2020s

PIG: A Profound, Pleasant Surprise
PIG: A Profound, Pleasant Surprise

With excellent performances, gentle direction, and an incredibly moving musical score by Alexis Grapsas and Philip Klein, Pig was a big surprise.

Fear Street Part One: 1994: Entertaining, Nostalgic Slasher That Sets The Trilogy Up Nicely
Fear Street Part One: 1994: Entertaining, Nostalgic Slasher That Sets The Trilogy Up Nicely

Fear Street Part One: 1994 is a fun, energetic slasher with enjoyable characters, an interesting overarching plot, and heartfelt relationships.

BORDERLANDS: Human Stories Beyond Frontiers
BORDERLANDS: Human Stories Beyond Frontiers

In Borderlands, six lives have been woven together seamlessly to symbolize the continuum of life and inseparability of human agency.

A Conversation With Nicole Riegel, Writer and Director Of Holler
A Conversation With Nicole Riegel, Writer and Director Of Holler

For the release of her new film, Holler, Film Inquiry sat down to speak with writer and director Nicole Riegel.

NO SUDDEN MOVE: Stylish and Engaging Neo-Noir
NO SUDDEN MOVE: Stylish and Engaging Neo-Noir

With No Sudden Move, Steven Soderbergh has crafted a fun and twisty neo-noir that makes the best of its ensemble cast.

GREAT WHITE A Shark Suspense With No Bite
GREAT WHITE: A Shark Suspense With No Bite

When it comes to shark-themed suspense films, it’s safe to say Great White won’t be joining the greats. 

THE FOREVER PURGE: Nothing Lasts Forever
THE FOREVER PURGE: Nothing Lasts Forever

Even if it had come out on time, the halfhearted critique it offers up is neither challenging nor engaging.

LONG STORY SHORT: Charming High Concept Romantic Comedy
LONG STORY SHORT: Charming High Concept Romantic Comedy

Long Story Short is a pleasing romantic comedy with charming performances and a modern screwball tone.

BLACK WIDOW A Marvel Movie Trying to be a Drama 2
BLACK WIDOW: A Marvel Movie Trying To Be A Drama

As the first Marvel movie to be released after Avengers: Endgame, Cate Shortland’s Black Widow stars Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff.

ZOLA: A Chaotic Road-Trip Comedy For The Digital Age
ZOLA: A Chaotic Road-Trip Comedy For The Digital Age

It’s far from perfect but Zola delivers strong performances, visual language and sound design to make something unique and alluring.

IDENTIFYING FEATURES: Lost In Focus
IDENTIFYING FEATURES: Lost In Focus

Identifying Features takes time to get going but successfully wagers the audience’s patience with a terrifying finale that lingers long after the credits.

LET US IN: Let Me Out
LET US IN: Let Me Out

Let Us In attempts to recreate the feel of classic horror properties for children, only the results are not creepy, interesting, or original.

F9: Still Magnetic
F9: Still Magnetic

F9 keeps to what the series does best: absurdly fun action and time spent with a family you root for, but it’s not the smoothest ride of the series.

LFG: Equal Pay for Equal Play
LFG: Equal Pay for Equal Play

As a portrait of one of the higher-profile fights to close the gender pay gap, it gets the job done with gusto.

SOME KIND OF HEAVEN: Boomer Disney World
SOME KIND OF HEAVEN: Boomer Disney World

In Lance Oppenheim’s playful and otherworldly documentary, we get a peculiar glimpse of the lives of people seeking to escape into something utopian.