2019

STOCKHOLM: Finds A Perfect Balance Between Broad Humor & Sincerity
STOCKHOLM: Finds A Perfect Balance Between Broad Humor & Sincerity

Stockholm is successful in doing the impossible – making the viewer understand and even empathize with the interpersonal connection between a hostage and her captor, and vice versa.

THE BEST OF ENEMIES: A Complex Story Is Stifled
THE BEST OF ENEMIES: A Complex Story Is Stifled

A promising start quickly descends into troubling formula in The Best of Enemies, wasting two excellent lead performances and a potentially interesting story.

SHAZAM!: DC Hits A Heroic Grand Slam
SHAZAM!: DC Hits A Heroic Grand Slam

Shazam! is a walk-off grand slam in extra innings, feeling like a statement from a studio and director working so hard to finally get it all right.

FLAY: Indie Horror Fails to Hit the Mark
FLAY: Indie Horror Fails To Hit The Mark

Flay boasts an intriguing and unique horror concept, but is let down by a lack of depth to its characterisation.

Bollywood Inquiry: SONCHIRIYA, LUKA CHUPPI, BADLA, KESARI & JUNGLEE (March 2019)
Bollywood Inquiry March 2019: SONCHIRIYA, LUKA CHUPPI, BADLA, KESARI & JUNGLEE

Film Inquiry’s Musanna Ahmed looks at the biggest Bollywood releases of March 2019 in his first Bollywood Inquiry column.

HEARTS OF GLASS: Community Growing From Everyday Moments
HEARTS OF GLASS: Community Growing From Everyday Moments

Hearts of Glass is a wonderful documentary that focuses both on food production and people with disabilities, housed within a tiny slice of America.

WONDER PARK: Animation Without Wonder
WONDER PARK: Animation Without Wonder

Wonder Park should be fine family viewing, but it is lacking in terms of storytelling and the world building design.

THE HIGHWAYMEN: Bonnie & Clyde’s Latest Offense

If you look past The Highwaymen’s initial slow burn, you’ll at least find solace in its performances and devestating ending.

FINDING STEVE MCQUEEN: True Stories Can Only Carry You So Far
FINDING STEVE MCQUEEN: True Stories Can Only Carry You So Far

Finding Steve McQueen is an unfortunately dull heist film, bogged down by unnecessary subplots and a lack of overall energy.

THE MUSTANG: A Prison Drama That Breaks Even The Coldest Heart
THE MUSTANG: A Prison Drama That Breaks Even The Coldest Heart

The Mustang is hard to look away from and worthy of praise. It’s a gorgeous look at a man who finds the best version of himself in his relationship with a wild horse.

FIVE FEET APART: Few Bright Spots In Preposterous Love Story
FIVE FEET APART: Few Bright Spots In Preposterous Love Story

The teen melodrama may still be alive, but Five Feet Apart, the latest tragic YA romance, proves that it’s far from thriving.

TRANSIT: A Masterful Meditation On Life, Death & Limbo
TRANSIT: A Masterful Meditation On Life, Death & Limbo

Transit cements Christian Petzold’s status as a modern storytelling master. A film of surreal, sad beauty, it should not be missed.

SXSW Review: PET SEMATARY: It’s Back… But is it the Same?
SXSW 2019 Review: PET SEMATARY: It’s Back… But Is It The Same?

Pet Sematary, in this critic’s opinion, is a constant battle between excessive production and exceptional performances.

SLUT IN A GOOD WAY: So Much More Than Another Teen Movie
SLUT IN A GOOD WAY: So Much More Than Another Teen Movie

Slut in a Good Way is an unapologetic celebration of first love, first heartbreak, and everything else that comes with being a teenage girl.

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: “Pilot” (S1E1)
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: “Pilot” (S1E1)

The first episode of What We Do In The Shadows is a macabre romp that remarkably adds and expounds upon the comedic elements of its filmic progenitor.