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In the Realm of the Senses: Pretentious Pornography? Or Something More
In the Realm of the Senses: Pretentious Pornography? Or Something More

Overall it may fall short, but In the Realm of the Senses is a beautiful-looking film with a calming yet haunting score that touches on some urgent themes.

Staff Inquiry: Top Tens of 2022
Staff Inquiry: Top Ten Best Films Of 2022

The Film Inquiry team list their top ten films of 2022!

A FEW GOOD MEN At 30 And The Death Of The Courtroom Drama
A FEW GOOD MEN At 30 And The Death Of The Courtroom Drama

A Few Good Men remains one of the most beloved courtroom dramas of all time, and Rob Reiner’s heady legal classic is now 30 years old.

All The Beautiful People: What Dolly De Leon's Rise Means For Challenging Colonial Aesthetics
All The Beautiful People: What Dolly De Leon’s Rise Means For Challenging Colonial Aesthetics

These beauty standards have permeated in other industries and cultures but, the Filipinos’ preference and fascination for these have colonial roots.

CLOVERFIELD: A Look Back, 15 Years Later
CLOVERFIELD: A Look Back, 15 Years Later

It’s been 15 years and Cloverfield is still coming up Clovers. If you like horror or monsters or just watching things go boom, this one is for you.

The Brenaissance: The Trial, Murder and Resurrection of Brendan Fraser
The Brenaissance: The Trial, Murder and Resurrection of Brendan Fraser

Although he has been torn apart and pieced back together, the toxic film industry cannot dim the ray of sunshine that is Brendan Fraser.

Away From The Hype: SHOWGIRLS (1995)
Away From The Hype: SHOWGIRLS (1995)

On this Away from the Hype, we look at the racy 1995 film: Showgirls.

Away from the Hype: THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK
Away from the Hype: THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK

Without Gandolfini, without any sort of revelation, we’re left with a movie that sort of resembles The Sopranos but feels more like a cheap knock off.

Wine Moms, Trad Wives And The Insidious Nostalgia Of DON'T WORRY DARLING
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.

Why Better Call Saul is a Screwball Comedy Influenced Love Story
Why BETTER CALL SAUL is a Screwball Comedy Influenced Love Story

Throughout Better Call Saul, Jimmy and Kim’s romance has explored the passion and love found in Classic screwball comedies.

How SLEEPING BEAUTY Set The Stage For The Anti-Princess Movie
How SLEEPING BEAUTY Set The Stage For The Anti-Princess Movie

On top of being a visually breathtaking feat of animation, Sleeping Beauty is an incredibly unique film in the classic Disney princess canon.

Going To The Mattresses: How New Hollywood Wrestled With Sex, Success And Adaptation
Going To The Mattresses: How New Hollywood Wrestled With Sex, Success And Adaptation

In the 1970s, a decade many have argued was the best time for cinema, film adaptations of bestselling novels were more common.

Atom Egoyan's Celluloid Puzzles
Atom Egoyan’s Celluloid Puzzles

Atom Egoyan has made a series of dark, off-beat, and simply ingenious thrillers most film lovers have not seen.

BATMAN (1989): Why Burton Does The Dark Knight Best
BATMAN (1989): Why Burton Does The Dark Knight Best

Out of all of the Batman movies I have seen, the 1989 version is the best, and director Tim Burton captures the moody magic of Batman with a deft hand.

SEASON OF THE WITCH: Looking Back On George Romero's Psychedelic Feminist Should-Be Classic
SEASON OF THE WITCH: Looking Back On George Romero’s Psychedelic Feminist Should-Be Classic

Ultimately, films like The Craft, The Love Witch, and even The Witch wouldn’t be the same without Romero’s should-be classic, Season of the Witch.