existentialism
With two perfectly cast roles in Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, Supernova lovingly ponders on the preciousness of memory and time.
Two series, The Good Place and Russian Doll, are wildly different in tone but reminiscent of each other on a philosophical level.
Even when things get very strange, Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things will always find a way to hook you in and never let go.
Superman is one of the most difficult characters to write in any given medium. Zach Snyder gave viewers a Superman that we have not seen on screen before.
Thanks to its talented and charismatic leads, The Kaminsky Method overcomes any lack of forward narrative momentum.
Toy Story 4 is the finest of the Toy Story sequels, and if it’s the start of a second trilogy, then we’ll follow it to infinity and beyond.
Meme can be a brilliant thriller when it wants to be, but there is a heck of a lot of philosophising bridging those tenser moments.
Out of Blue can’t be faulted for its ambitions, but there’s a lack of focus, oscillating wildly between genres and never satisfying as any.
Despite the large questions it establishes at the onset, I’m Not Here offers no answers or satisfying catharsis.
Throughout Charlie Kaufman’s stellar career, he’s analysed ideas and worries that every audience member will be familiar with.
Don Hertzfeldt’s 2012 animation is an authentic depiction of depression, mental illness and mankind’s relationship with the universe.
With Blade Runner 2049 opening in cinemas this Friday, we ruminate on the themes of existentialism the trailer and short film have promised.
Nina Gielen’s supernatural drama Arts & Crafts is gaining attention on Seed & Spark. She talked to Film Inquiry about the film’s creation.
A Quiet Passion shows us that there is much more to the mythos of Emily Dickinson than meets the eye, and with Davies’ ever-lyrical vision at hand, the end result is the most comprehensive picture of her that we may ever have.
From up-and-coming director Pedro Morelli and first-time screenwriter Matt Hansen, Zoom is a fascinating fantasy drama about artistic identity. Tracking the lives of three central protagonists, Morelli miraculously creates a strange, circuitous world wherein everything is connected. Despite seemingly existing within the confines of each other’s imaginative works of fiction, comic book artist Emma Boyle (Alison Pill), movie director Edward Deacon (Gael García Bernal), and aspiring novelist Michelle (Mariana Ximenes) soon bleed into each other’s codependent realities.
