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Cannes Film Festival 2023: VINCENT MUST DIE
Cannes Film Festival 2023: VINCENT MUST DIE

There are many reads you could take from Vincent Must Die and how its theme speaks to you will be your own experience.

THE MOTHER: Flawed Film With A Villain Problem
THE MOTHER: Flawed Film With A Villain Problem

Despite well choreographed action and a gritty performance from Jennifer Lopez, The Mother is not the Mother’s Day vehicle Netflix had hoped it would be.

GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY: Mothers, Sons And Identity Theft
GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY: Mothers, Sons And Identity Theft

Giving Birth to a Butterfly is a story about the ties that bind us, to each other as well as to reality itself. 

Horrific Inquiry: GOODNIGHT MOMMY (2022)

Goodnight Mommy is a decent horror vehicle, designed to entertain but lacking the stamina and direction to terrify.

DEAD RINGERS: Brilliantly Deadly
DEAD RINGERS: Brilliantly Deadly

Dead Ringers proves not only the power of the limited series but the ability to successfully remake a classic for a new age of viewers.

TRENQUE LAUQUEN: Building a Mystery
TRENQUE LAUQUEN: Building A Mystery

A sprawling tale that crosses multiple genres, Trenque Lauquen is at its heart about a woman trying to find herself.

TO CATCH A KILLER: A Crime Thriller Not To Be Missed
TO CATCH A KILLER: A Crime Thriller Not To Be Missed

As much as these influences run through the core of the film, To Catch a Killer becomes a crime thriller all its own.

INSIDE: Willem Dafoe's Slow Spiral Into Madness
INSIDE: Willem Dafoe’s Slow Spiral Into Madness

Inside was one of those rare gems that I never expect to come across but when I do I like to scream about it from the rooftops.

THE POPE'S EXORCIST: Hip Priest Rides A Vespa
THE POPE’S EXORCIST: Hip Priest Rides A Vespa

While the film may be what you expect, if you’re a fan of horror or Russell Crowe, or better still a fan of both, this movie is a must see.

Horrific Inquiry: THE OMEN (2006)

The Omen may be a film about the Anti-Christ, but it is also a film that looks at the ills of man, and the ability of evil to conquer good.

HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE: Adapting A Manifesto Proves Challenging
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE: Adapting A Manifesto Proves Challenging

How to Blow Up a Pipeline addresses climate catastrophe from the perspective of a generation intimately and agonizingly familiar with its presence.

Writer And Director Daniel Goldhaber Turns A Manifesto Into A Captivating Crime Thriller In HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
Writer And Director Daniel Goldhaber Turns A Manifesto Into A Captivating Crime Thriller In HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE

Film Inquiry spoke with Daniel Goldhaber, one of the most exciting filmmakers to be working in cinema recently!

New African Film Festival 2023: XALÉ, BRAVO, BURKINA!, THE BLUE CAFTAN & OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL
New African Film Festival 2023: XALÉ, BRAVO, BURKINA!, THE BLUE CAFTAN & OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL

If there was one theme running through the 2023 New African Film Festival, it was that of an increasingly desolate economic landscape.

HUNT CLUB: When Hunting People Goes Wrong
HUNT CLUB: When Hunting People Goes Wrong

There was a movie here but somewhere along the way it got buried in vitriol and forgot to be entertaining.

STALKER: A Claustrophobic And Intense Ninety Minutes
STALKER: A Claustrophobic And Intense Ninety Minutes

Stalker dared to be better than just, “good.” It was great and kept me guessing throughout the entirety of its 90-minute runtime.