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Shot in stunning 16mm over the course of seven years in Afghanistan, The Land of the Enlightened is the first feature of Belgian documentary maker and photographer Pieter-Jan De Pue, which combines a cinema vérité portrait of a nation and its young people with the magic-reality of their dreams. In the vast mountain region of the northern Wakhan Corridor (“The Roof of the World”), a gang of nomadic children raid caravans and trade scavenged Soviet land mines, raw lapis lazuli and black opium for food and fuel. Possessing a talent for improvisation and an inexhaustible eagerness to learn, they navigate a harsh reality as U.
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: The Hateful Eight, The Revenant, Joy, Point Break, 45 Years, Daddy’s Home and Concussion.
You will not…hold sway over me again…Rebel Wilson! Alright, there’s a certain pleasure in watching a Sacha Baron Cohen movie only because it mixes in the absurd in a world that doesn’t realize that it is absurd. Spies don’t usually do stunts but any football (soccer to Americans) fan knows about the levels of trouble a dedicated hooligan gets into during the season.
There’s some good news and bad news. Bad news is that the Turtles are still huge slabs of ugly and April O’ Neil is still objectified. Good news is that Tyler Perry is not currently Madea.
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Star Wars:
Another trailer with Sam L. Jackson in it! Anyway, the buff and often shirtless Tarzan returns to the jungle.
Sometimes, you just hate yourself for doing something you know is bad. In this case, it’s watching an Adam Sandler flick again. Drawing on the gimmick of an adjective and a number, The Ridiculous 6 follows the exploits of an outlaw, raised by Native Americans, who discovers he has five half-brothers.
In the tradition of Hollywood using British actors to represent true blue American icons comes I Saw The Light. This film presents the life of Hank Williams, whom is considered one of the most influential American singers and songwriters of 20th century America. As with many great artists, Hank’s journey is rife with the pitfalls of fame thrust upon his personal life and health.
After his father’s death and disintegrating marriage, David Lamb finds self-discovery in mentoring a little girl on the awesomeness of nature. Tommie, the 11-year-old girl, is on a path headed toward apathy and emptiness due to her terrible social and home life. In an effort to have her walk a better path, Lamb takes Tommie on a road trip to the Colorado Rockies to see the beauty of a snowy mountain wilderness.
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: In the Heart of the Sea, The Big Short and Don Verdean.
The Nice Guys is a comedy action set in the 70s, starring Ryan Gosling as a private investigator, and Russell Crowe, who plays a hired “enforcer” (basically someone who breaks people in two for cash). The two initially meet as Crowe is paid to kick Gosling to bits and breaks his arm. They end up having to work together when a woman disappears, and a porn star commits suicide These events are seemingly unrelated but as events and their investigation unfold, the couple uncovers a conspiracy.
I’ve never wanted to complicate the old tales like Snow White. It’s difficult enough to explain to a kid why a young girl lives with seven dwarfs. Thus, we let Hollywood do it and then comes the story of the Huntsman – oddly enough.
I’m the type that just hopes people are happy and healthy. Don’t tell me on Facebook about how your cat is plotting to kill you. We all know it’s going to happen, we were hoping you didn’t.
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Krampus, Chi-Raq, The Letters, Macbeth, Youth, A Royal Night Out, The World of Kanako, Life, Hitchc*ck/Truffaut, Christmas Eve and MI-5.
It’s the movie they shouldn’t have made without securing the rights to the fan favorites but here it is. Due to the fear innate in humanity, we don’t trust normal people to actually have power without using it against us. As always, that kind of freedom belongs to corporate narcissists, out-of-touch politicians, and initially charming but later vicious dictators.