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"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.”

PINK NARCISSUS: A Queer Underground Classic Resurfaces
PINK NARCISSUS: A Queer Underground Classic Resurfaces

Now newly restored in 4K, Pink Narcissus has returned to hypnotize viewers and remind us of the undeniable impact Bidgood’s had on queer art and culture.

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.

LIQUOR BANK: Raw, Real and Remarkably Human

Liquor Bank effectively delivers an inspiring message and Marcellus Cox further proves he’s a director to watch. 

A MAN AND A WOMAN: A Timeless French Romance Returns in 4K
A MAN AND A WOMAN: A Timeless French Romance Returns in 4K

A Man and a Woman is quite possibly the cinephile’s ultimate date night movie and most definitely a romance that will win you over.

JULIE KEEPS QUIET: When Silence Says It All
JULIE KEEPS QUIET: When Silence Says It All

Julie Keeps Quiet is a smart and sensitive debut that succeeds in telling a story about abuse of power while empowering, rather than exploiting.

Glasgow Film Festival 2025: BOB TREVINO LIKES IT.
Glasgow Film Festival 2025: BOB TREVINO LIKES IT.

Bob Trevino Likes It is a truly wonderful piece of cinema, both heart-wrenching and life-affirming in equal measure.

Glasgow Film Festival 2025: GHOSTLIGHT
Glasgow Film Festival 2025: GHOSTLIGHT

Ghostlight is at once profound and moving and insightful, and features some of the most natural chemistry and acting you’ll see on screen this year.

WHO BY FIRE: Well-Tread Material

There aren’t any stylistic flairs that Who By Fire brings to the table that differentiate this film from the prototypical coming-of-age movie.

AN UNFINISHED FILM: Once Upon a Time During COVID
AN UNFINISHED FILM: Once Upon a Time During COVID

An Unfinished Film’s creative and sensitive approach to depicting life during the COVID-19 pandemic deserves to be seen.

Glasgow Film Festival 2025: THE RETURN
Glasgow Film Festival 2025: THE RETURN

The film may fall short of capturing the epic nature of The Odyssey, but Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche’s powerful performances elevate it beyond its flaws.

LAST BREATH: An All Killer, No Filler Deep-Sea Docudrama
LAST BREATH: An All Killer, No Filler Deep-Sea Docudrama

Last Breath is a movie that strips away all the Hollywood fluff, but turns in a delightfully-tense docudrama-thriller.

Slamdance 2025: Banr and The Big Johnson
Slamdance 2025: Banr and The Big Johnson

For our final installment of Slamdance, we’re covering a fictional drama about the struggles of Alzheimer’s and a documentary about a New York LGBTQI icon.

Slamdance 2025: Standout: The Ben Kjar Story and Know Me
Slamdance 2025: Standout: The Ben Kjar Story and Know Me

For this installment of Slamdance coverage, we’re looking at an inspiring documentary and a gripping fictional drama based on a true story.

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS and the Existential Nightmare of Hollywood
PLAY IT AS IT LAYS and the Existential Nightmare of Hollywood

Play It as It Lays is the rare adaptation of a literary masterpiece that lives up to the source material.