Film Festivals

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: THE RULE OF JENNY PEN
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: THE RULE OF JENNY PEN

Jenny Pen is a cold-eyed excavation of one of the basest fears humanity possesses: That life, in all its triumphs, is a meaningless house of cards.

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: EXORCISMO
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: EXORCISMO

Like any good exploitation movie Exorcismo feels like a pleasant discovery for a genre buff, a treat from the back of the video store.  

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: GENERATION TERROR

Generation Terror proves a refreshing revitalization of the nuances under all the blood and guts, as well as the guts themselves. 

Witches film review
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2024: WITCHES

Witches starts off like a video essay. Writer, director, editor (and “star”) Elizabeth Sankey talks…

New York Film Festival 2024: By the Stream, A Traveler’s Needs, The Room Next Door
New York Film Festival 2024: By the Stream, A Traveler’s Needs, The Room Next Door

Certain filmmakers are such mainstays of the New York Film Festival that you can pretty…

Blitz (2024) film
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2024: BLITZ

As in all his work, McQueen coaxes strong performances, with particular props to first-timers (at very different ages) Heffernan and Weller.

New York Film Festival 2024: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT, ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL
New York Film Festival 2024: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT, ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL

At this year’s NYFF, we take a look at two films from emerging female filmmakers that were some of the highlights of this year.

Toronto International Film Festival 2024: Interview With Writer/Director Johhny Man Of THE MOTHER AND THE BEAR
Toronto International Film Festival 2024: Interview With Writer/Director Johhny Man Of THE MOTHER AND THE BEAR

We spoke with Johnny Ma whose film The Mother and the Bear is a vibrant and unique film that points toward the evolving versatility of Canadian filmmakers.

New York Film Festival 2024: ANORA
New York Film Festival 2024: ANORA

If you somehow need more proof that artificial intelligence cannot rival the humanity needed to create great art, all you need to do is watch Anora.

Toronto International Film Festival 2024: Writer Blessing Uzzi And Director Afolabi Olalekan Of FREEDOM WAY
Toronto International Film Festival 2024: Writer Blessing Uzzi And Director Afolabi Olalekan Of FREEDOM WAY

Wilson Kwong spoke with writer Blessing Uzzi and director Afolabi Olalekan about their film Freedom Way and its powerful story on police brutality.

Toronto International Film Festival 2024: Director/Writer Sook-Yin Lee Of PAYING FOR IT
Toronto International Film Festival 2024: Director/Writer Sook-Yin Lee Of PAYING FOR IT

Film Inquiry soke with director Sook-Yin Lee really for the TIFF film Paying For it.

Toronto International Film Festival 2024: HERETIC, PRESENCE & HOLD YOUR BREATH
Toronto International Film Festival 2024: HERETIC, PRESENCE & HOLD YOUR BREATH

The Toronto International Film Festival brought quite the number of horror films this year. Kevin L. Lee reviews Heretic, Presence and Hold Your Breath.

Toronto International Film Festival 2024: Director & Writer Samir Oliveros Of THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA
Toronto International Film Festival 2024: Director & Writer Samir Oliveros Of THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA

Samir Oliveros spoke to Film Inquiry about his latest film The Luckiest Man in America.

Toronto International Film Festival 2024: Director Edward Berger Of CONCLAVE
Toronto International Film Festival 2024: Director Edward Berger Of CONCLAVE

Film Inquiry spoke with Edward Berger, director of Conclave, for the Toronto International Film Festival.

Toronto International Film Festival 2024: THE ASSESSMENT & EMILIA PEREZ
Toronto International Film Festival 2024: THE ASSESSMENT & EMILIA PÉREZ

Both The Assessment and Emilia Pérez demonstrate the versatility of a festival like TIFF, which is always inclusive of all genres and subgenres of cinema.