2023
I.S.S. is a serviceable space thriller, one that remains light on ideas but sticks to sturdy tropes.
Film Inquiry interviews Stefan Zürcher to celebrate the release of his new book, In the Secret Service of Jame Bond.
The intense, empathetic storytelling of Inshallah A Boy will keep you emotionally invested up until the very last frame.
A slew of amazing performances ran the gamut of human experience and emotion in 2023, and Coby Kiefert has condensed the top five.
The Coroner’s Assistant, an independent YouTube web series, has made a Y-shaped incision in my chest and neatly nestled itself in my heart.
On this Staff Inquiry the team discussed their favorite films of 2023!
Despite Aquaman’s need to make one last cannonball for the DCEU, he only makes a mild splash in a mostly empty pool.
“Migration” doesn’t soar to new animated heights, but it knows where to find the best spots worth visiting.
“Godzilla Minus One” is a blockbuster that dials up the heart when others may have invested more time (and money) in shoddy visual effects.
While The Crime is Mine doesn’t reach the lofty heights of the classic comedies that influenced it, it’s all too easy to enjoy such a screwball vision.
Wish is a Disney film with many Disney stuff but rarely features any of that Disney magic, reminding the audience of far better films.
A Creature Was Stirring feels as though it has something deeper to say, but never seems to find the cohesion and narrative direction to say it.
“Hanky Panky” is silly, it’s wild, and it’s filthy in all the right ways, made by a team with a clear love of film.
Concrete Utopia stakes its claim as the heir apparent to Parasite and Squid Game and should have similar crossover appeal for international audiences.