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Horrific Inquiry: TERRIFIER (2016)
Horrific Inquiry: TERRIFIER (2016)

Unpredictable and unapologetically violent, Terrifier may seem like a B-horror, but it is far from it.

BODIES BODIES BODIES: Exciting Slasher With Just A Smidge Of Paranoia
BODIES BODIES BODIES: Exciting Slasher With Just A Smidge Of Paranoia

With a frightfully fun cast, a tight script, and a thematically relevant approach to its violence, Bodies Bodies Bodies is great slasher fun.

HINTERLAND: Here Be Monsters
HINTERLAND: Here Be Monsters

Hinterland’s high concept is let down by a weak script that doesn’t make the most of the film’s intriguing setting and talented cast.

London Film Festival 2022: HOLY SPIDER, SAINT OMER & LIVING
London Film Festival 2022: HOLY SPIDER, SAINT OMER & LIVING

The London Film Festival rolls on. Our latest review round-up covers stories of real life…

London Film Festival 2022: NEXT SOHEE: The High Price Of Work
London Film Festival 2022: NEXT SOHEE: The High Price Of Work

Strong performances, solid direction and a viscerally emotional story keep Next Sohee on the right side of melodrama.

New York Film Festival 2022: MASTER GARDENER
New York Film Festival 2022: MASTER GARDENER

Paul Schrader is a master storyteller, but with Master Gardener, even masters are capable of misfires.

Heartland International Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, HOLY SPIDER, CAT DADDIES & FOLLOW HER
Heartland International Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, HOLY SPIDER, CAT DADDIES & FOLLOW HER

In our first report from the 2022 Heartland International FilmFestival we give you a taste of the festival!

PIGGY: A Meaty Horror
PIGGY: A Meaty Horror

With an awareness of its own ideas on self preservation and survival, Piggy excels.

Horrific Inquiry: CAT PEOPLE (1942)
Horrific Inquiry: CAT PEOPLE (1942)

Ahead of its time, Cat People may have a slow start, but it is rich in cinematic history and horrific craftsmanship.

Horrific Inquiry: CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984)
Horrific Inquiry: CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984)

Nothing seemed more fitting for the fall equinox than Fritz Kiersch’s adaptation of Stephen King’s classic Children of the Corn.

Wine Moms, Trad Wives And The Insidious Nostalgia Of DON'T WORRY DARLING
Wine Moms, Trad Wives And The Insidious Nostalgia Of DON’T WORRY DARLING

Don’t Worry Darling encourage passivity in their focus on the “seductiveness” of the material to the detriment of their politics.

Toronto International Film Festival 2022: HOLY SPIDER Interviews (Audio) With Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi And Writer/Director Ali Abbasi
Toronto International Film Festival 2022: HOLY SPIDER Interviews (Audio) With Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi And Writer/Director Ali Abbasi

Film Inquiry spoke with star Zar Amir Ebrahimi and writer/director Ali Abbasi for Holy Spider, a compelling crime thriller from this year’s TIFF!

DON'T WORRY DARLING: A Better Film Could've Been Found Within This Mystery
DON’T WORRY DARLING: A Better Film Could’ve Been Found Within This Mystery

While Don’t Worry Darling has some very good perks it ultimately tries to work with too many ideas without giving them one direction.

Toronto International Film Festival 2022, Report 4, Midnight Madness: PROJECT WOLF HUNTING & LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE

With her last TIFF report, Kristy Strouse covers two Midnight Madness flicks!

Fantastic Fest 2022: MISSING
Fantastic Fest 2022: MISSING

Missing retains the feeling of a J-horror, slowly building the intensity of its mystery while examining the potential compassion and deliverance of death.