comedy

Inquiring Minds: CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)
Inquiring Minds: Sundance Film Festival: THE RAINBOW BRIDGE

Written, directed, edited and composed by Dimitri Simakis, The Rainbow Bridge is a science fiction delight that boasts an energetic spirit and a unforgettable oddity.

Sundance Film Festival 2024: BYE BYE, BOWSER, DREAM CREEP & SAY HI AFTER YOU DIE
Sundance Film Festival 2024: BYE BYE, BOWSER, DREAM CREEP & SAY HI AFTER YOU DIE

Kristy Strouse takes on three bold short films, wrapping up this year’s Sundance Film Festival with some horror, some comedy, and some punk rock.

GOOD GRIEF: A Cathartic Examination Of The Human Experience
GOOD GRIEF: A Cathartic Examination Of The Human Experience

A multilayered depiction, Good Grief delivers on what its title promises and audiences will find they are richer in experience for it.

Slamdance Film Festival 2024: Roundtable Interview For DARUMA

At this year’s Slamdance Film Inquiry spoke with the writer, director, and two stars of the film DARUMA.

Sundance Film Festival 2024 REPORT 1: A REAL PAIN, THELMA & GOOD ONE
Sundance Film Festival 2024 REPORT 1: A REAL PAIN, THELMA & GOOD ONE

In my first report from Sundance, I’ve got two debuts and a sophomore film from a talented actor. All three tie together in a unique, familial bow.

WHICH BRINGS ME TO YOU: Easy Breezy Romance With Heart
WHICH BRINGS ME TO YOU: Easy Breezy Romance With Heart

Which Brings Me To You is a heartwarming romantic comedy that strives to reach beyond the simplicity of love matches and mishaps.

Slamdance 2024: DARLA IN SPACE Interview With Co-writers/directors Eric Laplante and Susie Moon!
Slamdance Film Festival 2024: DARLA IN SPACE & WELCOME TO THE ENCLAVE

Darla in Space and Welcome to the Enclave are great examples of perfect programming with unexpected narratives. 

MEAN GIRLS: "This Is Not Your Mother's MEAN GIRLS"
MEAN GIRLS: This Is Not Your Mother’s MEAN GIRLS

Hitting both high and low notes, Mean Girls retains the core heart of the original, all while modernizing itself for a new generation.

DAD JOKES : A Spicy Take On The Never Built Father-Daughter Relationship
DAD JOKES : A Spicy Take On The Never Built Father-Daughter Relationship

Dad Jokes leaves us excited for Welch’s future in comedy, and the potential for a new chapter in her comedic journey.

ANYONE BUT YOU: Good-Old-Fashioned Junk Food

Anyone But You is a light, self-aware piece of entertainment that isn’t afraid of being silly.

“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
“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

Film Inquiry spoke with writer/director Angeline Walsh for her web series The Coroner’s Assistant!

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.

LOVE ACTUALLY: 20 Years Later, Love Is Still All Around
LOVE ACTUALLY: 20 Years Later, Love Is Still All Around

Love Actually is as heartwarming as it is quotable – the experience of love and joy a permanent staple each and every year.

DUMB MONEY: A Wild Wall Street Tale
DUMB MONEY: Stocks, Laughs and Unconventional Heroes

Benefitting from a strong cast (and an even wiser script) Dumb Money adds a touch of wit and wildness to the tired biographical drama format we’ve seen.