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WE’RE NOT MARRIED? Interview With Star Danielle Larracuente and Writer/Executive Producer Rae Lashea
WE’RE NOT MARRIED? Interview With Star Danielle Larracuente and Writer/Executive Producer Rae Lashea

Film Inquiry spoke with Danielle Larracuente and Rae Lashea for the film We’re Not Married!

Melbourne International Film Festival 2024: KNEECAP, BABES, TEACHES OF PEACHES, SASQUATCH SUNSET & WAKE UP
Melbourne International Film Festival 2024: KNEECAP, BABES, TEACHES OF PEACHES, SASQUATCH SUNSET & WAKE UP

The Melbourne International Film Festival is in its 72nd year with a program of global features, shorts, documentaries, VR experiences, and classic movies.

I’LL BE RIGHT THERE: If Parenthood Were A Modern Indie
I’LL BE RIGHT THERE: If Parenthood Were A Modern Indie

I’ll Be Right There showcases family drama and how, within that drama, there can be something to laugh and feel good about.

THE BECOMERS: What's Weirder, Aliens Or 2020?
THE BECOMERS: What’s Weirder, Aliens Or 2020?

The Becomers politely reminds us that being a human is fundamentally weird–– and yes,  being a human in 2020 was especially weird.

Saturday Night: Trailer 1
SATURDAY NIGHT TRAILER 1

Saturday Night is the story of young producer Lorne Michaels trying desperately to keep his new live TV show on the rails, 90 minutes to the premiere.

Greedy People: Trailer 1
GREEDY PEOPLE TRAILER 1

“Greedy People” follows two bumbling cops who accidentally murder a rich civilian, finding themselves in the crosshairs of foes that wanted to do so first.

THE INSTIGATORS: Requiem for the Boston Movie
THE INSTIGATORS: Requiem for the Boston Movie

The Instigators evokes the Boston movies of yore like a Dunkin’ drinkin’ Ghost of Christmas Past.

Almost None: Revisiting SALTBURN
Almost None: Revisiting SALTBURN

Despite its issues, I find the movie an uncomfortably entrancing tale of desire, one that I will continue to return to for years to come.

VIVA: Barbi in VIVA-Land

Viva is told by an indie woman director whose mise-en-scene and script pay tribute to classic musicals.

SIX IN PARIS: A French Dispatch from 1965
SIX IN PARIS: A French Dispatch from 1965

Despite its flaws, Six in Paris should fascinate fans of the French New Wave—or, really, fans of anything French at all.

You Are Here: Comedy in a Cosmic Revelation
YOU ARE HERE: Comedy in a Cosmic Revelation

Michael Friberg’s newest short, You Are Here, blends comedy and existentialism as one man grapples with the sheer scope of existence.

ART COLLEGE 1994: An Anti-Nostalgic Trip Back To College
ART COLLEGE 1994: An Anti-Nostalgic Trip Back To College

Liu Jian’s Art College 1994 rejects these clichés and instincts, instead seeing youth in the face of art for what it is: blowing a lot of hot air.

Cannes Film Festival 2024: THE SECOND ACT & ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL
Cannes Film Festival 2024: THE SECOND ACT & ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL

At Canne’s 2024, Film Inquiry reviews Quentin Dupieux’s The Second Act (Le Deuxieme Acte), and Rungano Nyoni’s On Becoming a Guinea Fowl.

HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS: A Fur Trapping Photoplay Of The Highest Order
HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS: A Fur Trapping Photoplay Of The Highest Order

Hundreds of Beavers is a comedic masterpiece, delivering non-stop hysterical sight gags, formal ingenuity, and cathartic woodland violence.

STRESS POSITIONS & Interview With Theda Hammel & John Early
STRESS POSITIONS & Interview With Theda Hammel & John Early

Film Inquiry had the extraudinary chance to discuss with actor, writer and director Theda Hammel and actor John Early to discuss Stress Positions.