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Dinner With Dames San Francisco #2 - With Jennie Frisbie (Recap)
Dinner With Dames San Francisco #2 – With Jennie Frisbie (Recap)

At the second San Francisco Dinner with Dames, Cinefemme gathered a group of women filmmakers to dine with literary manager and partner at Magnet Management.

Interview With T Cooper, Writer & Director Of MAN MADE
Interview With T Cooper, Writer & Director Of MAN MADE

Alex Arabian spoke with T Cooper, writer and director of the documentary Man Made, which focuses on the subject of trans men bodybuilding.

Fantasy Science Pt.7: Immortality & THE MAN FROM EARTH
Fantasy Science Pt.7: Immortality & THE MAN FROM EARTH

In this 7th part of the Fantasy Science series, we are going to chat about naturally occurring biological immortality, with the help of movies.

SOLO and How STAR WARS Solved its Prequel Problem
SOLO & How STAR WARS Solved Its Prequel Problem

The view on the 1990s Star Wars prequels is synonymous with hubris, failure, and shoddy filmmaking, that is until Disney came into the picture and changed the image completely with its latest additions to the franchise Rogue One and Solo.

Book Review: Alexandra West's "Films Of The New French Extremity"
Book Review: Alexandra West’s “Films Of The New French Extremity”

In Films of The New French Extremity, Alexandra West studies French horror films which are known for graphically brutal depictions of sex and violence.

Kicking + Screening Soccer Film Festival Roundup
Kicking + Screening Soccer Film Festival Roundup

If you’re a fan of film and/or soccer it’s impossible not to find things to like in all of these films, which played at this year’s Soccer Film Festival.

Why A Ms. Marvel Movie Needs To Happen
Why A Ms. Marvel Movie Needs To Happen

The adventures of Ms. Marvel aka Kamala Khan are already among Marvel’s highest selling comic book properties – and bringing her story to the big screen would not only be a financial success, but a cultural one, too.

SUSPIRIA: Will Luca Guadagnino Kill Off the Film’s Good Reputation, or Make it Popular with a Whole New Generation?

In a world full of soulless remakes, Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria is one that has the potential to be fresh, exciting and unique.

Away from the Hype: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

In the latest of our Away From the Hype series, we take a look at The Dark Knight Rises, the final cap to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy.

"F*ck Superheroes": Trope Maintenance Vs. Trope Subversion in DEADPOOL 2
“F*ck Superheroes”: Trope Maintenance Vs. Trope Subversion In DEADPOOL 2

Deadpool 2 is the most recent, and to some minds, most egregious, example of a mainstream film figuring out that it can benefit from appearing subversive, without needing to put in the creative work of fulfilling this promise.

SXSW: The Virtual Reality Future
SXSW: The Virtual Reality Future

Jax Griffin was initially extremely sceptical of the possibilities of virtual reality, but as she explored the VR projects available during the SXSW VR expo and spoke with the creators, she soon changed her mind.

BLADE RUNNER 2049: More Misanthropic Than Misogynistic?
BLADE RUNNER 2049: More Misanthropic Than Misogynistic?

While many found the 2017 release of Blade Runner 2049 to be misogynistic, the perceived sexism within the film may be more than meets the eye as the movie turns out to express anxiety about the past and not the future and an avoidance of human society.

Staff Inquiry: Better Than The Book

For this month’s Staff Inquiry, we’re examining films that were better than their original book counterparts, and we came up with some great examples.

Time Crisis: EDGE OF TOMMOROW
Time Crisis: EDGE OF TOMMOROW

In this segment of Time Crisis, we look back at the 2014 hit Edge of Tomorrow, examining why this is the best time loop film since Groundhog Day.

Fantasy Science Pt. 6: Teleportation In Film & Real Life
Fantasy Science Pt. 6: Teleportation In Film & Real Life

Film Inquiry’s resident physicist takes a look at teleportation in film and TV, explains how teleportation would work, theoretically, and whether one day we might be teleporting from A to B.