From Forbidden Planet to Frogs, there’s nothing like a good ole sci-fi/horror picture. But among all my beloved flicks, Killer Klowns From Outer Space reigns supreme; it also happens to be this film’s 30th anniversary.
Kristy Strouse covers some of the short films she saw at the Tribeca short film programs, and two television pilots, Fabled and Driver Ed.
From the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, Kristy Strouse reviews Alia Shawkat’s new film Duck Butter, the film starring Taika Waititi as a cult leader, Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss By Passing Through The Gateway Chosen By The Holy Storsh and the Martin Freeman zombie vehicle, Cargo.
Redoutable is an irreverent take on the biopic that gleefully flips the bird at its subject, and takes delight in making him conform to a conventional narrative of the type he grew to detest leading to some of the finest moments of cringe comedy in recent memory.
Tom Hardy returns to the superhero genre with Venom, exploring the strange psychology of a symbiote and all the fun enhancements that come with it.
In this Tribeca Film Festival Round-up, Stephanie Archer looks at the films she saw that found that dominated their central focus and inspiration in oppression, fear and freedom.
Stephanie Archer explores the live action short films that played at Tribeca Film Festival!
Kristy Strouse explored some of the VR experiences on offer at Tribeca Film Festival; here are her reviews of: Campfire Creepers: Midnight March, The Dinner Party, Biidaaban and Into the Now.
In this all new Staff Inquiry, the Film Inquiry writers discuss their favorite coming-of-age films!
Believe the hype. Avengers: Infinity War begins to close the portal to Marvel Studios’ three phases in an extravagant fashion, serving as a prime example that story and spectacle can coexist in a summer blockbuster.
Mary and the Witch’s Flower feels truly timeless, an animated classic in waiting that will delight audiences both young and old. Hiromasa Yonebayashi has captured the very essence of Studio Ghibli for this first Studio Ponoc effort.
In the 20th episode of the Film Inquiry Podcast, we delve into the works of the great Stanley Kubrick.
Straight from Tribeca Film Festival, Lee Jutton two films; both are the feature directorial debuts of talented women filmmakers and both center on complicated women trying to come to terms with tragedies in their pasts.
Zac Hestand explores how Dee Rees’ Mudbound excels as a contemporary successor to the classic work of William Faulkner.
Whether basking in the glory of its noir-style lighting, or admiring its Ennio Morricone-influenced score, or even if just a fan of the hodgepodge of films referenced in some way, there’s at least something in Pickings for people to enjoy.