AFTER FIRE: How Female Veterans Talk About Trauma
AFTER FIRE: How Female Veterans Talk About Trauma

After Fire focuses on a female veteran named Valerie Sullivan, discussing how women in the military deal with trauma after coming home from war.

THE BELKO EXPERIMENT Trailer
THE BELKO EXPERIMENT Trailer

The Belko Experiment promises to be very cathartic: instead of having to fight for a paycheck, office workers fight for their lives.

Seed&Spark Is Making The Film Industry More Inclusive In 100 Days - #100DaysOfDiversity
Seed&Spark Is Making The Film Industry More Inclusive In 100 Days – #100DaysOfDiversity

Film Inquiry has joined Seed&Spark in their mission to make the film industry more inclusive with their #100DaysOfDiversity initiative. Join us!

Beginners Guide: Agnès Varda, Director
Beginners Guide: Agnès Varda, Director

In an industry famously inhospitable to women, Agnès Varda has been quietly and consistently surpassing expectations, for more than five decades. This is our guide to the legendary Godmother of French New Wave cinema.

Seeking Our Story: Leni Riefenstahl & The Responsibility Of Storytellers
Seeking Our Story: Leni Riefenstahl & The Responsibility Of Storytellers

Riefenstahl’s portrayal of the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg, Triumph of the Will exemplifies propaganda filmmaking. It is vital to watch Leni Riefenstahl’s work for the Nazis to be reminded of the power of filmmakers, especially in these uncertain days.

20TH CENTURY WOMEN: Annette Bening Shines In Period Character Study
20TH CENTURY WOMEN: Annette Bening Shines In Period Character Study

20th Century Women is a remarkable character study of women in the 1970s, but it falls just shy of greatness due to its lack of plot.

RESIDENT EVIL THE FINAL CHAPTER: An Allusive Farewell To The Despaired Franchise
Movies Opening In Cinemas On January 27

Every Tuesday, Film Inquiry compiles a list of the movies that are opening in cinemas. Opening this week: Resident Evil:

Screenwriting (Video): How I Wrote My Script In One Month
Screenwriting (Video): How I Wrote My Script In One Month

In this video for the Film Inquiry Youtube channel, Editor in Chief Manon de Reeper discusses how she wrote the first draft of her screenplay in just one month.

Director Activist Maria Giese: Update On Women Directors, The ACLU & The Feds
Director Activist Maria Giese: Update On Women Directors, The ACLU & The Feds

Maria Giese updates us about the Federal EEOC investigation into discrimination against women directors in Hollywood.

MOONLIGHT: The Overrated Film Gaslighting Film Critics

What happened to the art of film criticism, the kind of visceral, honest prose delivered from titans like Pauline Kael? We are witnessing its noisy death rattle and few seem to care. Moonlight, the newest film from director and co-writer Barry Jenkins, is a literal coming-of-age story, chronicling the journey of a young, gay black man, Chiron, into adulthood amidst the rougher parts of Miami.

COLOSSAL Trailer
COLOSSAL Trailer

If you ever thought Anne Hathaway would make a good monster, then you’re about to have your oddball idea tested.

Beginning The Human Adventure – A STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE Retrospective

Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a flawed yet misunderstood film, imbuing some of the best that the franchise has ever had to offer.

PATRIOTS DAY: Love Conquers Hate

Patriots Day is a memoir to the tragic events of the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing, brought to screen both tactfully and honorably.

What Makes The Perfect Horror? A Talk With GENE Director Nick Padley
What Makes The Perfect Horror? A Talk With GENE Director Nick Padley

We sat down with Nick Padley, director of the horror short film GENE, which is making the rounds on the festival circuit.

Going Method: A History Of The Modern Acting Techniques

Acting is an art that has evolved through the years through various techniques; here is a rundown of the some of the more popular methods.