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On this day 25 years ago, Slant was born! 🎂 All month we're sharing some of our favorite and most notable reviews, interviews, lists, and more. What are you some of your picks? #Slant25 patreon.com/posts/its-our-…

A casual self-reflexivity pervades DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID, Radu Jude’s “variation on” Octave Mirbeau’s 1900 novel. #Cannes2026 slantmagazine.com/film/diary-of-…

A gem from the Slant vaults: Heather Nova's #Siren is an arresting, deeply felt album. Revisit our review! #Slant25 slantmagazine.com/music/heather-…

Happy 60th birthday, @JanetJackson! We ranked our 25 favorite songs by Miss Jackson. What's your Top 5? bit.ly/4eRQRqn

“Primal” is a good word to describe the characters from two directorial debuts at this year's Cannes: SHANA and FLESH AND FUEL. Read Lauren Wissot on the films. #Cannes2026 slantmagazine.com/film/cannes-fi…

Charli XCX's new single, "Rock Music," is a living tribute to her co-conspirators, while the music video gloriously revels in rock-'n'-roll cliché. slantmagazine.com/music/charli-x…

Celebrate 25 years of Slant by subscribing to our Patreon and instantly unlock early access to our list of Every Madonna Album Ranked, free Blu-rays, and more! #Slant25 patreon.com/posts/every-ma…

Released on this day 25 years ago, within weeks of Slant's launch, @MissyElliott's 'Miss E...So Addictive' is one of the best electronic albums of 2001. Revisit our review! #Slant25 slantmagazine.com/music/missy-el…

At some point before the truncated-seeming finale, Guy Ritchie’s IN THE GREY, starring Henry Cavill and Jake Gyllenhaal, is just chasing its own tail. slantmagazine.com/film/in-the-gr…

Shu Lea Cheang’s 1994 feature-length directorial debut, FRESH KILL, available next week on Criterion Blu-ray, is as forceful as its title implies. tinyurl.com/4rryfe3w

The musical journey we take through the life and times of Stacy Rockford in MIXTAPE is flawlessly underscored and curated, every emotion given its own voice and melody from the margins of mainstream pop and rock. slantmagazine.com/games/mixtape-…

Released on this day 35 years ago, @PaulaAbdul's #Spellbound is an utterly guileless celebration of the pop diva as shape-shifting drama queen. Revisit our review! #ThrowbackThursday slantmagazine.com/music/paula-ab…

Another pandemic-era listicle, Slant's 100 Greatest Westerns of All Time quickly became one of the most popular articles in our 25-year history. #Slant25 #ThrowbackThursday slantmagazine.com/features/the-1…

Available next week on 4K UHD Blu-ray, Lawrence Kasdan’s BODY HEAT is a remarkable example of pouring new wine in old bottles, not so much reinventing the noir genre as paving the way for the aesthetic excesses of the 1980s and ’90s. tinyurl.com/3d3k9ws5

Ronan Corrigan’s thrilling Screenlife heist film LIFEHACK is an unlikely study of Gen Z nostalgia. slantmagazine.com/film/lifehack-…

Joachim Trier’s gentle, reflective family dramedy SENTIMENTAL VALUE comes to home video (on May 25) with a flawless transfer and a collection of illuminating extras. tinyurl.com/bddrxm34

Enter our giveaway to win a #RemindersOfHim prizepack, courtesy of Universal Home Entertainment, that includes a Blu-ray of the film and a series of promotional items tied to the film. tinyurl.com/36ystzs9

Both @AliciaKeys and Slant made our debut 25 years ago. What's your favorite AK album? #Slant25 slantmagazine.com/music/every-al…

Kurosawa Akira’s early 1949 triumph STRAY DOG looks better than ever on Criterion’s UHD release. tinyurl.com/mwsuvvrs

Read our conversation with Curry Barker about OBSESSION, how he incorporates his short-form content creation practices into his feature filmmaking, balancing comedy and horror, and more. tinyurl.com/yapj4m2m