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TikTok Made RATATOUILLE Into A Musical, And It Slaps
TikTok Made RATATOUILLE Into A Musical, And It Slaps

What started as a meme last year on TikTok — that the 2007 Pixar film Ratatouille has Broadway musical potential — unexpectedly exploded in popularity.

WONDER WOMAN 1984 And SUPERMAN III: A Reflection On Truth, Justice, And The American Way
WONDER WOMAN 1984 And SUPERMAN III: A Reflection On Truth, Justice, And The American Way

By examining these two films, audiences can come to terms with why this struggle against business practices in America has felt so small in past films.

MINDING THE GAP Criterion Review: Meaning for Ourselves
MINDING THE GAP Criterion Review: Meaning for Ourselves

In a newly released Blu-Ray from the Criterion Collection, Owen Butler takes a look at Bing Liu’s Minding the Gap.

Staff Inquiry: Top Tens of 2020
Staff Inquiry: Top Tens of 2020

2020 has finally ended and we here at Film Inquiry want to look back at one of the few bright spots it had to offer: the amazing movies.

Staff Inquiry: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020
Staff Inquiry: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020

In the latest Staff Inquiry, our writers look back on the year recalling their favorite TV series of 2020!

SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN: How Santa Conquers The Nazis
SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN: How Santa Conquers The Nazis

This battle of Nazis versus Christmas forms the unusual narrative backbone of a bizarre yet beloved Christmas classic: Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town.

ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE Is The Movie Soundtrack Of 2020
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE Is The Movie Soundtrack Of 2020

Who knew that in 2020, the messages and words of Anna and the Apocalypse would find new and even deeper meaning.

The Miseducation Of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Legitimate Gay Icon
The Miseducation Of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Legitimate Gay Icon

The story of Rudolph is a celebration of the outcasts, yes, but what makes it gay?

TENET 4K Blu-Ray Review: Far From An Obscure Tenet
TENET 4K Blu-Ray Review: Far From An Obscure Tenet

The crystal-clear visual spectacle is on full display, making this 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray of Tenet comes highly recommended.

Blood and Wine: Unbridled Female Rage in Horror Films
Blood and Wine: Unbridled Female Rage in Horror Films

The history of horror has brought viewers countless Final Girls, yet we are witnessing a near-Renaissance of unbridled female rage within the genre.

Michael Crichton's SPHERE And The Messy Allegory Of Pandemic
Michael Crichton’s SPHERE And The Messy Allegory Of Pandemic

On the surface, Sphere — a 1998 flop directed by Barry Levinson and adapted from Michael Crichton’s hit sci-fi thriller — is perfect for lockdown.

CRASH Criterion Review: Love In The Dying Moments Of The Twentieth Century
CRASH Criterion Review: Love In The Dying Moments Of The Twentieth Century

Celebrating its Blu-Ray, courtesy of Criterion, Crash remains one of Cronenberg’s most fascinating and daring cinematic provocations to date.

Who Wants to Live Forever? Vlad Kozlov and the Cast of IMMORTALIST and the Fiction of Science
Who Wants to Live Forever? Vlad Kozlov and the Cast of IMMORTALIST and the Fiction of Science

Jim Dixon sat down to interview with director Vladislav Kozlov and the cast of their upcoming film, Immortalist.

20 More Christmas Movies That Have Little To Do With Christmas
20 More Christmas Movies That Have Little To Do With Christmas

If you want to furnish the holidays with a bit of supplementary “cheer”, pop in one of these gems and you find yourself with some holiday cheer.

Deus Ex Machina: Acceptable Coincidence or a Cop-out?
Deus Ex Machina: Acceptable Coincidence or a Cop-out?

Deus ex machina is a sign of lazy writing. Its implausibility takes advantage of the people who pay to see the work and it mocks their intelligence.