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WONDERSTRUCK: A Starry-Eyed Mess

With a weak and unfocused plot, Todd Haynes’s Wonderstruck feels like a love letter that isn’t quite sure who it’s addressing.

WONDERSTRUCK Trailer

Todd Haynes’ experimental film Wonderstruck is set in both the 20s and 70s and offers up an interesting take on its source material.

CAROL: An Emotionally Affecting & Gorgeously Crafted Masterpiece

Most directors have a recognisable style that characterises their movies, giving them a distinctive visual stamp that claims it as wholly theirs. Todd Haynes is an unusual director in that his style differs from movie to movie, fully committing to replicating different genres and bygone fashions to the extent that he has no distinctive visual style that claims any movie as distinctively his. With Carol, he has made a period drama not entirely dissimilar from his early film, 2002’s Far From Heaven.

Zero-Waste Set Design: Redefining Sustainability In The Entertainment Industry

Staff Inquiry: Top Ten Best Films Of 2023

On this Staff Inquiry the team discussed their favorite films of 2023!

New York Film Festival 2023: MAY DECEMBER

In May December, there are more important things than the answers to Haynes’ litany of questions, which may frustrate some viewers.

NYFF 2021: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

The Velvet Underground wields the hands of time, recapturing and evolving into a time capsule of art within a new wave style of documentary.

SOUND OF METAL: An Innovative, Meditative Experience

It is an innovative piece of work; it starts off intense and visceral until it takes a turn and becomes a tender, compassionate exploration of acceptance.

DARK WATERS: A Gritty Look At Corporate Greed And Deception

DARK WATERS: A Gritty Look At Corporate Greed & Deception

Dark Waters is poignant, infuriating, and anxiety-inducing in the best possible way, and serves as a reminder of the importance of compassion and responsibility — now more than ever.

Video Dispatches: LE PETIT SOLDAT, THE LIMITS OF CONTROL & DARK WATERS

This week, we take a look at the recent Blu-Ray releases of Godard’s Le Petit Soldat (1963), Jarmusch’ The Limits of Control (2009) and Haynes’ Dark Waters (2019).

Video Dispatches: SECRET CEREMONY, OLD JOY & MISTER AMERICA

In this week’s Video Dispatches, Shawn Glinis covers the recent home video releases of Secret Ceremony (1968), Old Joy (2006) and Mister America (2019).

Queerly Ever After #16: TOP TEN OF THE DECADE

Queerly Ever After #16: Top Ten LGBTQ+ Films Of The Decade

Amanda Jane Stern compiles a list of her top ten favorite LGBTQ+ films of the 2010s. Is your favorite on the list?

Video Dispatches: Holiday Gift Edition Vol. 2

In this second holiday edition of Video Dispatches, Shawn Glinis shares a number of great holiday gift ideas for the devoted cinephile.

Staff Inquiry: Best Movies Of The Decade 2010-2019

The Film Inquiry team shares their top ten lists of their favorite movies of the decade, making up our Top Ten Best Movies Of The Decade.

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