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Away from the Hype: STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENANCE 
Away from the Hype: STAR WARS: EPISODE I – THE PHANTOM MENANCE 

It has a lot of charm and it’s refreshing to see something playing by its own rules and not following a rigid formula.

MARS EXPRESS: A Well-Built Android Neo-Noir
MARS EXPRESS: A Well-Built Android Neo-Noir

Mars Express finds the right words and plucks the precise emotional heartstrings to make such a film more meaningful.

Cannes Film Festival 2024: FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
Cannes Film Festival 2024: FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, is a prime example of how to craft a narrative expansion that ignites a creative spark worthy of praise.

Interview With Director Lee Thongkham For KITTY THE KILLER
Interview With Director Lee Thongkham For KITTY THE KILLER

Film Inquiry spoke with director Lee Thongkham for the film Kitty the Killer!

HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS: A Fur Trapping Photoplay Of The Highest Order
HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS: A Fur Trapping Photoplay Of The Highest Order

Hundreds of Beavers is a comedic masterpiece, delivering non-stop hysterical sight gags, formal ingenuity, and cathartic woodland violence.

Horrific Inquiry: TRAIN TO BUSAN
Horrific Inquiry: TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016)

There is a deep love that carries through the devastation, Train to Busan delivers what movies are all about.

No Way Up Democratizes the Underwater Thriller
NO WAY UP Represents The Democratization Of Bad Underwater Thrillers

Formerly the realm of big-budget blockbusters, the subgenre of underwater thrillers has been flooded with relentless low-budget pictures.

KUNG FU PANDA 4: Enough Wit For One More Kick
KUNG FU PANDA 4: Enough Wit For One More Kick

Kung Fu Panda 4 has lost some of its mojo, but still has a few nice moves left in this old franchise.

RIDDLE OF FIRE: Weston Razooli's Excellent Adventure
RIDDLE OF FIRE: Weston Razooli’s Excellent Adventure

A dark fairy tale that blurs the line between reality and fantasy, Riddle of Fire will make you feel young again in the best way possible.

Glasgow Film Festival 2024: JERICHO RIDGE

Jericho Ridge is indeed a B-movie take on Assault on Precinct 13, coupled with plenty of Carpenter style flourishes which show Gilbey did his homework.

MADAME WEB: An Itsy Bitsy Dud

Madame Web is trapped in the past for feeling like a mid-2000s comic book movie too ashamed to evoke its source material

NO WAY UP: Sunk With No Hope
NO WAY UP: Sunk With No Hope

No Way Up still retains the entertainment factor, no matter its predictability and overarching absurdity.

ARGYLE: Dry Spy Comedy With Short Supply of Absurdity
ARGYLE: Dry Spy Comedy With Short Supply of Absurdity

While not as predictable as the pattern, Argylle doesn’t have much surprise despite its cast and energy.

AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM: Shallow Splash Of A Superhero Sequel
AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM: Shallow Splash Of A Superhero Sequel

Despite Aquaman’s need to make one last cannonball for the DCEU, he only makes a mild splash in a mostly empty pool.

DIE HARD: 35 Years Of Christmas Action
DIE HARD: 35 Years Of Christmas Action

Die Hard is not a film that just occurs during the holiday season, but rather because of it.