YAKUZA PRINCESS: A Blunted Sword
YAKUZA PRINCESS: A Blunted Sword

When one looks beyond the immediate novelty of the film’s title, one is taken aback by how dull and derivative Yakuza Princess actually is.

The Latest Podcast #139: Best Films of TIFF 2023
The Latest Podcast #47: Candyman

This week, Jesse and Hunter Heilman discuss the newest reimagining of Candyman.

THE STARLING Trailer
THE STARLING Trailer

A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that’s taken over her garden — and a husband who’s struggling to find a way forward.

Horrific Inquiry: THE UNINVITED (2009)
Horrific Inquiry: THE UNINVITED (2009)

Despite some predictable plotlines, it doesn’t take away from the quality, experience, and entertainment The Uninvited promises to its audience.

FAVOLACCE: Waiting for...Something
FAVOLACCE: Waiting for…Something

The D’Innocenzo Brothers’ latest film, Favolacce, is a suburban apocalypse that is bleak and confounding, for better and for worse.

BLINDSPOTS PODCAST EPISODE #22: WILD AT HEART & KALIFORNIA
BLINDSPOTS Podcast Episode 13: THE LAST DETAIL & POETRY

Film Inquiry presents Blindspots with Jake and Kristy. In this new podcast series, Film Inquiry…

CinefestOz 2021: THE DROVER'S WIFE: THE LEGEND OF MOLLY JOHNSON
CinefestOz 2021: THE DROVER’S WIFE: THE LEGEND OF MOLLY JOHNSON

Despite a familiarity with Johnson’s isolated world, Leah Purcell’s passion for The Drover’s Wife ultimately does her directing debut a massive disservice.

Fantasia Film Festival: Interview with the writing/directing family John Adams, Zelda Adams & Toby Poser, creators of HELLBENDER
Fantasia Film Festival: Interview with the Writing/Directing family: John Adams, Zelda Adams & Toby Poser, creators of HELLBENDER

Film Inquiry spoke with writers/directors John Adams, Zelda Adams & Toby Poser for their newest film, Hellbender.

Queerly Ever After #59: BEST DAY EVER (2014)
Queerly Ever After #59: BEST DAY EVER (2014)

With extremely long scenes, flat lighting, and a meandering story all come together to create this dull, Best Day Ever is a tired movie.

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Trailer
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Trailer

Our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a Super Hero.

Fantasia Film Festival 2021: BEYOND THE INFINITE TWO MINUTES
Fantasia Film Festival 2021: BEYOND THE INFINITE TWO MINUTES

Energetic and creative, no matter how you quantify it, Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes is a whole lot of fun.

"If I'm going to do this I'm going to do my own take on it" Interview With Amber Sealey, Director of NO MAN OF GOD
“If I’m going to do this I’m going to do my own take on it” Interview With Amber Sealey, Director of NO MAN OF GOD

Film Inquiry spoke with director Amber Sealey for her new film No Man of God.

Fantasia Film Festival: Interview with the writing/directing family John Adams, Zelda Adams & Toby Poser, creators of HELLBENDER
Fantasia Film Festival 2021: HELLBENDER

Hellbender create its own stamp on the subgenre with a twisting, trippy and complex mother/daughter relationship that is certain to leave a lasting mark.

Locarno Film Festival 2021: Festival Dispatch
Locarno Film Festival 2021: Festival Dispatch 1

Reporting from the 2021 Locarno Film Festival, Monique Vigneault looks at Soul of a Beast, 100 Minutes, The Girl and the Spider Mask and Il Legionario!

Melbourne International Film Festival 2021: Keeping The Dream Alive
Melbourne International Film Festival 2021: Keeping The Dream Alive

Reporting back from MIFF 2021, Sean Fallon reviews Come Back Anytime, Set!, Stray, Ablaze and The Witches of the Orient!