Film Festivals

Sundance Film Festival 2024 REPORT 1: A REAL PAIN, THELMA & GOOD ONE
Sundance Film Festival 2024 REPORT 1: A REAL PAIN, THELMA & GOOD ONE

In my first report from Sundance, I’ve got two debuts and a sophomore film from a talented actor. All three tie together in a unique, familial bow.

Slamdance 2024: DARLA IN SPACE Interview With Co-writers/directors Eric Laplante and Susie Moon!
Slamdance Film Festival 2024: DARLA IN SPACE & WELCOME TO THE ENCLAVE

Darla in Space and Welcome to the Enclave are great examples of perfect programming with unexpected narratives. 

Slamdance 2024: Restorage
Slamdance 2024: RESTORAGE

Verdugo and Davis’ tight and witty script shines through every scene, and like any good pilot Restorage leaves you wondering where we’re going next.

Slamdance Film Festival 2024: Interview With Cynthia Garcia Williams Writer/Director of LEGEND OF EL CUCUY
Slamdance 2024: LEGEND OF EL CUCUY

Legend of El Cucuy brings an old folktale back to life in an effective way. Perhaps this short will be shown to children and future generations as a cautionary tale.

Slamdance 2024: Dosh
Slamdance 2024: DOSH

Screening at Slamdance, the short film DOSH focuses on family struggles through the lens of a specific culture and mental health taboos within.

Slamdance 2024: PU EKAW TNOD & Legend of El Cucuy
Slamdance 2024: PU EKAW TNOD

With PU EKAW TNOD, we’re able to see such vision exploring the idea of being the viewer and the viewed, and it’s just as creepy as you think.

Slamdance Film Festival 2024: Interview with writer/director Omar S. Kamara for AFRICAN GIANTS
Slamdance Film Festival 2024: Interview with writer/director Omar S. Kamara for AFRICAN GIANTS

Film Inquiry spoke with writer/director Omar S. Kamara for his film African Giants!

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: POOLMAN Is Good, Actually
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: POOLMAN Is Good, Actually

Poolman might not be for everyone, but for those of us who want to see a Chinatown-loving himbo finding himself in his own mystery, this is a worthy comedy.

New York Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS
New York Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS

Is Andrew Haigh okay? Silly question: Of course he isn’t, he’s a filmmaker. An auteur,…

HorrorFest International Film Festival: Interview With GLUE TRAP Writer/Director Justin Geldzahler
HorrorFest International Film Festival: Interview With GLUE TRAP Writer/Director Justin Geldzahler

We spoke with writer/director Justin Geldzahler for his horror comedy Glue Trap!

New York Film Festival 2023: EVIL DOES NOT EXIST & PERFECT DAYS
New York Film Festival 2023: EVIL DOES NOT EXIST & PERFECT DAYS

Two of the world’s most acclaimed filmmakers, Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Wim Wenders, screened their new films that at this year’s New York Film Festival.

HorrorFest International Film Festival 2023

Tis the season for horror! One way to appreciate the genre is to get out to film festivals such as the 2023 HorrorFest!

New York Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS
Heartland International Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS, THE HOLDOVERS, FANCY DANCE, & SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING

The 2023 Heartland International Film Festival has come to a close, but I’ve got one last report on some of the big titles that ended the festival.

London Film Festival 2023: THE KILLER
London Film Festival 2023: THE KILLER

Director David Fincher returns with The Killer, a stylish thriller about an assassin played by Michael Fassbender.

London Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS & LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
London Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS & LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL

In the latest report from LFF 2023, Paddy Wilson features vampires at Paul Mescal’s door and devils in David Dasmalchian’s studio – a divine combination if ever there was one.