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Horrific Inquiry: THE OMEN (2006)

The Omen may be a film about the Anti-Christ, but it is also a film that looks at the ills of man, and the ability of evil to conquer good.

HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE: Adapting A Manifesto Proves Challenging
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE: Adapting A Manifesto Proves Challenging

How to Blow Up a Pipeline addresses climate catastrophe from the perspective of a generation intimately and agonizingly familiar with its presence.

Writer And Director Daniel Goldhaber Turns A Manifesto Into A Captivating Crime Thriller In HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
Writer And Director Daniel Goldhaber Turns A Manifesto Into A Captivating Crime Thriller In HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE

Film Inquiry spoke with Daniel Goldhaber, one of the most exciting filmmakers to be working in cinema recently!

New African Film Festival 2023: XALÉ, BRAVO, BURKINA!, THE BLUE CAFTAN & OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL
New African Film Festival 2023: XALÉ, BRAVO, BURKINA!, THE BLUE CAFTAN & OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL

If there was one theme running through the 2023 New African Film Festival, it was that of an increasingly desolate economic landscape.

HUNT CLUB: When Hunting People Goes Wrong
HUNT CLUB: When Hunting People Goes Wrong

There was a movie here but somewhere along the way it got buried in vitriol and forgot to be entertaining.

STALKER: A Claustrophobic And Intense Ninety Minutes
STALKER: A Claustrophobic And Intense Ninety Minutes

Stalker dared to be better than just, “good.” It was great and kept me guessing throughout the entirety of its 90-minute runtime.

SERVANT S4: An Explosive & Fulfilling Finale
SERVANT S4: An Explosive & Fulfilling Finale

In the fourth and final season of the Apple TV+ series “Servant,” the story concludes with a satisfying, gripping, and fitting finish.

SCREAM VI: The Perfect Sequel To A Requel
SCREAM VI: The Perfect Sequel To A Requel

The perfect sequel to a requel, Scream VI is love letter to horror, to a franchise and to its fans, proving that not all stories are dead.

HALLOWEEN ENDS & HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS Without Supernatural Elements
HALLOWEEN ENDS & HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS Without Supernatural Elements

Halloween Ends and the druid-focused Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers bear more similarities than immediately expected.

Free Skate: An Axel-lent Drama
Free Skate: An Axel-lent Drama

Free Skate is an engaging character-driven drama that skates the edge of being a thriller as it progresses.

Glasgow Film Festival 2023: THE BEASTS
Glasgow Film Festival 2023: THE BEASTS

Initially, a terrific, tense, and brutal tale of class warfare, animalistic nature, and devastating consequences, over 2 1/2 hrs, it can’t sustain.

REBROKEN: They Almost Did It
REBROKEN: They Almost Did It

Rebroken has really good first and second acts, but somewhere along the way it loses its confidence.

WOLF GARDEN: An Exercise In Too Many Ideas
WOLF GARDEN: An Exercise In Too Many Ideas

While it had the potential to be something more, as it was, Wolf Garden tried to do too many things and never found a solid identity.

COCAINE BEAR: That Bear Knows How To Party
COCAINE BEAR: That Bear Knows How To Party

Cocaine Bear is funny, and full of plenty of laughs, shocks, and gore in its short runtime.

Away From The Hype: AKIRA
Away From The Hype: AKIRA

Away from the hype, Akira fares very, very well, remaining the Rosetta stone for so much sci-fi, body horror, and cyberpunk today.