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In honor of this treacherous month, our writers are highlighting their favorite (that may be the wrong word) betrayals in film.
In this latest video dispatch, Shawn discusses the home video releases of Year of the Dragon, Dawson City: Frozen Time & Maurice.
In this latest series of The Simpsons Greatest Hits, we discuss the episode Bart Sells His Soul, a darker episode for the character.
Our quest to find the greatest Simpsons episode continues, with “A Streetcar Named Marge,” a parody of A Streetcar Named Desire.
In Avatar, a quadriplegic regains his motor skills by connecting to an alien body. In real life, we’re looking at exosuits and bioelectric medicine. Welcome to the future.
In Video Dispatches we cover recent home video releases. This week, My Name is Julia Ross (1945), So Dark the Night (1946), and Mikey And Nicky (1976).
In the second of this series breaking down the best Simpsons episodes, Sean Fallon takes a look at season 4’s “Homer the Heretic”.
In the first part of Trash Caviar in which Julian Rosenthal inspects the finest of trash, he recalls Nicolas Cage’s off-the-wall character in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.
In the first of this series breaking down the best Simpsons episodes, Sean Fallon takes a look at season 4’s Last Exit to Springfield.
In celebration of Valentine’s Day month, our writers decided to focus on romantic comedies for this staff inquiry. Here are some of our favorites.
In this part of Fantasy Science, we will focus on the reality of genetically modified animals in the context of The Hunger Games.
Salt of the Earth espouses the fiercely independent nature of anarchic filmmaking, and remains one of the most important films in American history.
Ever wondered how Star Trek’s holodecks work? We take a look at the show’s fictional technology, and what real life technologies are similar.
Video Dispatches is a regular digest of recent home video releases, usually from boutique and restorative labels. Here, we discuss Marwencol, Waterworld, and a trio of Iranian films.
It’s that time again! The Film Inquiry team counts down their favorite films of 2018, describing in detail their #1 picks.