Film Festivals

London Film Festival 2019, Days 3 - 5: Eye Catching Indies and Disappointing Awards Bait
London Film Festival 2019, Days 3 – 5: Eye Catching Indies & Disappointing Awards Bait

More reviews fresh from this year’s London Film Festival, including Hope Gap, Just Mercy and Exorcist documentary Leap of Faith.

NYFF 2019: THE WILD GOOSE LAKE
NYFF 2019: THE WILD GOOSE LAKE

With an intriguing story and a craftsmanship in filmmaking, The Wild Goose Lake is a ride you want to be on, holding on to you until the very end.

NYFF 2019: PARASITE 기생충: A Sharp, Vicious & Essential Masterpiece
NYFF 2019: PARASITE 기생충: A Sharp, Vicious & Essential Masterpiece

Bong Joon-ho has put together an intricate, multi-layered portrait of inequality and class. At the same time, he keeps the experience fun and intoxicating.

NYFF 2019: PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE: A Painting that Speaks a Cinematic Language
NYFF 2019: PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE: A Painting That Speaks A Cinematic Language

With Portrait of a Lady on Fire, writer-director Cèline Sciamma has created something extremely precious. Read our coverage from NYFF 2019.

TIFF 2019: BLOOD QUANTUM
TIFF 2019: BLOOD QUANTUM: First Nations vs. Zombie Apocalypse

Blood Quantum manages to be creative, while somehow also maintaining the zombie apocalypse genre’s known sensibilities.

London Film Festival 2019, Days 1-2: Horror Gems and Future Cult Classics
London Film Festival 2019, Days 1-2: Horror Gems & Future Cult Classics

Fresh from LFF, the latest Film Inquiry festival dispatch features reviews of Color Out of Space, Saint Maud, Synchronic and more.

BFI London Film Festival 2019, Part II: Jaw Dropping Docs and Narrative Disappointments
BFI London Film Festival 2019, Part II: Jaw Dropping Docs & Narrative Disappointments

Before this year’s LFF kicks off, the Film Inquiry team took a look at acclaimed documentaries, and some unusual festival favourites.

NYFF 2019: ZOMBI CHILD and OH MERCY!
NYFF 2019: ZOMBI CHILD & OH MERCY!

Stephanie Archer reports from New York Film Festival with reviews of French films Zombi Child and Oh Mercy!

Tribeca TV Festival 2019: LOOKING FOR ALASKA World Premiere
Tribeca TV Festival 2019: LOOKING FOR ALASKA World Premiere

If you are looking for a new series to binge over and over again, John Green’s Looking for Alaska TV series might be for you!

NYFF 2019 Reviews: ATLANTICS, BACURAU, MARTIN EDEN
NYFF 2019: ATLANTICS, BACURAU, MARTIN EDEN

In this report from New York Film Festival, Brent Goldman sheds a light on some international offerings: Atlantics, Bacurau and Martin Eden.

MQFF eXtra Festival Report 1: A Wonderful Debut and a Whole Host of Delightful Short Films
MQFF eXtra Festival Report 1: A Wonderful Debut & A Host Of Delightful Short Films

The Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) is the largest queer film fest in the Southern…

NYFF 2019: THE IRISHMAN Is Vintage Scorsese
NYFF 2019: THE IRISHMAN Is Vintage Scorsese

With groundbreaking visual effects, a razor sharp script, three generational talents and the great Martin Scorsese, The Irishman is as exceptional as you’d hope.

Fantastic Fest 2019: RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE: A Haunting Indictment Of Male Writers’ Culpability
Fantastic Fest 2019: RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE: A Haunting Indictment Of Male Writers’ Culpability

Random Acts of Violence forces the audience to confront their own enjoyment at watching others’ pain

TIFF 2019: HOPE GAP
TIFF 2019: HOPE GAP

Prolific British writer-director William Nicholson’s  Hope Gap is a charming, yet altogether bleak portrayal of a…

NYFF 2019: SIBYL, BEANPOLE, & SATURDAY FICTION
NYFF 2019: SIBYL, BEANPOLE, & SATURDAY FICTION

Three films. Three different languages. From NYFF, Kevin Lee reviews Sybil, Beanpole and Saturday Fiction.