In Jacque Rabie’s debut feature Orchid, we witness what can happen when that infatuation is taken too far, and when a third person is added to the mix.

Film Inquiry Magazine

16.09.2025

TIFF 2025: The Smashing Machine - Film Inquiry

One would have to go all the way back to Pain & Gain in 2013 to find a dramatically inclined and nuanced performance from Johnson.

Film Inquiry Magazine

16.09.2025

TIFF 2025: Roofman and Motor City - Film Inquiry

An energized 'silent' action film and a quirky narrative about a real life American who hid from authorities inside a local Toys"R"Us.

Film Inquiry Magazine

16.09.2025

TIFF 2025: Interview with Nicole Bazuin and Andrea Werhun of Modern Whore - Film Inquiry

After collaborating for more than a decade, Bazuin and Werhun’s creative endeavours have culminated in a creatively charged feature-length film.

Film Inquiry Magazine

14.09.2025

PG: The Nullification of a Once-Valid Rating - Film Inquiry

Originally designed for films appropriate for older kids, the PG rating now bares almost no distinction whatsoever from the G rating.

Film Inquiry Magazine

13.09.2025

SHOESHINE Criterion Review: Vittorio De Sica's Postwar Drama Arrives on 4K UHD - Film Inquiry

Criterion's edition of Shoeshine is a terrific release of a film that has been deserving of a proper restoration.

Film Inquiry Magazine

12.09.2025

ET TU: The Horror of Theater - Film Inquiry

How far is too far to push your cast and crew to achieve your vision? That’s for Brent to find out in the thriller/horror/pitch-black comedy Et Tu.

Film Inquiry Magazine

12.09.2025

Night Frights LA 2025 - A New Name in Horror Fests - Film Inquiry

With Midsummer Scream only a few weeks past, folks in the LA area can look forward to the premier of the newest horror festival, Night Frights LA.

Film Inquiry Magazine

11.09.2025

The Melbourne International Film Festival 2025: Ghosts, Chainsaws, and Porridge - Film Inquiry

The Melbourne International Film Festival returns for another year of movies and events at one of the best festivals in the world.

Film Inquiry Magazine

07.09.2025

FOUR NIGHTS OF A DREAMER: Bresson’s Underseen Ode to Love Found and Lost - Film Inquiry

Arriving in 4k, there’s never been a better time for Four Nights of a Dreamer to finally take the prominent place it deserves in Bresson’s filmography.

Film Inquiry Magazine

07.09.2025

RIEFENSTAHL: The Last Word on a Lifelong Propagandist - Film Inquiry

Riefenstahl should be the last word on its subject—not just because it is the definitive one, but also because it is the last one we need.

Film Inquiry Magazine

07.09.2025

HOW FAR DOES THE DARK GO?: Queer Vampire Drama Sucks In All The Wrong Ways - Film Inquiry

Exactly two kinds of people will seek out "How Far Does the Dark Go?": low-budget horror fans and people who want to support trans filmmakers.

Film Inquiry Magazine

27.08.2025

STRANGER EYES: Who’s Watching Who? - Film Inquiry

Despite tackling intriguing and timely concepts, Stranger Eyes ends up being a surprisingly dull watch.

Film Inquiry Magazine

27.08.2025

NOWHERE SPECIAL: Sad Window Cleaner Faces Down Death - Film Inquiry

A dad (James Norton) tries to find a home for his son (Daniel Lamont) before he dies of cancer in Uberto Pasolini's "Nowhere Special."

Film Inquiry Magazine

25.08.2025

But What About the Key of Rock? Freakier Friday's Missed Punk Opportunity - Film Inquiry

Freakier Friday is a missed opportunity. In this moment of Y2K nostalgia and resurgent conservative political backlash to feminism, we need punk rock.

Film Inquiry Magazine

25.08.2025

Inspiring Insights for Screenwriters from the PGA’s 2025 Produced By Conference - Film Inquiry

Explore insights from the 2025 PGA Produced By Conference and discover how screenwriters can thrive in today’s evolving film and TV landscape.

Film Inquiry Magazine

25.08.2025

WEAPONS: A Darkly Funny, Bizarrely Entertaining Horror Film - Film Inquiry

Weapons is many things: an entertaining genre film that is both funny and horrifying, an acting showcase for its talented cast. Weapons is many things: an entertaining genre film that is both funny and horrifying, an acting showcase for its talented cast, and above all a display of how violence affects people differently.

Film Inquiry Magazine

25.08.2025

HollyShorts 2025: Little Bird & The Stand: Two Powerful Shorts - Film Inquiry

In The Stand and Little Bird, our leads hustle and fight to get by in a country that seems to stack the odds ever-increasingly against them.

Film Inquiry Magazine

25.08.2025

SUPERMAN: Maybe the Most Progressive Hollywood Blockbuster of the 21st Century - Film Inquiry

James Gunn's "Superman" reestablishes the Man of Steel (and a dozen other characters) and charts a course for a whole new DC Universe.

Film Inquiry Magazine

12.08.2025

NO SLEEP TILL: The Cone of Uncertainty - Film Inquiry

No Sleep Till is a moody tone poem to that singularly paradoxical sense of anticipation and malaise that sends house cats into hiding.

Film Inquiry Magazine

10.08.2025

TAXI ZUM KLO: A Refreshingly Candid Gay Feature About Living Two Lives - Film Inquiry

Taxi Zum Klo is a unique and proud feature that dares its audience to consider homosexuality and sexuality in general as natural to being human.

Film Inquiry Magazine

08.08.2025

DROWNING DRY: A (Maybe Too) Understated Tragedy Drama - Film Inquiry

Drowning Dry is a movie that is waiting to burst with its emotional weight but finds itself wafting.

Film Inquiry Magazine

08.08.2025

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS: A Fantastic First Step for Marvel's First Family - Film Inquiry

A wonderful addition to the MCU and the superhero canon, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a breath of fresh air in the genre.

Film Inquiry Magazine

08.08.2025

In TOGETHER, Comedy is Horror’s Better Half - Film Inquiry

Together’s greatest strengths lie in its wry reflections on the pleasures and perils of long-term romance.

Film Inquiry Magazine

08.08.2025

HARVEST: A Folkloric Drama Filled With Ambiguities - Film Inquiry

Tsangari seems satisfied to keep Harvest as a teaser, a tragedy of a place with no name and leaving it nameless and without doctrine.

Film Inquiry Magazine

03.08.2025

BRAZIL: Revisiting Terry Gilliam’s Retro-Futurist Masterpiece - Film Inquiry

Gilliam’s preferred ending to Brazil is bleak and bitter, yet because of that, it feels all the more realistic.

Film Inquiry Magazine

03.08.2025

Interview With Zoey Sidwell Director of TRAVEL PLANS - Film Inquiry

Zoey Sidwell spoke with Film Inquiry about how venture into filmmaking, her learning lessons, anticipation for the future and much more!

Film Inquiry Magazine

03.08.2025

SOULEYMANE’S STORY: Paris Through the Eyes of the Undocumented - Film Inquiry

Souleymane’s Story is an urgent, energetic drama that follows a Guinean immigrant through the streets of Paris.

Film Inquiry Magazine

29.07.2025

IL DONO: Michelangelo Frammartino’s Memento Mori - Film Inquiry

A poetic depiction of how the passage of time has affected a place so close to Frammartino’s heart, Il Dono is a film to lose yourself in.

Film Inquiry Magazine

29.07.2025

TATAMI: Fierce and Refusing to Flinch - Film Inquiry

In a world that constantly asks women (especially women under authoritarian regimes) to stay silent, Tatami dares to scream. And, it speaks volumes.

Film Inquiry Magazine

29.07.2025

RIVER OF GRASS: The Sensations of Nature in a Threatened Biome - Film Inquiry

River of Grass works as both a documentary and personal essay film, giving the movie a fresh experimental angle that allows it to reach beyond.

Film Inquiry Magazine

29.07.2025

ROSA LA ROSE, FILLE PUBLIQUE: Her Life To Live - Film Inquiry

Newly restored: Rosa La Rose, Fille Publique deserves her second chance in the spotlight.

Film Inquiry Magazine

29.07.2025

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK: Peter Weir's Surreal Mystery is As Dizzying As Ever in a New 4K Restoration - Film Inquiry

Picnic at Hanging Rock is a beguiling experience that defies genre.

Film Inquiry Magazine

29.07.2025

JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH: The Best JURASSIC Movie Since THE LOST WORLD - Film Inquiry

Gareth Edwards’ slick "Jurassic World: Rebirth" might not make a strong case for its own existence, but it’s an enjoyable theme park ride.

Film Inquiry Magazine

16.07.2025

TO A LAND UNKNOWN: A Pulse-Pounding Palestinian Thriller - Film Inquiry

To a Land Unknown is not an easy watch that culminates in a simple and satisfying ending

Film Inquiry Magazine

12.07.2025

Dances With Films: UNFAITHFUL Interview With Producer & Star: Jack D. Fleischer - Film Inquiry

Film Inquiry spoke with star and producer of Unfaithful Jack D. Fleischer!

Film Inquiry Magazine

11.07.2025

Into the Poohniverse: Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 - Film Inquiry

With this Into the Poohniverse, we take a look at Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2.

Film Inquiry Magazine

09.07.2025

"I hope it makes people walk away wondering if there’s a bigger meaning or purpose to life." Interview With Producer & Star: Kelley Mack For UNIVERSAL - Film Inquiry

Film Inquiry spoke with Universal star and producer Kelley Mack!

Film Inquiry Magazine

09.07.2025

MOANA 2: More Moana, More Problems - Film Inquiry

Disney's belated sequel "Moana 2" is a soulless cash-grab movie that lacks any imagination, polish, and sense.

Film Inquiry Magazine

28.06.2025

COMMON PEOPLE: BLACK MIRROR at Its Darkest—and Its Best - Film Inquiry

With Common People, Black Mirror returns to what made it unforgettable: storytelling that is sharp and deeply unsettling.

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Orchid: A Discomforting Debut - Film Inquiry

TIFF 2025: The Smashing Machine - Film Inquiry

TIFF 2025: Roofman and Motor City - Film Inquiry

TIFF 2025: Interview with Nicole Bazuin and Andrea Werhun of Modern Whore - Film Inquiry

PG: The Nullification of a Once-Valid Rating - Film Inquiry

SHOESHINE Criterion Review: Vittorio De Sica's Postwar Drama Arrives on 4K UHD - Film Inquiry

ET TU: The Horror of Theater - Film Inquiry

Night Frights LA 2025 - A New Name in Horror Fests - Film Inquiry

The Melbourne International Film Festival 2025: Ghosts, Chainsaws, and Porridge - Film Inquiry

FOUR NIGHTS OF A DREAMER: Bresson’s Underseen Ode to Love Found and Lost - Film Inquiry

RIEFENSTAHL: The Last Word on a Lifelong Propagandist - Film Inquiry

HOW FAR DOES THE DARK GO?: Queer Vampire Drama Sucks In All The Wrong Ways - Film Inquiry

STRANGER EYES: Who’s Watching Who? - Film Inquiry

NOWHERE SPECIAL: Sad Window Cleaner Faces Down Death - Film Inquiry

But What About the Key of Rock? Freakier Friday's Missed Punk Opportunity - Film Inquiry

Inspiring Insights for Screenwriters from the PGA’s 2025 Produced By Conference - Film Inquiry

WEAPONS: A Darkly Funny, Bizarrely Entertaining Horror Film - Film Inquiry

HollyShorts 2025: Little Bird & The Stand: Two Powerful Shorts - Film Inquiry

SUPERMAN: Maybe the Most Progressive Hollywood Blockbuster of the 21st Century - Film Inquiry

NO SLEEP TILL: The Cone of Uncertainty - Film Inquiry

TAXI ZUM KLO: A Refreshingly Candid Gay Feature About Living Two Lives - Film Inquiry

DROWNING DRY: A (Maybe Too) Understated Tragedy Drama - Film Inquiry

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS: A Fantastic First Step for Marvel's First Family - Film Inquiry

In TOGETHER, Comedy is Horror’s Better Half - Film Inquiry

HARVEST: A Folkloric Drama Filled With Ambiguities - Film Inquiry

BRAZIL: Revisiting Terry Gilliam’s Retro-Futurist Masterpiece - Film Inquiry

Interview With Zoey Sidwell Director of TRAVEL PLANS - Film Inquiry

SOULEYMANE’S STORY: Paris Through the Eyes of the Undocumented - Film Inquiry

IL DONO: Michelangelo Frammartino’s Memento Mori - Film Inquiry

TATAMI: Fierce and Refusing to Flinch - Film Inquiry

RIVER OF GRASS: The Sensations of Nature in a Threatened Biome - Film Inquiry

ROSA LA ROSE, FILLE PUBLIQUE: Her Life To Live - Film Inquiry

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK: Peter Weir's Surreal Mystery is As Dizzying As Ever in a New 4K Restoration - Film Inquiry

JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH: The Best JURASSIC Movie Since THE LOST WORLD - Film Inquiry

TO A LAND UNKNOWN: A Pulse-Pounding Palestinian Thriller - Film Inquiry

Dances With Films: UNFAITHFUL Interview With Producer & Star: Jack D. Fleischer - Film Inquiry

Into the Poohniverse: Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 - Film Inquiry

"I hope it makes people walk away wondering if there’s a bigger meaning or purpose to life." Interview With Producer & Star: Kelley Mack For UNIVERSAL - Film Inquiry

MOANA 2: More Moana, More Problems - Film Inquiry

COMMON PEOPLE: BLACK MIRROR at Its Darkest—and Its Best - Film Inquiry

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