2026

Overlook Film Festival Review: Obsessed with OBSESSION
Overlook Film Festival Review: Obsessed with OBSESSION

Obsession is a slyly well-structured and blackly comic monkey’s paw romp that draws you in and keeps you hooked from start to finish. 

PROJECT HAIL MARY: A Crowd-Pleasing, Visually Stunning Space Adventure

Project Hail Mary may not be a groundbreaking achievement, but it’s sure to give you some escapist entertainment for 2+ hours.

HOME DELIVERY: When a Home Birth Becomes a Family Affair
HOME DELIVERY: When a Home Birth Becomes a Family Affair

Home Delivery offers a warm, often funny, and occasionally uneven experience that wears its heart openly.

SXSW 2026: KILL ME, HE BLED NEON & NEVER AFTER DARK

These three SXSW titles shook up the status quo and took (mostly) unexpected turns to create something exciting.

SXSW 2026: DEAD DEER HIGH & EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER
SXSW 2026: EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER & DEAD DEER HIGH

Two of the films at SXSW this year were about the high school experience and the way art can transform and heal.

SXSW 2026: GRIND & DRAG
SXSW 2026: GRIND & DRAG

Inventive, edgy, and ultimately unforgettable, Grind & Drag are coming through with the big SXSW vibes.

"Queen of Chess" documentary review
QUEEN OF CHESS: A Chess Documentary In Search of a Purpose

Judit Polgár is one of the greatest chess players of all time. In 1991, she…

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UNDERTONE Should Have Been a Podcast 

Undertone is mostly a vibe-piece–– a thin 2000s horror narrative wrapped up in a 2020s look and feel.

"All You Need Is Kill" review
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL: Time Loop Anime Lives And Dies On The Repeat

All You Need Is Kill, the light novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka and Yoshitoshi Abe, saw…

MATTER OF TIME: A Matter of Heart

Music can heal, but Matter of Time shows how it can also change lives by turning performance into purpose.

Sundance Film Festival 2026: Extra Geography and The Huntress
Sundance Film Festival 2026: Extra Geography and The Huntress

From this year’s Sundance, the first is an uncomfortably funny teen drama; The second a dark, gritty thriller based on true stories of violence.

Sundance Film Festival 2026: Park City's Last Dance Pt 1
Sundance Film Festival 2026: Park City’s Last Dance Pt 1

Some of this year’s coverage from Sundance Film Festival 2026, the last in Park City.

SUNDANCE 2026: Julie Christeas on Run Amok, Sustainable Filmmaking, and Why Indie Film Still Matters
SUNDANCE 2026: Julie Christeas on Run Amok, Sustainable Filmmaking, and Why Indie Film Still Matters

Film Inquiry spoke with Tandem Pictures founder Julie Christeas.

Afterburn review
AFTERBURN: The Dave Bautista x Mona Lisa Cinematic Universe Continues

Dave Bautista is a fascinating actor. As a professional wrestler-turned-film actor, he could have been…

AGATHA CHRISTIE'S SEVEN DIALS: Time's Up
AGATHA CHRISTIE’S SEVEN DIALS: Time’s Up

Seven Dials’ predictable structure, thin character development, and hollow ending keep it from striking the satisfying note of its strongest predecessors.