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ALY Interview With Writer/Director Kevin Lee & Star Angela Wong Carbone
ALY Interview With Writer/Director Kevin Lee & Star Angela Wong Carbone

Film Inquiry spoke with writer/director Kevin Lee and his star Angela Wong Carbone for the short film Aly.

One Night in Tokyo review
ONE NIGHT IN TOKYO: A Modest Indie Overcoming The Barrier of Language

Any chance I get to live vicariously through someone else’s experience in Japan, I’ll take…

EAT THE NIGHT: A Clumsy but Emotionally Resonant Gamer Thriller
EAT THE NIGHT: A Clumsy but Emotionally Resonant Gamer Thriller

In the end Eat the Night manages to make myself, a video-game skeptic, more of a believer of its affecting power.

RIVER: A Riff on Groundhog Day Set at a Kyoto Inn
RIVER: A Riff on Groundhog Day Set at a Kyoto Inn

At its best River uses the broad ensemble comedy of Japan in ways that evoke the best ensemble pieces like Noises Off or Christopher Guest’s work.

BYE BYE LOVE: A Lost and Found Landmark of the Japanese New Wave
BYE BYE LOVE: A Lost and Found Landmark of the Japanese New Wave

Bye Bye Love stands on its own as one of the most vibrant and energetic films of the Japanese New Wave.

ALY: A Quick Bite To Eat
ALY: A Quick Bite To Eat

Aly is a perfect example of a short film done right, a simple idea, executed with grace.

New York Film Festival 2024: ANORA
New York Film Festival 2024: ANORA

If you somehow need more proof that artificial intelligence cannot rival the humanity needed to create great art, all you need to do is watch Anora.

THE CROW: An Exercise In Why
THE CROW: An Exercise In Why

The Crow struggles to connect with audiences due to its lack of compelling character development and chemistry.

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!

YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA: Expert Swimmer In Shallow-End Biopic
YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA: Expert Swimmer In Shallow-End Biopic

“Young Woman and the Sea” proves it could be a serviceable movie but not strong enough to escape the routine assembly of the genre’s trappings.

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.

THE BEAST: An Unnerving Collage of Henry James, Sci-Fi, and Angry Young Men

The Beast is about a man beset with loneliness and fears of a fatalistic event likened to an unseen beast haunting him.

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.

"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.

Glasgow Film Festival 2024: THE BURNING SEASON
Glasgow Film Festival 2024: THE BURNING SEASON

The Burning Season is an intricately told story of secrets, guilt, and lust, anchored by great chemistry between its co-stars, and a satisfying script.