Knowing this, it seems strange that the movie has been borderline impossible to watch for a long time unless you obtain a physical copy of "Sling Blade." In fact, before 2024, streaming the film ...

Sling Blade is a timeless and impactful piece of Southern Gothic cinema that leaves a deep impression and is impossible to forget.

All that's needed to convince moviegoers of that is a screening of Sling Blade, one of those infrequent movies that get better as they simmer in retrospect.

Here, he takes us under the hood of how he developed such a personal and distinctive storytelling style and explains the profound impact that Billy Bob Thornton’s indie classic Sling Blade had ...