IFC Films

NYFF 2021 BENEDETTA A Hysterical Film About Mass Hysteria
NYFF 2021: BENEDETTA: A Hysterical Film About Mass Hysteria

Paul Verhoeven’s latest film Benedetta, based on the infamous 17th century, has the Catholic Church up in arms as it delivers the satire.

NYFF 2021: BERGMAN ISLAND
NYFF 2021: BERGMAN ISLAND

Mia Hansen-Løve’s Bergman Island features emotionally intelligent filmmaking and a lovely central performance from Vicky Krieps.

A Conversation With Nicole Riegel, Writer and Director Of Holler
A Conversation With Nicole Riegel, Writer and Director Of Holler

For the release of her new film, Holler, Film Inquiry sat down to speak with writer and director Nicole Riegel.

Queerly Ever After #50 LOVE SONGS (2007)
Queerly Ever After #50: LOVE SONGS (2007)

The Queerly Ever After column celebrates its 50th entry with Christophe Honoré’s 2007 film Love Songs (Les Chansons D’Amour).

BABYTEETH: Bittersweet Symphony
BABYTEETH: Bittersweet Symphony

A stellar debut packed with poignant performances, the beautiful Babyteeth announces Shannon Murphy as a director who deserves our full attention.

TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG: A History Of Violence
TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG: A History Of Violence

True History of the Kelly Gang wants us to sympathize with a murderer who suffered great trauma from birth to death. It’s unfortunate that the film’s most critical moments fall flat.

RESISTANCE: Well-Intentioned But Ill-Focused
RESISTANCE: Well-Intentioned But Ill-Focused

Resistance is a film that struggles to find its footing, though Eisenberg is always there to break its fall – for better or worse.

THE OTHER LAMB: A Dark Feminist Fable That Strays Far From The Flock
THE OTHER LAMB: A Dark Feminist Fable That Strays Far From The Flock

With The Other Lamb, Malgorzata Szumowska gives us a fresh perspective on the topic that proves to be just as challenging as it is wickedly absorbing.

DISAPPEARANCE AT CLIFTON HILL: An Easy-To-Follow Caper
DISAPPEARANCE AT CLIFTON HILL: An Easy-To-Follow Caper

Whatever cracks and uneven corners exist in Disappearance at Clifton Hill are easily glazed by a story that is good enough.

OLYMPIC DREAMS: A Cinematic All-Access Pass Into The Games
OLYMPIC DREAMS: A Cinematic All-Access Pass Into The Games

In order to fully enjoy Olympic Dreams, one needs to see it as an experiment.

SWALLOW: The Limits Of Control
SWALLOW: The Limits Of Control

Carried by a brilliant performance from Bennett, Swallow is a disturbingly effective psychological study focused on the extreme lengths one will go to declare independence in the face of oppression.

Sound Is The Plea In THE NIGHTINGALE
Sound Is The Plea In THE NIGHTINGALE

Emily Wheeler takes a look at how Jennifer Kent uses sound in The Nightingale and how it contributes to the experience and narrative.

THE DAY SHALL COME: Absurd Terrorism Satire Stumbles To The Finish Line
THE DAY SHALL COME: Absurd Terrorism Satire Stumbles To The Finish Line

The Day Shall Come really comes close to approaching greatness, so it’s even more of a shame that it sputters as it reaches the home stretch.

THE SOUND OF SILENCE: An Evocative Film About The Nature Of Sound & Humankind
THE SOUND OF SILENCE: An Evocative Film About The Nature Of Sound & Humankind

Sounds and vibrations undoubtedly shape the world as we know it, in turn capable of…

Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: THE DAY SHALL COME
Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: THE DAY SHALL COME

The Day Shall Come is a dark, biting commentary on systemic racism of law enforcement and the weird Kafkaesque nature of the War on Terror.