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Lion will likely be overlooked at this year’s Oscars; with its inspiring heart-wrenching true story, though, it is still worth watching.
Gentleman’s Agreement is not merely an indictment of anti-Semitism, but a film that also “agrees” with the domestic concerns of its day.
With a series of incredibly eclectic films, the Death Wish franchise is one of the most unique action franchises to ever exist.
Arrival and Hell or High Water are both allegorical, effective films from last year, yet they also tend to state their themes too bluntly.
Introducing the new Film Inquiry YouTube video series Decipher, with Laura Birnbaum, where we will be using history, literature, art, and film to translate the hidden meanings within the films we love.
Alfred Hitchc*ck is famous not only for his masterful films, but for the sometimes harmful ways that he would treat his leading ladies.
We spoke with Kirsten Johnson, director of the documentary Cameraperson, how she became a cameraperson herself, and about her inspirations.
Abbas Kiarostami was an Iranian filmmaker that was part of the Iranian New Wave, a movement concerning self-reflexive and humanistic films.
Paul Thomas Anderson deeply cares about his characters, and the world that surrounds them. These themes are front and centre in The Master.
Nora Ephron had some very strange ideas about feminism and femininity, and today we pick apart You’ve Got Mail to prove it.
Moving film representation forward means breaking from some persistent stereotypes, but some seem more set than others.
The recent film Split deals with dissociative identity disorder – today, we touch upon what it must be like to play that many roles in one.
We’ve long established that The Academy suffers from racial and gender bias, but could it be that there’s another bias going on at the Oscars?
It’s quite rare that horror films are given any type of awards attention, despite their prominence in the mainstream film scene. We discuss why.
We spoke with Ceyda Torun, the director of KEDI – a feel-good documentary about the cats in Istanbul – about cats and “positive terrorism” and helping people restore their faith in humanity.