Shane Slater

LATEST ARTICLES ( 905 )

• 10 Best Asian Films Since 2008

  

  As the eagerly anticipated “Crazy Rich Asians” arrives in theaters this week, one of the most underrepresented minority groups will get a rare chance to shine i... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Eighth Grade

  

  If you're anything like me, your middle/high school years was a trying time that you've long forgotten. The experience of watching Bo Burnham's debut feature... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Leave No Trace

  

  We've often been taught that our basic needs are food, water, clothing and shelter. But modern society often takes a step further, dictating the acceptable form... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Black Panther

  

  When Ryan Coogler's "Black Panther" released on February 16 this year, few could have predicted the cultural juggernaut it would become. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: BlacKkKlansman

  

  Three decades ago, we watched as Mookie threw a trash can through the window of Sal's Pizzeria in "Do the Right Thing". It was Spike Lee's 3rd feature film and... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Hereditary

  

  If there's one movie this year that will have you turning to God in prayer, it won't be a faith-based movie like " but rather Ari Aster's extraordinarily... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• COMING SOON: The Oscar Contenders

  

  In case you weren't aware, the first phase of awards season is upon us, as the Venice and Telluride Film Festival are in full swing. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: First Reformed

  

  Although he has directed as many films as he has written, Paul Schrader is more widely known as the screenwriter behind some of Martin Scorcese's greatest films. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 10 Best Debut Films by Directors of Color Since 2008

  

  Ask any director and they’ll tell you that getting your first feature funded and completed is no easy task. And when you’re a director of color, it’s even more... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Top 10 Spike Lee Joints

  

  On August 10, “BlacKkKlansman” will be released in theaters nationwide, marking the 38th feature film in the storied filmography of Spike Lee. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: The Cakemaker

  

  From poisoned apples in fairytales to raunchy kinks in adult-oriented fare, food has long served as a plot device throughout film history. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Believer

  

  If you thought Hollywood had the cornered the market on seemingly unnecessary remakes, think again. Back in 2012, Hong Kong director Johnnie To’s “Drug War”... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 10 Foreign Directors to Watch in 2018

  

  Taking place at the start of the blockbuster-driven summer season, the Cannes Film Festival always holds a special place in the film calendar. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• INTERVIEW: Carla Simón

  

  Filmmaking rarely gets more personal than the award-winning debut feature from Carla Simón. Inspired by the personal tragedy surrounding her mother’s death... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: The Desert Bride

  

  When we think of the term “starlet,” the image that immediately comes to mind is a conventionally attractive actress in her teens or 20s. Indeed, the label woul... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Top 10 TV Programs of 2017-2018

  

  Maybe I've become spoilt for choice over the years, but I must confess that the overall TV programming in 2017-2018 didn't feel as groundbreaking as seasons... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Top 10 Acting Performances of 2017-2018 TV

  

  Best Casting: Godless, GLOW, Queen SugarWhile the 2016-2017 season brought a heavenly smorgasbord of outstanding female performances, I found myself unexpectedl... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 20 Most Anticipated Performances of 2018

  

  While movie lovers around the world are gearing up for another jam-packed summer slate of effects-driven films, more discerning cinephiles will also be eagerly... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: In the Last Days of the City

  

  How do you capture the essence of a city? Is it the people, the buildings, the sounds? In Tamer El Said’s elegiac debut film “In the Last Days of the City“,... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Godard Mon Amour

  

  There’s a cruel irony that runs through “Godard Mon Amour“, the latest nostalgia-tinged effort from Michel Hazanavicius. Its titular subject – famed pioneer of... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES