While ‘Glazer’ Is Imperfect, the Debut Feature Introduces Us to Two Scrappy Talents Worth Watching

Ryan J. Sloan and his co-writer and lead actress, Ariella Mastroianni, cite Carol Reed’s ‘The Third Man,’ Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘The Conversation,’ and Lee Dang Chong’s ‘Burning’ as their inspirations.

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Ariella Mastroianni in 'Gazer.' Via Telstar Fims

Ryan J. Sloan’s “Gazer” is an imperfect movie that should be given the time of day. A low-budget venture filmed during nights and weekends over the course of two years, Mr. Sloan’s debut feature is a variation on the paranoid thriller, a genre in which a lone protagonist is confronted by circumstances that call into question the basic nature of reality. Power and money, whether in the form of a corporate entity or a governmental institution, often figures into it, as does a level of narrative disjunction.

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