It's the little details that count, and Sleight is a strong example of that.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 18, 2020

This could be a star-making turn for Latimore, who is effortlessly engaging in a layered role.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 9, 2019

This is not a perfect film, but I don't expect that from a superhero film. I want solid characters, convincing acting and solid action. The fact that this film gives all of that while being centered in the black experience makes it a must-see.

| Jan 9, 2019

A bold work of vibrant creativity, a solidly crafted film with a primal grittiness and an intimate, small scale story that's also as clever as hell.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 20, 2018

It pulls off a balancing act between its grounded drama and some of its more outlandish aspects, concluding with a compelling piece of action filmmaking, the details of which shouldn't be spoiled.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 31, 2018

In Dillard's Sleight, the use of magic tricks is transformed into a rather clever metaphor for personal power and life-altering transformation that makes this film an exciting thriller with just the right touch of drama.

| Aug 20, 2018

Honestly, Sleight deserves a sequel, as with the origin story out of the way there is room to create something truly bold and refreshing within the oversaturated superhero genre

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 5, 2017

Maybe it doesn't take a production budget north of $100 million to crank out a superhero film these days.

| Sep 26, 2017

Sleight's payoff and take home messages are good enough to mostly forgive its glaring flaws.

| May 18, 2017

Sleight is a strong feature debut for Dillard with great moments that tend to pick up the more humdrum bulk of the film. It's definitely uneven, but the glorious, jaw-dropping climax is worth the price of admission alone.

| May 9, 2017

Director by J.D. Dillard brings this under-the-radar drama close to genre cliches but deftly avoids them with his strong characters, fine storytelling, and vivid atmosphere.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 5, 2017

Sleight... is a minor film with major virtues: tenderness, imagination, and a strong grasp of character and setting.

| May 4, 2017

There's more going on here than meets the eye, but Sleight's sleeveless heart beats true and conjures its characters to wild life.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 4, 2017

For a film at least partially about magic (and, "science-magic"), it lacks a decided bit of that necessary misdirection, and the proceedings are often predictable. Sleight is, well, slight.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 30, 2017

A street magician with a magnetic personality baffles spectators in a reasonably entertaining naturalistic drama.

| Original Score: B | Apr 29, 2017

If Sleight wasn't so entertaining, one might be tempted to define it as a social drama in which we are witnesses to the lack of opportunities young black men are provided.

| Original Score: B | Apr 29, 2017

A creative twist on the urban thriller.

| Apr 28, 2017

[Latimore] has a magnetic screen presence mixed with a down-to-Earth directness. And while he's got swagger for days, he's just as compelling when his character is quietly contemplating his next move.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 28, 2017

The seams still show at times - this is obviously a low-budget movie - but for the most part, it's surprising, intriguing, and fun.

| Apr 28, 2017

The film lives and dies by Latimore's performance, which is quiet and ever-shifting.

| Apr 28, 2017