2023

Top 5 Best Performances Of 2023
5 Best Performances Of 2023

A slew of amazing performances ran the gamut of human experience and emotion in 2023, and Coby Kiefert has condensed the top five.

“As soon as I learned how to read and write, I was writing stories.” Interview With Writer/Director Angeline Walsh for THE CORONER'S ASSISTANT
The Coroner’s Assistant, “The Interview/The Inquest:” A Deathly Comic Debut

The Coroner’s Assistant, an independent YouTube web series, has made a Y-shaped incision in my chest and neatly nestled itself in my heart.

Zero-Waste Set Design: Redefining Sustainability In The Entertainment Industry
Staff Inquiry: Top Ten Best Films Of 2023

On this Staff Inquiry the team discussed their favorite films of 2023!

AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM: Shallow Splash Of A Superhero Sequel
AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM: Shallow Splash Of A Superhero Sequel

Despite Aquaman’s need to make one last cannonball for the DCEU, he only makes a mild splash in a mostly empty pool.

MIGRATION: A Well-Done Duck Movie
MIGRATION: A Well-Done Duck Movie

“Migration” doesn’t soar to new animated heights, but it knows where to find the best spots worth visiting.

GODZILLA MINUS ONE: A New Kind Of Kaiju Klassic
GODZILLA MINUS ONE: A New Kind Of Kaiju Klassic

“Godzilla Minus One” is a blockbuster that dials up the heart when others may have invested more time (and money) in shoddy visual effects.

THE CRIME IS MINE: Friendship, Feminism And The French
THE CRIME IS MINE: Friendship, Feminism And The French

While The Crime is Mine doesn’t reach the lofty heights of the classic comedies that influenced it, it’s all too easy to enjoy such a screwball vision.

WISH: A Disney Mash That Cooks Up Bland Hash
WISH: A Disney Mash That Cooks Up Bland Hash

Wish is a Disney film with many Disney stuff but rarely features any of that Disney magic, reminding the audience of far better films.

A CREATURE WAS STIRRING: Do Not Disturb
A CREATURE WAS STIRRING: Do Not Disturb

A Creature Was Stirring feels as though it has something deeper to say, but never seems to find the cohesion and narrative direction to say it.

Hanky Panky: A Haywire, Humorous Whodunit
Hanky Panky: A Haywire, Humorous Whodunit

“Hanky Panky” is silly, it’s wild, and it’s filthy in all the right ways, made by a team with a clear love of film.

CONCRETE UTOPIA: Our Own Worst Enemy
CONCRETE UTOPIA: Our Own Worst Enemy

Concrete Utopia stakes its claim as the heir apparent to Parasite and Squid Game and should have similar crossover appeal for international audiences.

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.

Interview with Actor/Writer/Director Alden Ehrenreich For His Film SHADOW BROTHER SUNDAY
SHADOW BROTHER SUNDAY: Proof That Alden Ehrenreich Is A Triple Threat

Shadow Brother Sunday accomplishes numerous feats, boasting pitch perfect performances, and Ehrenreich displays remarkable promise.

Bollywood Inquiry October 2023 : KHUFIYA, DREAM GIRL 2 & GADAR 2
Bollywood Inquiry October 2023 : KHUFIYA, DREAM GIRL 2 & GADAR 2

Embark on a spellbinding adventure as we explore three blockbuster Bollywood movies that promise to be a feast for the senses.

POOR THINGS: A Frisky, Freaky, and Funny Odyssey
POOR THINGS: A Frisky, Freaky, and Funny Odyssey

Poor Things is a brilliantly weird odyssey of beauty and bile that goes down like a wonderfully bitter-and-sweet cocktail.