Shane Slater

LATEST ARTICLES ( 905 )

• REVIEW: The Guilty

  

  In our troubled times, it often seems like we are in constant need of a hero to swoop in and save us. With the media frequently reminding us of mass shootings,... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Champions

  

  When Spain’s selection committee for the Oscars infamously snubbed Asghar Farhadi’s star-studded “Everybody Knows” for a little-known film without US... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Vice

  

  Prior to 2015, no one would have listed Adam McKay as one of American cinema's most prominent filmmakers. But following that year's release of the... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Predicting the Foreign Language Film Shortlist

  

  Among the various categories to follow in the Oscar race this year, Best Foreign Language Film is at once the most exciting and uneventful. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Predicting the Documentary Feature Shortlist

  

  By all accounts, it was an outstanding year for documentary filmmaking. While the traditionally narrative feature-focused Best Picture race has seen some high... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• AWARDS ROUNDUP: Golden Globe, Critics Choice & SAG Nominations

  

  It's been a whirlwind week for major nominations announcements, culminating in a rather shocking set of SAG nominees that left Oscar pundits scratching their... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: AAFCA Awards

  

  Early yesterday morning, the African-American Film Critics Association (of which I'm a member) announced their winners for the best in film and TV in 2018. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• AWARDS SEASON: Who's the Favourite Star?

  

  Will "A Star is Born" shine on Oscar night?It's that time again, as we enter one of the most significant phases of the awards season. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: The Favourite

  

  I've never professed to be a fan of Yorgos Lanthimos, the director behind such acclaimed films as "The Lobster" and "Dogtooth". Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: The Front Runner

  

  If there's one thing I hate about the awards season, it's the prevalent use of the reductive term "Oscar bait". Used to refer to a outdated idea of a typical... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Widows

  

  "This is America (skrrt, skrrt, woo)Don't catch you slippin' now (ayy)Look how I'm livin' nowPolice be trippin' now (woo)Yeah, this is America (woo, ayy)"The... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Indie Spirit Nominations

  

  As independent films become increasingly prevalent at the Oscars, the Spirit Awards are now seen as the first major set of nominations of the awards season. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: First Man

  

  For years, one of the most popular dreams for young boys and girls was to be an astronaut when they grow up. Whether they were American, South African,... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• NYFF: If Beale Street Could Talk

  

  When Miami-born filmmaker released his debut feature "Medicine for Melancholy" back in 2008, even the film's most ardent fans couldn't predicted the meteoric... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: A Star Is Born

  

  There are few stories in cinema as dramatically compelling as the simultaneous rise and fall narrative of "A Star is Born". Initially produced in 1937, the... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Border

  

  When you think of the word "troll", the first images that come to mind are probably an irritating internet commenter or a hideous creature likely to kill you. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: The Heiresses

  

  When we first meet Chela, the protagonist in Marcelo Martinessi’s debut feature “The Heiresses“, she seems to have her life under control. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: No Date, No Signature

  

  “No Date, No Signature” begins on a regular night for its central character Dr. Nariman (played by Amir Aghaee). Driving down quiet Iranian streets after a day’... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Five Fingers for Marseilles

  

  With its expansive, sun-kissed plains and awe-inspiring mountain ranges, South Africa provides the perfect backdrop for Western films. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

  

  Restrained, respectful, sedate. Those are hardly words you’d use to describe the notoriously rambunctious tennis legend John McEnroe. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES