- Film Inquiry

BOOKSMART: Olivia Wilde Aces Her Directorial Debut

Booksmart isn’t just a hilarious high school movie; it serves as a necessary reminder to rethink our initial judgments of people and actually try to get to know them instead.

SXSW Review: BOOKSMART: How is this Olivia Wilde’s Debut?!

SXSW 2019 Review: BOOKSMART: How Is This Olivia Wilde’s Debut?!

Just when I thought coming-of-age fatigue is about to kick in, Booksmart overwhelms with its confident energy and wisdom.

A VIGILANTE Trailer

In Sarah Daggar-Nickson’s A Vigilante, a female vigilante (Olivia Wilde) helps victims escape their domestic abusers.

BOTTOMS: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Bottoms is like a walk-through tour of a museum for high school comedies. It’s familiar, and nothing but fun.

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.

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.

The Latest Podcast #139: Best Films of TIFF 2023

The Latest Podcast #99: Don’t Worry Darling, Blonde

This week, Jesse is joined by Film Inquiry contributor Emily Wheeler to talk about Don’t Worry Darling and Blonde!

DON’T WORRY DARLING Trailer

A psychological thriller about a 1950s housewife whose reality begins to crack, revealing a disturbing truth underneath.

FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH Criterion Review: Moving In Stereo

Owen Butler takes a look at the new Criterion Collection release of Amy Heckerling’s 1982 classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

The New Coronavirus Cinema Is Here

The shutdown resulting from the virus has shaken the foundations of the industry challenging the ways that films are produced, distributed, and exhibited.

HOW TO BUILD A GIRL: Sometimes You Need To Be The Villain of Your Story

In a time when women are breaking boundaries and recreating the ideas and perspectives of female characters, How to Build A Girl delivers just that.

Video Dispatches: RICHARD JEWELL, HOT DOG, VALERIE, GEMS & Snipes

Let’s take a look at some of the most recent home video releases: Richard Jewell (2019), Uncut Gems (2019), Hot Dog… the Movie (1984), Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970), and two Wesley Snipes films.

RICHARD JEWELL: The Best Of Clint Eastwood’s Heroism Trilogy

The story of Richard Jewell is a potent one, especially in these media-centric times we live in, where character is everything.

RICHARD JEWELL Trailer

A security guard saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is unjustly vilified by the press who falsely report that he was a terrorist.

THE MISEDUCATION OF BINDU: A Worthy Coming-Of-Age Story

Prarthana Mohan’s coming-of-age dramedy The MisEducation of Bindu arranges Grade-A talent, on-screen and behind-the-screen.

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