drama

REPOSSESSION: Finally, Some Middling Horror For The Upper Class
REPOSSESSION: Finally, Some Middling Horror For The Upper Class

Repossession bites off more than it can chew, but it’s a scrappy film nonetheless that provides enough thrills to satisfy a horror fanatic.

SNO BABIES: A Flawed Depiction of Addiction
SNO BABIES: A Flawed Depiction of Addiction

While Sno Babies has its flaws, it does drive home hard the messages of addiction – it is dark, it is ugly and it is hard.

NYFF 2020: THE CALMING: Sweet Content is Sorrow’s Balm
NYFF 2020: THE CALMING: Sweet Content is Sorrow’s Balm

While maybe too placid for some, those who allow themselves to sit back and absorb The Calming’s tranquil journey will be richly rewarded.

Queerly Ever After #35: SAY YES (2018)
Queerly Ever After #35: SAY YES (2018)

While it had the potential to have been an interesting film, Say Yes is hampered down by heavy-handed plot contrivances.

TIFF 2020: 180° Rule
TIFF 2020: 180° Rule

The individual pieces of 180° Rule can be quite accomplished, but the film simply isn’t able to capitalize on the sum of its own parts.

CHILDREN OF THE SEA: Beautiful Images, Bewildering Story
CHILDREN OF THE SEA: Beautiful Images, Bewildering Story

For the stunning animation alone, it is worth watching, but don’t be surprised if you find yourself drowning in the film’s strange, surreal story.

Sarajevo Film Festival 2020: Interview With Director Martin Turk Of DON'T FORGET TO BREATHE
Sarajevo Film Festival 2020: Interview With Director Martin Turk Of DON’T FORGET TO BREATHE

From the Sarajevo Film Festival, Monique Vigneault spoke with director Martin Turk about his film Don’t Forget to Breath.

Actor Profile: Jim Carrey
Actor Profile: Jim Carrey

Film Inquiry’s Amanda Mazzillo takes a look back at the memorable career and essential films of actor Jim Carrey.

LOST GIRLS AND LOVE HOTELS: Never Finds Itself
LOST GIRLS AND LOVE HOTELS: Never Finds Itself

A snapshot of malaise that goes on far too long, the movie soaks in mood when it should have floated through it.

RATCHED: An Origin Story at Its Finest
RATCHED: An Origin Story At Its Finest

Ratched returns Murphy to his deliciously horrific TV roots, bringing the origin of an iconic character to life for a new generation.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: LIMBO: An Unmissable Take On The Refugee Crisis
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: LIMBO: An Unmissable Take On The Refugee Crisis

Limbo is nothing short of sublime, a triumphant feat of storytelling as striking in its visuals as it is in its writing.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

A perfectly timed film that corresponds intimately to the social issues we are living through, One Night In Miami is one to watch.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: Interview With Director And Writer Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli of VIOLATION
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: Interview With Director And Writer Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli of VIOLATION

Wilson Kwong spoke with Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli about their creative process in bringing such an important story to the big screen.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: 76 DAYS
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: 76 DAYS

The COVID-19 documentary 76 Days is urgent and wrenching, unbashful in its presentation of tragedy and confusion.

THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME: A Visceral Look At Life After War
THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME: A Visceral Look At Life After War

The Devil All The Time balances each story, giving it is time to flourish and each character’s contribution to the others to be fully realized.