1990s

The Case for Voice Acting Oscars
The Case for Voice Acting Oscars

It’s no surprise that voice acting has been utterly disregarded by the Academy throughout the years, and that needs to change.

PG: The Nullification of a Once-Valid Rating
PG: The Nullification of a Once-Valid Rating

Originally designed for films appropriate for older kids, the PG rating now bares almost no distinction whatsoever from the G rating.

Ape-ril: For the Love of Monkey Movies 
Ape-ril: For the Love of Monkey Movies 

Ape-ril is a state of mind, a commitment to the absurd, the goofy, the simian, and I’d honestly recommend you try it out.

'I'm Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today': Celebrating 30 Years of Clerks
‘I’m Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today’: Celebrating 30 Years of Clerks

Clerks was an instant hit with festival audiences and cemented Kevin Smith as a name to watch. Thirty years later, how does it hold up?

GREGG ARAKI'S TEEN APOCALYPSE TRILOGY Criterion Review: Three '90s Classics, Newly Restored
GREGG ARAKI’S TEEN APOCALYPSE TRILOGY Criterion Review: Three ’90s Classics, Newly Restored

Film Inquiry takes a look at the new Criterion release of Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy.

MOVING: Divorce Separation Blues
MOVING: Divorce Separation Blues

Shinji Somai’s magnificent 1993 coming-of-age film, Moving—now available in a new 4K restoration from Cinema Guild—can be interpreted in several ways.

STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE 25 Years Later
STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE 25 Years Later

With the recent temporary re-release of the Phantom Menace to honor its twenty-fifth anniversary, how does the film hold up?

Horrific Inquiry: LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE
Horrific Inquiry: LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE

From Ridley Scott’s Alien to David Cronenberg’s The Fly, From Little Shop of Horrors to Frankenstein, Leprechaun 4 not only takes us to the depths.

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.

HOUSEHOLD SAINTS: The Resurrection Of An Independent Classic
HOUSEHOLD SAINTS: The Resurrection Of An Independent Classic

Household Saints is a strange yet satisfying brew of family drama and spiritual contemplation that deserves the broader audience it has been denied.

A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION: Coupling and Capitalism, Edward Yang-Style
A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION: Coupling and Capitalism, Edward Yang-Style

“A Confucian Confusion” is quintessentially Yang, a needle-sharp satire of life in a city increasingly in the thrall of capitalism.

Horrific Inquiry: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER S4 E10: “Hush”

Welcome back to the scariest, and at times goriest, column here at Film Inquiry: Horrific Inquiry.…

Horrific Inquiry: AUDITION (1999)

Audition is a slow burner of a horror, an almost perfect example of a frog in boiling water.

THE FUNERAL (1996): Reversing The Genre, But Compromising Conviction
THE FUNERAL (1996): Reversing The Genre, But Compromising Conviction

In Ferrara’s world of fatalistic nihilism in The Funeral, there’s no escape from life torments, and only death and self-destruction hold the key.

FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE: The Legacy Of Leslie Cheung Lives On
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE: The Legacy Of Leslie Cheung Lives On

Both a monumental piece of Chinese cinematic history and a lasting tribute to the special brilliance of its star, this is essential viewing.