Film Festivals

London Film Festival 2019, Days 1-2: Horror Gems and Future Cult Classics
London Film Festival 2019, Days 1-2: Horror Gems & Future Cult Classics

Fresh from LFF, the latest Film Inquiry festival dispatch features reviews of Color Out of Space, Saint Maud, Synchronic and more.

BFI London Film Festival 2019, Part II: Jaw Dropping Docs and Narrative Disappointments
BFI London Film Festival 2019, Part II: Jaw Dropping Docs & Narrative Disappointments

Before this year’s LFF kicks off, the Film Inquiry team took a look at acclaimed documentaries, and some unusual festival favourites.

NYFF 2019: ZOMBI CHILD and OH MERCY!
NYFF 2019: ZOMBI CHILD & OH MERCY!

Stephanie Archer reports from New York Film Festival with reviews of French films Zombi Child and Oh Mercy!

Tribeca TV Festival 2019: LOOKING FOR ALASKA World Premiere
Tribeca TV Festival 2019: LOOKING FOR ALASKA World Premiere

If you are looking for a new series to binge over and over again, John Green’s Looking for Alaska TV series might be for you!

NYFF 2019 Reviews: ATLANTICS, BACURAU, MARTIN EDEN
NYFF 2019: ATLANTICS, BACURAU, MARTIN EDEN

In this report from New York Film Festival, Brent Goldman sheds a light on some international offerings: Atlantics, Bacurau and Martin Eden.

MQFF eXtra Festival Report 1: A Wonderful Debut and a Whole Host of Delightful Short Films
MQFF eXtra Festival Report 1: A Wonderful Debut & A Host Of Delightful Short Films

The Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) is the largest queer film fest in the Southern…

NYFF 2019: THE IRISHMAN Is Vintage Scorsese
NYFF 2019: THE IRISHMAN Is Vintage Scorsese

With groundbreaking visual effects, a razor sharp script, three generational talents and the great Martin Scorsese, The Irishman is as exceptional as you’d hope.

Fantastic Fest 2019: RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE: A Haunting Indictment Of Male Writers’ Culpability
Fantastic Fest 2019: RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE: A Haunting Indictment Of Male Writers’ Culpability

Random Acts of Violence forces the audience to confront their own enjoyment at watching others’ pain

TIFF 2019: HOPE GAP
TIFF 2019: HOPE GAP

Prolific British writer-director William Nicholson’s  Hope Gap is a charming, yet altogether bleak portrayal of a…

NYFF 2019: SIBYL, BEANPOLE, & SATURDAY FICTION
NYFF 2019: SIBYL, BEANPOLE, & SATURDAY FICTION

Three films. Three different languages. From NYFF, Kevin Lee reviews Sybil, Beanpole and Saturday Fiction.

TIFF 2019: Final Report: JUDY, THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD & SOUND OF METAL

In David Fontana’s final report from TIFF 2019, he covers Judy, The Personal History of David Copperfield and Sound of Metal.

NYFF 2019: I WAS AT HOME, BUT; THE WHISTLERS & TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
NYFF 2019: I WAS AT HOME, BUT; THE WHISTLERS & TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

In this New York Film Festival report, Kevin Lee reviews I Was At Home, But, The Whistlers and To The Ends of the Earth.

TIFF 2019: Interview With Director Jorunn Myklebust Syversen Of DISCO
TIFF 2019: Interview With Director Jorunn Myklebust Syversen Of DISCO

Wilson Kwong spoke with Norwegian filmmaker Jorunn Myklebust Syversen about her new film Disco during Toronto International Film Festival.

Fantastic Fest 2019: DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
Fantastic Fest 2019: DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

Eddie Murphy is at his absolute best in Dolemite Is My Name. The humor and chops for drama that he brings to the role are a perfect c*cktail that you just can’t help but drink up.

Fantastic Fest 2019: WRINKLES THE CLOWN

What did people think he was doing? What did the legends say? Wrinkles the Clown is both a hilarious and terrifying documentary that tries to answer these questions.