The brilliance of some movies just isn’t evident on a first viewing, whether it be due to our age or the film’s density; here are some that needed a second watch to fully appreciate.
Sometimes used to satirize social deviance or anxiety over women’s emergent political power, the Tiny Guy, Huge Girl trope can tell us a lot about the sexual politics of the era.
With an interesting premise not given the correct treatment, The Escort stands as a cinematic experiment that didn’t quite work out.
Patient Zero has many of the elements of a good movie, just put together in a janky and unfortunate manner.
The documentary Love, Gilda proves that the comedy legend Gilda Radner made laughter the ultimate form of self-defense.
Gareth Evans delivers another gem with Apostle, and the Blumhouse-produced Cam is a satisfying watch despite its weak payoff.
The English language debut of iconic French director Claire Denis is thematically dense and transgressive, designed to provoke intense debate.
Randall White spent 13 years capturing his relationship with his wife before her suicide. He spoke to Film Inquiry about the process of making A Fine Wife.
In Instant Family, a couple (Mark Wahlberg & Rose Byrne) find themselves in over their heads when they adopt three children.
In this entry of Mental Illness In The Movies, we discuss Hereditary, delving into how the film could be interpreted as an allegory for the fears of neurodivergent families.
We spoke with Jordan Hinson, best known for her portrayal of Zoe Carter on the…
Disappointingly, Peppermint is a film that feels thrown together, poorly edited and overly clichéd, with a failed take on the female vigilante.
We spoke with director Ramaa Mosley about her new film Lost Child, and about just going out there and making the movie you want.
Nicolas Cage stars in Between Worlds and Tunisian filmmaker Abdelhamid Bouchnak delivered an excellent horror – this is our second report from Austin’s Fantastic Fest.
The colorful, stylistic flourishes of 306 Hollywood makes it stand out among documentaries as something truly unique – an ordinary woman’s life rendered into an extraordinary film.
