2022

VIOLENT NIGHT: A Bloody Gift
VIOLENT NIGHT: A Bloody Gift

Violent Night is a worthy addition to the Christmas action-comedy lineup, but its sizable helping of blood and gore isn’t enough to make it truly stand out.

STRANGE WORLD: An Adventure About Parenthood
STRANGE WORLD: An Adventure About Parenthood

An impressively designed, luminous jungle and an emotional story about parenting and legacy allow Strange World to blossom as a strong entry for Disney.

PONNIYIN SELVAN: PART I: A Fun And Brisk Epic
PONNIYIN SELVAN: PART I: A Fun And Brisk Epic

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I is fun and brisk, setting a higher standard for Indian literary adaptations.

A GAZA WEEKEND: Finding Bliss Through Troubled Times
A GAZA WEEKEND: Finding Bliss Through Troubled Times

A Gaza Weekend is a timely parable that extends an open invitation to empathise with the “other”.

CinefestOz Film Festival 2022 Report: SERIOUSLY RED, TRANSFUSION & SWEET AS
CinefestOz Film Festival 2022 Report: SERIOUSLY RED, TRANSFUSION & SWEET AS

From this year’s CinefestOz Film Festival, Alex Lines reviews Transfusion, Sweet As, and Seriously Red!

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2022: SUMMONERS
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2022: SUMMONERS

Summoners, a new film by Terence Krey that premiered in October at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, is a tale of two witches reuniting.

WEDNESDAY: A Welcome Addition To the Family
WEDNESDAY: A Welcome Addition To the Family

While Wednesday is not without its flaws, this young adult rendition of the Addams Family eldest is both entertaining and intriguing.

THE MENU: Class Divide Served Extra Vicious
THE MENU: Class Divide Served Extra Vicious

The Menu is a masterfully dark comedy severed extra vicious and deviously delicious.

A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY: Difficult to Watch, Impossible to Forget
A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY: Difficult To Watch, Impossible To Forget

A Friend of the Family features some of the best performances and filmmaking on television this year, but it’s also a relentless nightmare to take in.

BLACK BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER: A Messy, But Emotional Tribute to The King
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER: A Messy, But Emotional Tribute to The King

While suffering from exhausting connections to the ever-expanding MCU, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is an emotional tribute to Chadwick Boseman.

A STAR WITHOUT A STAR: Championing The Oscar-Nominated Juanita Moore
A STAR WITHOUT A STAR: Championing The Oscar-Nominated Juanita Moore

A Star Without a Star comes off as the epitome of a labor of love many years in the making.

MY NEIGHBOUR ADOLF: Uneven And Tonally Unsure
MY NEIGHBOUR ADOLF: Uneven And Tonally Unsure

My Neighbour Adolf had within its DNA the potential for something good, but alas an inability to strike a consistent tone means the talents of its stars.

THE KILLING TREE: Not Too Jolly Christmas Horror Comedy
THE KILLING TREE: Not Too Jolly Christmas Horror Comedy

The Killing Tree had the potential to be an over-the-top Holiday horror classic, but the practical effects moments are overshadowed by bad CGI.

Interview With Director John Mulholland Of INSIDE HIGH NOON
Interview With Director John Mulholland Of INSIDE HIGH NOON

Film Inquiry spoke to writer, director, and historian John Mulholland about his new documentary: Inside High Noon.

SOMETHING IN THE DIRT: To Live and Lie in L.A.
SOMETHING IN THE DIRT: To Live and Lie in L.A.

Something in the Dirt is proof that massive amounts of ingenuity and invention can still be found in the movies…that is, if one knows where to look.