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Pleasantville is still relevant 20 years later: In a time where the American Dream is being redefined, Pleasantville tries to tell us that among the chaos and imperfection of this world, you can still find happiness.
We argue that Lady Bird’s Nick Houy should have been nominated for Best Editing for the subtlety of editing that brought script and character to life.
We look back at the wonder women of 2017, the women directors and writers who pushed through barriers in the industry, advancing gender equality and making history.
Hazem Fahmy examines The Big Sick and its failure to dive into the complexities and challenges of hybrid, first-generation identity Muslim Americans.
The Last Jedi is a polarizing film, but looking deeper into Rian Johnson’s vision you will find some potent themes, including the failures of masculinity.
We break down this year’s weird, surprising, and mostly awesome Oscar nominations and how well they reflect the great films of 2017.
There are seven remarkable films at the heart of Femme Frontera, a short film showcase…
Chris Watt spoke with Angie Reza Tures, the director of the Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase, a celebration of women filmmakers from the U.S.-Mexico border, which takes place on January 25th in Los Angeles.
The Film Inquiry team counts down their top ten films of 2017, with each writer compiling their own list and describing in further detail their number 1 pick.
Acclaimed filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson presented his latest film, Phantom Thread; he discussed aesthetic influences, real-world and filmmaker inspirations behind the making of Phantom Thread. This is a transcript and video of the event.
In this series, we will be examining various films in the seminal genre of time travel. To start, we look at George Pal’s The Time Machine, the most famous adaptation of H.G. Wells’ novel.
With unflinching backlash and polarizing reviews between fans and critics, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has found little favor among the masses – but was this the fault of the storyteller or the company behind the film who always plays it safe.
In our latest entry of Anarchic Cinema, we discuss Nick Zedd’s 1979 undiluted cinematic punk rock film They Eat Scum.
Salamis Aysegul Sentug examines a trilogy of movies that not only embrace the art of night but also celebrate it as a field of creative space where artists and writers venture out.
How is Joel Schumacher’s 1993 film Falling Down structured like a video game? Zac Hestand gives us his breakdown.