Sundance Film Festival 2024: THE MOOGAI
Sundance Film Festival 2024: THE MOOGAI

With The Moogai, writer-director Jon Bell weaves historical trauma and a new mother’s struggles to deliver a thematically rich supernatural horror.

KUBRICK ON KUBRICK: I's Wide Open
KUBRICK ON KUBRICK: I’s Wide Open

For Monro’s Kubrick on Kubrick, decoding Kubrick’s films with the director’s own words serves as an excellent chance to write his own artful tale

Sundance Film Festival 2024 REPORT 1: A REAL PAIN, THELMA & GOOD ONE
Sundance Film Festival 2024 REPORT 1: A REAL PAIN, THELMA & GOOD ONE

In my first report from Sundance, I’ve got two debuts and a sophomore film from a talented actor. All three tie together in a unique, familial bow.

WHICH BRINGS ME TO YOU: Easy Breezy Romance With Heart
WHICH BRINGS ME TO YOU: Easy Breezy Romance With Heart

Which Brings Me To You is a heartwarming romantic comedy that strives to reach beyond the simplicity of love matches and mishaps.

Slamdance 2024: DARLA IN SPACE Interview With Co-writers/directors Eric Laplante and Susie Moon!
Slamdance Film Festival 2024: DARLA IN SPACE & WELCOME TO THE ENCLAVE

Darla in Space and Welcome to the Enclave are great examples of perfect programming with unexpected narratives. 

Slamdance Film Festival 2024: Interview With Cynthia Garcia Williams Writer/Director of LEGEND OF EL CUCUY
Slamdance 2024: LEGEND OF EL CUCUY

Legend of El Cucuy brings an old folktale back to life in an effective way. Perhaps this short will be shown to children and future generations as a cautionary tale.

MEAN GIRLS: "This Is Not Your Mother's MEAN GIRLS"
MEAN GIRLS: This Is Not Your Mother’s MEAN GIRLS

Hitting both high and low notes, Mean Girls retains the core heart of the original, all while modernizing itself for a new generation.

Slamdance 2024: Dosh
Slamdance 2024: DOSH

Screening at Slamdance, the short film DOSH focuses on family struggles through the lens of a specific culture and mental health taboos within.

TRAINSPOTTING Criterion Review: Danny Boyle's '90s Masterpiece, Restored In 4K
TRAINSPOTTING Criterion Review: Danny Boyle’s ’90s Masterpiece, Restored In 4K

Criterion’s new 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray is the best Trainspotting has ever looked and sounded on home video format and is the definitive way of viewing.

Slamdance 2024: PU EKAW TNOD & Legend of El Cucuy
Slamdance 2024: PU EKAW TNOD

With PU EKAW TNOD, we’re able to see such vision exploring the idea of being the viewer and the viewed, and it’s just as creepy as you think.

Slamdance Film Festival 2024: Interview with writer/director Omar S. Kamara for AFRICAN GIANTS
Slamdance Film Festival 2024: Interview with writer/director Omar S. Kamara for AFRICAN GIANTS

Film Inquiry spoke with writer/director Omar S. Kamara for his film African Giants!

DAD JOKES : A Spicy Take On The Never Built Father-Daughter Relationship
DAD JOKES : A Spicy Take On The Never Built Father-Daughter Relationship

Dad Jokes leaves us excited for Welch’s future in comedy, and the potential for a new chapter in her comedic journey.

I.S.S.: A Sturdy Space Thriller
I.S.S.: A Sturdy Space Thriller

I.S.S. is a serviceable space thriller, one that remains light on ideas but sticks to sturdy tropes.

APOLONIA, APOLONIA: Portrait Of An Artist By A Filmmaker
APOLONIA, APOLONIA: Portrait Of An Artist By A Filmmaker

Apolonia Apolonia manages to paint a fairly engaging portrait of an artist discovering the intimate balance between success and her freedoms as an artist.

NIGHT SWIM: Attack Of The Killer Pool
NIGHT SWIM: Attack Of The Killer Pool

While those looking for genuine chills should certainly seek them elsewhere, this movie is batting at a surprisingly high level.