Shane Slater

Shane Slater Awards Radar Dec 16, 2025 3/4 Through the evocative power of his photos, immersive sound effects and the eloquent narration, Ernest Cole is a mesmerizing act of resurrection through the art of cinema. Go to Full Review Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (2024) 97% - -

Shane Slater Awards Radar Dec 16, 2025 3/4 There’s much to admire about his urgent, important film. Go to Full Review The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) 93% - -

Shane Slater That Shelf Sep 19, 2025 Inspired by Macedonian folklore, The Tale of Silyan delivers a rich allegory exploring the consequences of familial, communal and ecological betrayal. Go to Full Review The Tale of Silyan (2025) 97% - -

Shane Slater Film Actually Aug 26, 2025 4.5/5 In its sincere commitment to putting a human face to the well-known genocidal statistics, I can think of no film from 2024 as urgent, important and soul-stirring as "No Other Land." Go to Full Review No Other Land (2024) 100% - -

Shane Slater Film Actually Jul 21, 2025 4/5 Centering an ensemble of complex characters, the escalating tensions are engrossing to witness. Go to Full Review The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) 97% - -

Shane Slater Film Actually Jul 21, 2025 4/5 It offers genuine visual spectacle. Indeed, the heart pounding battle sequences and the wormriding are some of the year's most unforgettable scenes. Go to Full Review Dune: Part Two (2024) 92% 75%

Shane Slater Film Actually May 21, 2024 Onah effectively and impressively roots the story on the notion of hope. In this case, it's the disappointment associated with such hope that binds its victims in a web of drugs and murder. Go to Full Review The Girl Is in Trouble (2012) 61% 40%

Shane Slater Awards Radar Jan 6, 2024 3.5/4 A profound work of art. Go to Full Review Milisuthando (2023) 95% - -

Shane Slater Film Actually Jan 6, 2024 4/5 It's weird, provocative, funny and ultimately, surprisingly sweet. Go to Full Review Poor Things (2023) 92% - -

Shane Slater Awards Radar Dec 29, 2022 3/4 At once disheartening and inspiring, Navalny is thus a bracing reflection of Russian society and the fraught state of modern democracy at large. Go to Full Review Navalny (2022) 98% 88%

Shane Slater Awards Radar Dec 29, 2022 3/4 Shot in a largely observational vérité style, All That Breathes artfully ties together the social and ecological concerns which plague Delhi. Go to Full Review All That Breathes (2022) 99% 83%

Shane Slater Film Actually Dec 29, 2022 4.5/5 Adorable, affecting and amazingly inventive, "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" is unlike any film I've seen this year. Go to Full Review Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) 98% 90%

Shane Slater Awards Radar Dec 29, 2022 3/4 At once deeply personal and socially relevant, How to Save a Dead Friend is a powerful statement. Go to Full Review How to Save a Dead Friend (2022) - - - -

Shane Slater Awards Radar Dec 29, 2022 3/4 Lifshitz truly crafts an illuminating film filled with many insightful details. Go to Full Review Casa Susanna (2022) 86% 100%

Shane Slater Film Actually Dec 13, 2022 3.5/5 With the engaging and honest commentary (crucially including the White perspectives as well) accentuating the seamless editing, the storytelling is captivating. Go to Full Review Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (2022) 100% - -

Shane Slater That Shelf Sep 20, 2022 3/4 The film’s biggest appeal lies in its surpassing of victimhood to convey the inherent bravery and strength often required of queer people’s existence in heteronormative societies. Go to Full Review The Inspection (2022) 88% 91%

Shane Slater Awards Radar Sep 20, 2022 3/4 Brother is a cinematic rendering that is deeply felt. Go to Full Review Brother (2022) 87% - -

Shane Slater Awards Radar Sep 20, 2022 3/4 The filmmaking truly excels through its varied perspectives, each of them adding thought-provoking new angles to understanding the outcomes of the project. Go to Full Review Free Money (2022) 93% - -

Shane Slater Awards Radar Sep 20, 2022 2.5/4 Despite a compelling central performance and its beautiful visuals and classical music, it’s hard not to feel somewhat disappointed by the overall storytelling. Go to Full Review Chevalier (2022) 76% 97%

Shane Slater Awards Radar Sep 20, 2022 3/4 Plunges viewers deep into the depths of the ocean and in doing so, generates some of the most gorgeous underwater cinematography. Go to Full Review Patrick and the Whale (2022) 78% - -