2018

SIERRA BURGESS IS A LOSER: A Catfish Tale Gone Right
SIERRA BURGESS IS A LOSER: A Catfish Tale Gone Right

While Sierra Burgess is a Loser isn’t amazing, it’s worth a watch if you’re into something simple that has a happy ending.

THE WIFE: Glenn Close can't save this dull relationship drama
THE WIFE: Glenn Close Can’t Save This Dull Relationship Drama

The Wife is a middlebrow bore, a domestic drama with an intriguing concept that’s made easily forgettable due to the middle of the road direction from Bjorn Runge.

OZARK Season 2: An Explosive Sophmore Season that Lives Up To Expectation
OZARK Season 2: An Explosive Sophomore Season That Lives Up To Expectations

Ozark’s sophomore season lives up to both critic and viewer expectations with a complex web of storylines and characters intricately placed to be the visual chess board TV has been waiting for.

MANDY: Hallucinatory Nightmare Is The Year's Wildest Trip
MANDY: Hallucinatory Nightmare Is The Year’s Wildest Trip

Mandy continues to establish Cosmatos’ many predilections as a visual stylist and storyteller, albeit in a significantly more successful package.

FINAL SCORE: Die Hard In A Soccer Stadium… And It’s So Much Fun

If you need to take a break from reading about all of the acclaimed films you’re missing out on seeing at all of fall’s prestigious film festivals, go ahead and watch Final Score.

THE ANGEL: Thrilling True Saga Translates To Flat Biopic
THE ANGEL: Thrilling True Saga Translates To Flat Biopic

The Angel applies a straightforward template devoid of innovation or complications feeling far too standard for such an unconventional story.

THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN: Punk Legend John Lydon Puts The Record Straight
THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN: Punk Legend John Lydon Puts The Record Straight

A clunkily-titled but absorbing documentary with alot of material to juggle, The Public Image Is Rotten is breathless at times, but never less than engaging.

BEL CANTO: A Tedious Hostage Drama
BEL CANTO: A Tedious Hostage Drama

Replete with unnatural dialogue and emotionally manipulative plot developments, Bel Canto may well go down in cinematic history as the most boring hostage drama of all time.

CinefestOz: LADIES IN BLACK: Beresford's Bare Minimum
LADIES IN BLACK: Beresford’s Bare Minimum

Failing to push boundries, Ladies in Black is the definition of someone delivering the bare minimum in film direction, where the simple monotony of Aussie contempories doesnt cut it anymore.

ANCHOR AND HOPE: A Rich & Endearing Concoction
ANCHOR AND HOPE: A Rich & Endearing Concoction

Anchor and Hope is a poignant tale encompassing love, parenthood, and the quest for harmony in an offbeat but naturalistic way.

LIZZIE: A Distinctive Take On The True Crime Legend
LIZZIE: A Distinctive Take On The True Crime Legend

Lizzie may be a fictional tale of a real-life crime that we will never fully know the truth of, but it sure is an intriguing and especially a well-designed one.

THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY: A Gentle Yet Moving Heritage Romance
THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY: A Gentle Yet Moving Heritage Romance

The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society won’t shock or challenge you, but it will give you a sense of easygoing warmth.

WILDLIFE: Paul Dano's directorial debut is a quiet stunner
WILDLIFE: Paul Dano’s Directorial Debut Is A Quiet Stunner

Wildlife, an intimate period piece, is an assured directorial debut driven by three stellar performances.

CASTLE ROCK "Henry Deaver" (S1E9): Not Kansas Anymore
CASTLE ROCK “Henry Deaver” (S1E9): Not Kansas Anymore

The latest episode of Castle Rock, “Henry Deaver”, dives further into the mystery behind the character, providing us with an alternative, intriguing world.

Staff Inquiry: Favorite 2018 Emmy Acting Nominees (Comedy and Limited Series)
Staff Inquiry: Favorite 2018 Emmy Acting Nominees (Comedy & Limited Series)

With the Emmys just a short week away, the Film Inquiry team argues why each of the Emmy Acting Nominees should win the coveted award.