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New York Film Festival 2022: MASTER GARDENER
New York Film Festival 2022: MASTER GARDENER

Paul Schrader is a master storyteller, but with Master Gardener, even masters are capable of misfires.

Heartland International Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, HOLY SPIDER, CAT DADDIES & FOLLOW HER
Heartland International Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, HOLY SPIDER, CAT DADDIES & FOLLOW HER

In our first report from the 2022 Heartland International FilmFestival we give you a taste of the festival!

PIGGY: A Meaty Horror
PIGGY: A Meaty Horror

With an awareness of its own ideas on self preservation and survival, Piggy excels.

Horrific Inquiry: CAT PEOPLE (1942)
Horrific Inquiry: CAT PEOPLE (1942)

Ahead of its time, Cat People may have a slow start, but it is rich in cinematic history and horrific craftsmanship.

Horrific Inquiry: CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984)
Horrific Inquiry: CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984)

Nothing seemed more fitting for the fall equinox than Fritz Kiersch’s adaptation of Stephen King’s classic Children of the Corn.

Wine Moms, Trad Wives And The Insidious Nostalgia Of DON'T WORRY DARLING
Wine Moms, Trad Wives And The Insidious Nostalgia Of DON’T WORRY DARLING

Don’t Worry Darling encourage passivity in their focus on the “seductiveness” of the material to the detriment of their politics.

Toronto International Film Festival 2022: HOLY SPIDER Interviews (Audio) With Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi And Writer/Director Ali Abbasi
Toronto International Film Festival 2022: HOLY SPIDER Interviews (Audio) With Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi And Writer/Director Ali Abbasi

Film Inquiry spoke with star Zar Amir Ebrahimi and writer/director Ali Abbasi for Holy Spider, a compelling crime thriller from this year’s TIFF!

DON'T WORRY DARLING: A Better Film Could've Been Found Within This Mystery
DON’T WORRY DARLING: A Better Film Could’ve Been Found Within This Mystery

While Don’t Worry Darling has some very good perks it ultimately tries to work with too many ideas without giving them one direction.

Toronto International Film Festival 2022, Report 4, Midnight Madness: PROJECT WOLF HUNTING & LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE

With her last TIFF report, Kristy Strouse covers two Midnight Madness flicks!

Fantastic Fest 2022: MISSING
Fantastic Fest 2022: MISSING

Missing retains the feeling of a J-horror, slowly building the intensity of its mystery while examining the potential compassion and deliverance of death.

STUDENT BODY: A Coming Of Age Film With A Dash Of Horror
STUDENT BODY: A Coming Of Age Film With A Dash Of Horror

While Student Body might not scare the average horror fan, it’s a good reminder of the untapped potential of how much sheer terror mascots can contain.

THE MENU: Class Divide Served Extra Vicious
Toronto International Film Festival 2022: BROS & THE MENU

Major studio productions often use TIFF as a launching pad for large theatrical releases, and this year is no exception with The Menu and Bros.

THE WONDER: The Subtle Power Of A Convincing Narrative
Toronto International Film Festival 2022: MY POLICEMAN & THE WONDER

Byh The Wonder and My Policeman playing at the Toronto International Film Festival could not be any more different.

Toronto International Film Festival 2022: FIXATION, ARISTOTLE & DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE & PATRICK AND THE WHALE
Toronto International Film Festival, Report 1: FIXATION, ARISTOTLE & DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE & PATRICK AND THE WHALE

In her first report Kristy Strouse reviews Fixation, Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe and Patrick and the Whale!

GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY Trailer
Toronto International Film Festival 2022: GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

Big stars giving wacky performances in a Mediterranean locale is essentially all one needs to know about Glass Onion.