2000s

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.

DILDO HEAVEN Is a Campy Delight

The film was never distributed–– an oversight to her filmography that’s now, thankfully for Wishman heads, being rectified. 

LINDA LINDA LINDA Invites Viewers to Join the Band
LINDA LINDA LINDA Invites Viewers to Join the Band

Nobuhiro Yamashita’s Linda Linda Linda deconstructs the typical rhythms of the high school band movie

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.

IL DONO: Michelangelo Frammartino’s Memento Mori

A poetic depiction of how the passage of time has affected a place so close to Frammartino’s heart, Il Dono is a film to lose yourself in.

Prince of Broadway Sean Baker Criterion
PRINCE OF BROADWAY Criterion Review: Sean Baker’s NYC Drama Comes to Blu-Ray

Criterion has prepared a Blu-Ray edition of Sean Baker‘s Prince of Broadway for release, marking the first…

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.

VIVA: Barbi in VIVA-Land

Viva is told by an indie woman director whose mise-en-scene and script pay tribute to classic musicals.

JULY RHAPSODY: Midlife Melancholia
JULY RHAPSODY: Midlife Melancholia

Revisiting July Rhapsody is a reminder that Ann Hui is one of the most empathetic and important filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave.

Watching SPIDER-MAN 2 On The Big Screen For The First Time

Finally getting to witness Spider-Man 2 gives me a newfound appreciation for my peers and this communal experience.

Horrific Inquiry: GOTHIKA (2003)

While Gothika may not have stood the test of time, or have the most plausible horror narrative, it delivers an eerie watch.

Horrific Inquiry: FUNNY GAMES (2007)

Horror films have trained us to expect the final girl, but Funny Games does not acknowledge this hope and desire for survival.

LOVE ACTUALLY: 20 Years Later, Love Is Still All Around
LOVE ACTUALLY: 20 Years Later, Love Is Still All Around

Love Actually is as heartwarming as it is quotable – the experience of love and joy a permanent staple each and every year.

BRIDGET JONE'S DIARY: A Love Letter to Romance in Adulthood
BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY: A Love Letter to Romance in Adulthood

Bridget Jones’s Diary is a classic, yet refreshing, take on the rom-com, showing the imperfectly wonderful side of romance in your thirties.

Horrific Inquiry: THANKSKILLING (2008)
Horrific Inquiry: THANKSKILLING (2008)

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