drama

BANEL & ADAMA: Duty And Desire
BANEL & ADAMA: Duty And Desire

A powerful and poetic debut feature, Banel & Adama signifies Sy as an exciting young artist to watch in world cinema.

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: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT & WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS
Cannes Film Festival 2024: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT & WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS

From Cannes Film Festival Wilson Kwong reviews Payal Kapadia’s Grand Prix winning All We Imagine as Light and Rúnar Rúnarsson’s When the Light Breaks.

Cannes Film Festival 2024: THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE & WILD DIAMOND
Cannes Film Festival 2024: THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE & WILD DIAMOND

From Cannes Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews
Magnus von Horn’s The Girl with the Needle and Agathe Riedinger’s Wild Diamond.

Cannes Film Festival 2024: GHOST TRAIL & BLACK DOG
Cannes Film Festival 2024: GHOST TRAIL & BLACK DOG

Jonathan Millet’s Ghost Trail and Guan Hu’s Black Dog both tackle serious subject matter with subdued restraint.

Cannes Film Festival 2024: MEGALOPOLIS
Cannes Film Festival 2024: MEGALOPOLIS

It’s truly difficult to qualify the beast of an experience that is Megalopolis, and because of that, there’s an undefinable elegance.

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.

I SAW THE TV GLOW: We're All Going To The Pink Opaque
I SAW THE TV GLOW: We’re All Going To The Pink Opaque

With I Saw the TV Glow, Jane Schoenbrun stakes their claim as the preeminent chronicler of those specific horrors inherent in coming of age as a millennial.

LIMBO: Out In The Open With Nowhere To Turn
LIMBO: Out In The Open With Nowhere To Turn

Limbo is a fish-out-of-water tale in a barren Outback town.

AMAR SINGH CHAMKILA: A Spiced Venture Of The Formulaic Music Biopics
AMAR SINGH CHAMKILA: A Spiced Venture Of The Formulaic Music Biopics

Imtiaz Ali’s Amar Singh Chamkila takes us through the life of one of the most loved and hated singers in Punjab, Amar Singh Chamkila.

No Way Up Democratizes the Underwater Thriller
NO WAY UP Represents The Democratization Of Bad Underwater Thrillers

Formerly the realm of big-budget blockbusters, the subgenre of underwater thrillers has been flooded with relentless low-budget pictures.

MONSTER: The Truth About Youth
MONSTER: The Truth About Youth

One of the most painfully lovely films of last year, Monster is a moving reminder of the importance of empathy and understanding.

"I'm Not Interested In Playing Easy To Like Characters" Interview With Jonas Chernick, Star & Writer Of THE BURNING SEASON
“I’m Not Interested In Playing Easy To Like Characters” Interview With Jonas Chernick, Star & Writer Of THE BURNING SEASON

Directors and fellow actors have come and gone, but Jonas Chernick remains, returning each year to the Glasgow Film Festival with a new cast and crew.

SOCIETY OF THE SNOW: Cinematic Reflections On Resilience
SOCIETY OF THE SNOW: Cinematic Reflections On Resilience

Society of the Snow delivers a powerful narrative that transcends the screen, prompting audiences to contemplate the depths of human endurance.

SXSW Film Festival 2024: AN ARMY OF WOMEN & WE WERE DANGEROUS
SXSW Film Festival 2024: AN ARMY OF WOMEN & WE WERE DANGEROUS

In this SXSW report, we take a look at two female-driven titles: An Army of Women and We Were Dangerous.