Film Festivals

New York Film Festival 2023: THE BOY AND THE HERON
New York Film Festival 2023: THE BOY AND THE HERON

The Boy and the Heron is a dark, dreamlike vision of life, death, and creation as seen through the eyes of a magical cinematic storyteller.

New York Film Festival 2023: LA CHIMERA & ABOUT DRY GRASSES

From New York Film Festival, Lee Jutton reviews La Chimera and About Dry Grasses!

New York Film Festival 2023: May December
New York Film Festival 2023: MAY DECEMBER

In May December, there are more important things than the answers to Haynes’ litany of questions, which may frustrate some viewers.

New York Film Festival 2023: THE SETTLERS: Witnessing A Nation Built On Genocide
New York Film Festival 2023: THE SETTLERS: Witnessing A Nation Built On Genocide

Through its bleak beautiful cinematography and its off-kilter score, The Settlers is a riveting piece of work that will be among the year’s best films.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: Composer Gary Clark Of FLORA AND SON
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: Composer Gary Clark Of FLORA AND SON

Film Inquiry spoke with Gary Clark, Composer of Flora and Son!

New York Film Festival 2023: THE BEAST & FOE
New York Film Festival 2023: THE BEAST & FOE

Science fiction is a lot harder than it looks. On one end, the writers and…

Fantastic Fest 2023: BARK
Fantastic Fest 2023: BARK

Bark plays on the maddening isolation and sense of despair when all hope seems lost and escape impossible.

New York Film Festival 2023: IN WATER & IN OUR DAY
New York Film Festival 2023: IN WATER & IN OUR DAY

From this year’s New York Film Festival, we take a look at In Water & In Our Day!

Fantastic Fest 2023: A GUIDE TO BECOMING AN ELM TREE
Fantastic Fest 2023: A GUIDE TO BECOMING AN ELM TREE

A Guide to Becoming an Elm tree is one of the must see films of this year’s Fantastic Fest.

Fantastic Fest 2023: MUSHROOMS
Fantastic Fest 2023: MUSHROOMS

Mushrooms is a dark fairy tale, reverberating elements of the Brothers Grimm while grounding its revelations in modern horror.

Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023: THE POWER OF THE DOG (Jane Campion)
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023: THE POWER OF THE DOG (Jane Campion)

The Power of the Dog unfolds deliberately, and purposefully, revealing beauty in the unconventional corners of the narrative and terror in the silence.

Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023: SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE (Leslye Headland)
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023: SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE (Leslye Headland)

Sleeping With Other People aptly captures humor while offering a generous dose of heartfelt moments.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: FAIR PLAY
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: FAIR PLAY

Fair Play is a hauntingly realistic depiction of toxic masculinity and sexual politics centered within the cutthroat and challenging world of high finance.

Fantastic Fest 2023: WHEN EVIL LURKS
Fantastic Fest 2023: WHEN EVIL LURKS

When Evil Lurks proves itself a visceral horror that will get under your skin.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HELL OF A SUMMER
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HELL OF A SUMMER

Hell of a Summer is a campy blast of a film, blending the nostalgia of 80s camp slashers with coming-of-age teen comedies.