Coby Kiefert explores their top five examples of book-to-film adaptations which truly excelled in bringing their characters and stories to the big screen.

Film Inquiry Magazine

24.04.2025

BLACK BAG: Steven Soderbergh's Elegant Thriller Is A Spy Caper Made For Adults - Film Inquiry

Starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett as spy husband and wife, Steven Soderbergh's "Black Bag" is a solid thriller for adults.

Film Inquiry Magazine

20.04.2025

Pink Floyd at Pompeii: The Concert Classic Restored - Film Inquiry

The film is digitally re-mastered in 4K, directly from the original 35mm footage, and includes enhanced audio mixed by musician Steven Wilson.

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19.04.2025

PINK NARCISSUS: A Queer Underground Classic Resurfaces - Film Inquiry

Now newly restored in 4K, Pink Narcissus has returned to hypnotize viewers and remind us of the undeniable impact Bidgood’s had on queer art and culture.

Film Inquiry Magazine

19.04.2025

"Imagination Always Runs Retrograde": Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez on INVENTION - Film Inquiry

Documentarian Courtney Stephens and actress Callie Hernandez join Film Inquiry to discuss "Invention."

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18.04.2025

INVENTION: Alice’s Adventures in Conspiracy Theory - Film Inquiry

In Invention, an airily shaggy, collaborative piece of improvised, genre-fluid auto-fiction by documentarian Courtney Stephens and actress Callie Hernandez.

Film Inquiry Magazine

16.04.2025

THE PENGUIN LESSONS: Steve Coogan And A Penguin Stand Up To Fascism (And It Goes About As Well As You’d Expect) - Film Inquiry

Steve Coogan befriends a penguin in director Peter Cattaneo's festering turd of a historical dramedy, "The Penguin Lessons."

Film Inquiry Magazine

13.04.2025

Darkest Miriam: A Study of Grief, Love, and Loss - Film Inquiry

In "Darkest Miriam," we follow the eponymous protagonist through her own struggles with grief, as well as her hopes of love along the way.

Film Inquiry Magazine

12.04.2025

EEPHUS: Baseball's About More Than Making it to the Big Leagues - Film Inquiry

A group of local baseball players get together to celebrate the end of their small field in "Eephus," a new film from Carson Lund.

Film Inquiry Magazine

09.04.2025

LIQUOR BANK: Raw, Real and Remarkably Human - Film Inquiry

Liquor Bank effectively delivers an inspiring message and Marcellus Cox further proves he’s a director to watch.

Film Inquiry Magazine

06.04.2025

MoMI First Look 2025: Thoughtful Experiments and Meta-Commentaries - Film Inquiry

MoMI decidedly focuses on experimental, documentary, and international cinema. Here's a look at the 2025:

Film Inquiry Magazine

05.04.2025

A MAN AND A WOMAN: A Timeless French Romance Returns in 4K - Film Inquiry

A Man and a Woman is quite possibly the cinephile’s ultimate date night movie and most definitely a romance that will win you over.

Film Inquiry Magazine

05.04.2025

THANK YOU VERY MUCH: Remembering Andy Kaufman’s Genius - Film Inquiry

Like many before, Alex Braverman's Thank You Very Much takes on the near impossible task of showing who this enigmatic anti-comedian comedy star was.

Film Inquiry Magazine

03.04.2025

SXSW 2025: Drop, Death of a Unicorn & Slanted - Film Inquiry

From SXSW we take a look at Drop, Death of a Unicorn and Slanted!

Film Inquiry Magazine

30.03.2025

FOR THE LOVE OF HORROR: The Public Domain Horror Explosion - Film Inquiry

In this For the Love of Horror, Film Inquiry takes a look at the Public Domain horror space.

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30.03.2025

DEAD LOVER: Mary Shelley Would Approve - Film Inquiry

A crazy quilt horror comedy like Dead Lover is likely not to everyone’s taste, but this film’s playful, undead spirit is contagious.

Film Inquiry Magazine

30.03.2025

SAMPO and RUSLAN & LUDMILA: Aleksandr Ptushko's Magical Epics Are Even More Gorgeous in 4K - Film Inquiry

Aleksandr Ptushko films represent a style of cinema that feels lost to time. They give a reminder of the kind of creativity, craft, and imagination that filmmaking can have.

Film Inquiry Magazine

28.03.2025

PLANKTON THE MOVIE: Fails to Make a Splash - Film Inquiry

Plankton: The Movie encapsulates a troublesome and growing safeness in kids' shows that is far better left behind.

Film Inquiry Magazine

28.03.2025

JULIE KEEPS QUIET: When Silence Says It All - Film Inquiry

Julie Keeps Quiet is a smart and sensitive debut that succeeds in telling a story about abuse of power while empowering, rather than exploiting.

Film Inquiry Magazine

27.03.2025

SXSW Film Festival: MOLA: A TIBETAN STORY OF LOVE AND LOSS - Film Inquiry

In Mola: A Tibetan Story of Love and Loss, we see the tale of a woman of faith, her family, and how important those connections are.

Film Inquiry Magazine

27.03.2025

SXSW Film Festival 2025: Interviews for MOLA - A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss - Film Inquiry

Film Inquiry spoke with Yangzom Brauen, Martin Brauen and Michael Raimondi for the new documentary: Mola.

Film Inquiry Magazine

27.03.2025

NOVOCAINE: Sometimes Love Don't Feel Like It Should - Film Inquiry

If you like action comedy films that actually have a bit of a story, great action scenes, funny jokes, and a lot of heart, Novocaine is the perfect fit.

Film Inquiry Magazine

27.03.2025

Glasgow Film Festival 2025: BOB TREVINO LIKES IT. - Film Inquiry

Bob Trevino Likes It is a truly wonderful piece of cinema, both heart-wrenching and life-affirming in equal measure.

Film Inquiry Magazine

25.03.2025

Artists in Residence: Jeremy Workman on SECRET MALL APARTMENT - Film Inquiry

With Secret Mall Apartment, documentarian Jeremy Workman delves into a piece of art that’s the stuff of urban legend. Film Inquiry spoke to the director.

Film Inquiry Magazine

23.03.2025

Glasgow Film Festival 2025: GHOSTLIGHT - Film Inquiry

Ghostlight is at once profound and moving and insightful, and features some of the most natural chemistry and acting you'll see on screen this year.

Film Inquiry Magazine

23.03.2025

BORDERLINE: Horror Comedy Done Right - Film Inquiry

Borderline does a lot over the course of its 90 minutes, it made us laugh, it made us cringe, it made us look through our fingers.

Film Inquiry Magazine

23.03.2025

SXSW Film Festival 2025 Interviews For GOOD BOY - Film Inquiry

Film Inquiry spoke with Ben Leonberg and Kari Fischer, the team behind the dog focused ghost story Good Boy!

Film Inquiry Magazine

23.03.2025

WHO BY FIRE: Well-Tread Material - Film Inquiry

There aren’t any stylistic flairs that Who By Fire brings to the table that differentiate this film from the prototypical coming-of-age movie.

Film Inquiry Magazine

22.03.2025

SXSW Film Festival 2025: GOOD BOY, REDUX, REDUX & MERMAID - Film Inquiry

At the 2025 SXSW Film Inquiry takes a look at Good Boy, Redux, Redux & Mermaid.

Film Inquiry Magazine

22.03.2025

WHO BY FIRE: Well-Tread Material - Film Inquiry

There aren’t any stylistic flairs that Who By Fire brings to the table that differentiate this film from the prototypical coming-of-age movie.

Film Inquiry Magazine

20.03.2025

THE ELECTRIC STATE: It's Probably Written By A Robot - Film Inquiry

The Electric State is a turgid mishmash of sci-fi with little uniqueness, bland characters, and a story so eye-rolling it may have been written by AI.

Film Inquiry Magazine

20.03.2025

MICKEY 17: Double The Pattinson, Double The Fun - Film Inquiry

Mickey 17 ripped apart the rule book for a Hollywood sci-fi movie, and its box-office success will hopefully lead to Joon-Ho getting even more runway next time around.

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“If I Can’t Be Free, I Can Be Cheap”: GOING DOWN Is a Riotous Slice of Aussie Punk Life - Film Inquiry

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WOMAN OF THE DEAD, Season Two: Heartstopping Thrills - Film Inquiry

Sinners: A Sin to Miss - Film Inquiry

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Ape-ril: For the Love of Monkey Movies - Film Inquiry

Royal Blunder: “Only More is Enough” - A Delightful Debut - Film Inquiry

BLUE SUN PALACE: In a Lonely Place - Film Inquiry

Top 5 Best Book-to-Film Adaptations - Film Inquiry

BLACK BAG: Steven Soderbergh's Elegant Thriller Is A Spy Caper Made For Adults - Film Inquiry

Pink Floyd at Pompeii: The Concert Classic Restored - Film Inquiry

PINK NARCISSUS: A Queer Underground Classic Resurfaces - Film Inquiry

"Imagination Always Runs Retrograde": Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez on INVENTION - Film Inquiry

INVENTION: Alice’s Adventures in Conspiracy Theory - Film Inquiry

THE PENGUIN LESSONS: Steve Coogan And A Penguin Stand Up To Fascism (And It Goes About As Well As You’d Expect) - Film Inquiry

Darkest Miriam: A Study of Grief, Love, and Loss - Film Inquiry

EEPHUS: Baseball's About More Than Making it to the Big Leagues - Film Inquiry

LIQUOR BANK: Raw, Real and Remarkably Human - Film Inquiry

MoMI First Look 2025: Thoughtful Experiments and Meta-Commentaries - Film Inquiry

A MAN AND A WOMAN: A Timeless French Romance Returns in 4K - Film Inquiry

THANK YOU VERY MUCH: Remembering Andy Kaufman’s Genius - Film Inquiry

SXSW 2025: Drop, Death of a Unicorn & Slanted - Film Inquiry

FOR THE LOVE OF HORROR: The Public Domain Horror Explosion - Film Inquiry

DEAD LOVER: Mary Shelley Would Approve - Film Inquiry

SAMPO and RUSLAN & LUDMILA: Aleksandr Ptushko's Magical Epics Are Even More Gorgeous in 4K - Film Inquiry

PLANKTON THE MOVIE: Fails to Make a Splash - Film Inquiry

JULIE KEEPS QUIET: When Silence Says It All - Film Inquiry

SXSW Film Festival: MOLA: A TIBETAN STORY OF LOVE AND LOSS - Film Inquiry

SXSW Film Festival 2025: Interviews for MOLA - A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss - Film Inquiry

NOVOCAINE: Sometimes Love Don't Feel Like It Should - Film Inquiry

Glasgow Film Festival 2025: BOB TREVINO LIKES IT. - Film Inquiry

Artists in Residence: Jeremy Workman on SECRET MALL APARTMENT - Film Inquiry

Glasgow Film Festival 2025: GHOSTLIGHT - Film Inquiry

BORDERLINE: Horror Comedy Done Right - Film Inquiry

SXSW Film Festival 2025 Interviews For GOOD BOY - Film Inquiry

WHO BY FIRE: Well-Tread Material - Film Inquiry

SXSW Film Festival 2025: GOOD BOY, REDUX, REDUX & MERMAID - Film Inquiry

WHO BY FIRE: Well-Tread Material - Film Inquiry

THE ELECTRIC STATE: It's Probably Written By A Robot - Film Inquiry

MICKEY 17: Double The Pattinson, Double The Fun - Film Inquiry

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