John Cusack

So Grosse | Such Pointe | Much Blank #34: WC008 – The Rosen Sisters aka "Baby Robbie"
Introducing So Grosse | Such Pointe | Much Blank

A preview for the upcoming new Film Inquiry Network Podcast: So Grosse, Such Point, Much Blank.

Roundtable Interviews for UTOPIA, With Creator Gillian Flynn & Cast
Roundtable Interviews for UTOPIA, With Creator Gillian Flynn & Cast

Kristy Strouse includes audio of her interviews for the exciting upcoming Amazon original: Utopia.

Between God and Man Lies a Smoking Gun: Reflections on Meaning, Violence and Redemption in Grosse Pointe Blank
Between God & Man Lies A Smoking Gun: Reflections On Meaning, Violence & Redemption In GROSSE POINTE BLANK

Violence is key to the narrative of Grosse Pointe Blank, and it forces Martin Blank to contend with who he was and who he has become.

Revisiting MAX (2002): The Scariest WWII Movie Of All
Revisiting MAX (2002): The Scariest WWII Movie Of All

We revisit the film Max, a controversial WWII film from 2002 starring John Cusack.

BETTER OFF DEAD: A Fantastic, Horrifying Masterpiece of Offensiveness
BETTER OFF DEAD: A Fantastic, Horrifying Masterpiece Of Offensiveness

Better off Dead uses the tropes and political incorrectness of many 1980s teen comedies but its absurdity is able to undermine these regressive areas.

RIVER RUNS RED: A Captivating Thriller With Late Identity Issues
RIVER RUNS RED: A Captivating Thriller With Late Identity Issues

Although it’ll be overshadowed by The Hate U Give, River Runs Red is an important film. The themes it explores make it a vital piece of social commentary.

DISTORTED: Below Ricci & Cusack's Talent Level
DISTORTED: Below Ricci & Cusack’s Talent Level

Distorted leaves viewers with a disjointed, unoriginal story, a made-for-tv feel, and underwhelming thrills, with the only saving graces being the presence of Ricci and Cusack.

Revisiting Stephen Frears' THE GRIFTERS
Revisiting Stephen Frears’ THE GRIFTERS

The Grifters is a films which has largely been lost through time; here, we explore why it might be worth revisiting.

LOVE & MERCY: Eccentric and Irresistible

Ever since the glory days of silent cinema, Hollywood has been criticised of running out of ideas. This is why the biopic is the perfect genre for screenwriters and directors. A typical life doesn’t neatly fit into a simple three-act structure, but by highlighting an individual’s greatest successes, and framing them in a way that makes everything else inconsequential by comparison, you can turn something as uninteresting as somebody’s life into a thrilling drama.