clark

The Incomer is about being isolated for so long that you forget how to want things.

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Long Day's Journey Into Night

‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ Review: A Haunting Foursome in a Web of Buried Secrets

by Ross McIndoe

In a work as emotionally devastating as this, the performances are everything.

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I Play Rocky

‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Peter Farrelly’s Exhaustingly Rousing Sylvester Stallone Biopic

by Mark Hanson

This film about the making of Rocky is in the business of shameless hagiography.

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Music

Julia Jacklin, The Gem

Julia Jacklin ‘The Gem’ Review: The Cost of Going It Alone

by Jon Negroni

The album asks what independence is worth when it starts to look like crushing loneliness.

Miley Cyrus, Bass Persuades

Miley Cyrus ‘Bass Persuades’ Review: Pop That Lacks Persuasion

by Michael Savio

The album’s abrupt shifts in genre and tone never allow you to settle in.

Troye Sivan

Troye Sivan Drafts Sir Ian McKellen, Madonna, and More for “Party” Single and Video

by Sal Cinquemani

“Party” channels the voice of McKellen, the Queen of Pop’s music, and the spirit of Lady Gaga.

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Interviews

Na Hong-jin on Hope, Toying with Genre, and His Plans for the Future

Interview: Na Hong-jin on ‘Hope,’ Toying with Genre, and His Plans for the Future

by Marshall Shaffer
September 6, 2026

Na discusses experimenting with genre and the elements of religion in his new film.

Interview: Adam Wingard on Onslaught, His Inspirations, and Conspiracy Theories

Interview: Adam Wingard on ‘Onslaught,’ His Inspirations, and Conspiracy Theories

by Rocco T. Thompson
Jack Auen and Kevin Walker on Chronovisor, Conspiracies, and Bibliomania

Interview: Jack Auen and Kevin Walker on ‘Chronovisor,’ Conspiracies, and Bibliomania

by Marshall Shaffer
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TV

The Diplomat

‘The Diplomat’ Season 4 Trailer Promises a More Dangerous Union

by Alexa Camp

Following Allison Janney’s Emmy win, the series returns for a fourth season.

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Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay

Taylor Swift Makes a Cameo and Drops a Cryptic Message at the 78th Emmy Awards

by Alexa Camp

The singer appeared alongside host Mariska Hargitay in ‘Law & Order: SVU’ sketch.

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Adults, Season 2

‘Adults’ Season 2 Review: The Kids Are Mostly Alright

by Michael Savio

In its second season, the series has started to find its groove as a winsome hangout comedy.

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Video

Corruption

Review: Mauro Bolognini’s Starkly Modernist ‘Corruption’ on Radiance Films Blu-ray

by Derek Smith

This modernist film sees genuine tragedy in consumerism and greed closing in on its hero.

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Days and Nights in the Forest

Review: Satyajit Ray’s ‘Days and Nights in the Forest’ on Criterion 4K UHD Blu-ray

by Jake Cole

Ray’s barbed but nonjudgmental drama comes to Criterion with a sparkling transfer.

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Three Films by Leos Carax

4K UHD Blu-ray Review: ‘Three Films by Leos Carax’ on the Criterion Collection

by Chuck Bowen Jake Cole

These films are exemplars of the genre known as the cinéma du look.

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Lists

Every MTV VMA Video of the Year Winner Ranked

Every MTV VMA Video of the Year Winner Ranked

by Slant Staff
August 28, 2026

We ranked all 42 of the past video of the year winners.

The Idaho Murders

The 25 Best True-Crime Docuseries on Netflix Right Now

by Sal Cinquemani
Charli XCX

Every Charli XCX Album Ranked, from ‘True Romance’ to ‘Music, Film, Fashion’

by Slant Staff
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Games

Another Eden Begins

‘Another Eden Begins’ Review: Katō Masato’s Scrappy, Soulful JRPG Throwback

by Eli Friedberg

In the game’s dynamic and aggressive battle system, synergy is complex and vital.

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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

‘Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots’: Kojima Hideo’s Masterful Treatise on Mortality Lives Again

by Eli Friedberg

Eighteen years on from its debut, it remains an utterly idiosyncratic and awe-inspiring chimera.

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Mortal Shell 2

‘Mortal Shell II’ Review: Cold Symmetry’s Sequel Is a Compact, Rip-and-Tearing Soulslike

by Niv M. Sultan

The game breathes propulsive life into the ideas that its predecessor failed to fully realize.

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Theater

Paranormal Activity

Review: On Broadway, ‘Paranormal Activity’ Scares Up More Dread Than Psychological Insight

by Dan Rubins

Paranormal Activity’s abiding creepiness will probably follow you home.

Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo

‘Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo’ Review: Jennifer Nettles Musical Is Curiously Earnest

by Dan Rubins

The show has trouble leaning into kick-ass naughtiness for more than a few minutes at a time.

Girl, Interrupted

‘Girl, Interrupted’ Review: A Compassionate Adaptation, with Music by Aimee Mann

by Mike Dressel

The show is at its best when it examines the questions that Susanna Kaysen did in her memoir.

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