Host Jesse Nussman and guest Josh Martin sit down to discuss two recently released films attempting to comment on the nation’s state.
The epic journey of a poor Indian driver who must use his wit and cunning to break free from servitude to his rich masters and rise to the top of the heap.
He was an independent filmmaker in the truest sense of the word. The films discussed all showcase Romero’s voice and fearless spirit.
With both leads shining bright, Cicada is altered, and elevated, by an undercurrent of trauma that haunts its central pair.
Rebecca is not a bad or dull film, but it squanders the immense potential for something vital and thrilling in du Maurier’s tale.
Mainstream hardly qualifies as a satisfactory, much less intelligent response to the media-saturated simulacra it lounges very comfortably within.
Stephanie Archer presents the best 13 episodes of the Treehouse of Horror series in this epic marathon from The Simpsons.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a story about stories, why we share and retell them, and why we adapt them.
If you’re looking to wallow in despair, rather than escape it, then Damnation is the film for you.
Vinterberg’s film goes to higher highs and lower lows than expected, proving both heart-achingly sad and outrageously joyous.
For this roundtable, the Film Inquiry team gets together, in costume, to discuss their Fall go-to watches!
Follows screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz’s tumultuous development of Orson Welles’ iconic masterpiece Citizen Kane (1941).
Ultimately, it is better to take the glorification of a powerful figure with a grain of salt, rather than a spoonful of sugar.
Any way you choose to interpret it, Nomadland flourishes under the direction of Zhao, and bolstered by a brilliant performance from McDormand.
If you’re looking for a Wikipedia summary of the government’s incompetence at handling this pandemic, it is a straightforward and relentless assault.