Netherlands

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 2023: OMEN
Cannes Film Festival 2023: OMEN

Omen is an undeniably beautiful film that is a prime showcase for Baloji’s talents as a visual storyteller.

BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN: The Magical World Of Murakami
BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN: The Magical World Of Murakami

Fans of Murakami’s inimitable style will be pleasantly amazed at how well Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman brings his magical world to life.

Heartland International Film Festival 2022: CORSAGE, CLOSE, ME LITTLE ME & DEAR ZOE
Heartland International Film Festival 2022: CORSAGE, CLOSE, ME LITTLE ME & DEAR ZOE

In our latest report from the 2022 Heartland International Film Festival, Emily Wheeler reviews Dear Zoe, Corsage, Close and Me Little Me!

PLEASURE: The Pain of It All
PLEASURE: The Pain of It All

Once you remove the explicit content, there’s not that much about Pleasure that is truly revolutionary, or even rebellious.

Seattle International Film Festival 2022 Report #2: SPEAK NO EVIL & STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT
Seattle International Film Festival 2022 Report #2: SPEAK NO EVIL & STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT

The 48th Seattle International Film Festival continues, rain or shine, and for Film Inquiry’s second…

PHASES OF MATTER: A Haunting Piece Of Operating Theater
PHASES OF MATTER: A Haunting Piece Of Operating Theater

Deniz Tortum’s third feature documentary, Phases of Matter, follows the doctors and nurses of the hospital where the director was born.

HUDA’S SALON: Tightly Packed Thriller Delivers
HUDA’S SALON: Tightly Packed Thriller Delivers

With a tightly paced narrative and engaging characters, Huda’s Salon has more than just thrills to deliver.

KLEM Season One: A Great Start For This Dutch Breaking Bad Lookalike
KLEM Season One: A Great Start For This Dutch Breaking Bad Lookalike

Klem shows that Dutch series sometimes have a better start than award-winning American series like Breaking Bad. In short – Klem is a must-see.

NYFF 2021 BENEDETTA A Hysterical Film About Mass Hysteria
NYFF 2021: BENEDETTA: A Hysterical Film About Mass Hysteria

Paul Verhoeven’s latest film Benedetta, based on the infamous 17th century, has the Catholic Church up in arms as it delivers the satire.

TIFF 2021: WHERE IS ANNE FRANK: Creative Animation Vs. Wonky Plot
TIFF 2021: WHERE IS ANNE FRANK: Creative Animation Vs. Wonky Plot

Ari Folman’s latest Where Is Anne Frank is a kaleidoscope of beautiful visuals and good intentions, even if some of them don’t exactly land.

TAKE ME SOMEWHERE NICE Too Much Starting and Stopping
TAKE ME SOMEWHERE NICE: Too Much Starting and Stopping

Ena Sendijarević’s Take Me Somewhere Nice is a movie most cinema-goers have probably seen before, at least in pieces.

Queerly Ever After #48: JUST FRIENDS (2018)
Queerly Ever After #48: JUST FRIENDS (2018)

A fun, sexy, romantic comedy, Just Friends is a Dutch TV movie about two young men falling in love.

TURBULENT SKIES A Suspenseful Dutch Miniseries about Aviation
TURBULENT SKIES: A Suspenseful Dutch Miniseries About Aviation

Dutch television series Turbulent Skies takes to the air as it looks at the lives of Anthony Fokker and Albert Plesman, two pioneers of aviation.

THE COLUMNIST: Effective, But Muddled
THE COLUMNIST: Effective, But Muddled

The Columnist is an effective thriller about one woman’s revenge against her online abusers, but it lacks deeper meaning.