2020s

CAUGHT BY THE TIDES: Sea Change
CAUGHT BY THE TIDES: Sea Change

A sprawling story, Caught by the Tides epitomizes what makes Jia Zhangke one of our most essential contemporary filmmakers.

HUNG UP ON A DREAM: A Winsome Portrait of The British Invasion Act The Zombies
HUNG UP ON A DREAM: A Winsome Portrait of The British Invasion Act The Zombies

Hung Up on a Dream is one of the better musical biographies I’ve seen in some time, and it’s because the story at its core is burgeoning with creative vibrancy, fraternity, and a joyous love of music.

Absolute Dominion: Doesn’t Deliver
ABSOLUTE DOMINION: Doesn’t Deliver

Despite its curious premise, however, Absolute Dominion appears to pull every punch and kick it throws.

DESERT OF NAMIBIA: The Gloom Generation
DESERT OF NAMIBIA: The Gloom Generation

Aesthetically pleasing but ultimately frustrating, Desert of Namibia fails to resonate despite Kawai’s substantial star power.

Greek Mothers Never Die: A Lively, Lovely Film
GREEK MOTHERS NEVER DIE: A Lively, Lovely Film

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Greek Mothers Never Die is a sweet film with enough humor and heartfelt moments for mother and daughter alike.

Yadang: The Snitch: A K-Popcorn Flick
YADANG: THE SNITCH: A K-Popcorn Flick

If you’re looking to change up your popcorn flick pick, Yadang: The Snitch has action, humor, and a plot that keeps you thinking.

Woman of the Dead, Season Two: Heartstopping Thrills
WOMAN OF THE DEAD, Season Two: Heartstopping Thrills

Based on the novel by Bernhard Aichner, the show is back with more thrills, more action, and more bodies.

Sinners: A Sin to Miss
Sinners: A Sin to Miss

Sinners is a beautiful celebration of black culture and art, as well as a story of redemption, trauma, guilt, and racism.

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.

BLUE SUN PALACE: In a Lonely Place
BLUE SUN PALACE: In a Lonely Place

Blue Sun Palace pulls back the curtain of a Queens massage parlor to give us an intimate look at the lives of the immigrant women.

Black Bag review
BLACK BAG: Steven Soderbergh’s Elegant Thriller Is A Spy Caper Made For Adults

At our most cynical moments, we can reduce most films in our minds to gorgeous…

Pink Floyd at Pompeii: The Concert Classic Restored
Pink Floyd at Pompeii: The Concert Classic Restored

The film is digitally re-mastered in 4K, directly from the original 35mm footage, and includes enhanced audio mixed by musician Steven Wilson.

"Imagination Always Runs Retrograde": Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez on INVENTION
“Imagination Always Runs Retrograde”: Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez on INVENTION

Documentarian Courtney Stephens and actress Callie Hernandez join Film Inquiry to discuss “Invention.”

INVENTION: Alice’s Adventures in Conspiracy Theory
INVENTION: Alice’s Adventures in Conspiracy Theory

In Invention, an airily shaggy, collaborative piece of improvised, genre-fluid auto-fiction by documentarian Courtney Stephens and actress Callie Hernandez.

THE PENGUIN LESSONS (2025) - source: Sony Pictures Classics
THE PENGUIN LESSONS: Steve Coogan And A Penguin Stand Up To Fascism (And It Goes About As Well As You’d Expect)

It’s official — the United Kingdom has The Penguin Lessons fever. Posters for this thing, depicting…