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CHERRY: Excess Is Just Its Character
CHERRY: Excess Is Just Its Character

Cherry wants to be a movie about tragedy and weighty thematic issues but is too concerned with showing off for points on a scoreboard.

ALLEN V. FARROW, Episode One: The Idyllic Family, Shattered
ALLEN V. FARROW, Episode One: The Idyllic Family, Shattered

As it stands, episode one of Allen v. Farrow does not provide us with anything new or substantial that may change the outcome of the case.

HAPPILY: Unique Take on a Familiar Story
HAPPILY: Unique Take on a Familiar Story

Happily breathes new life into a story we have seen too many times through its unique twists to the classic structure and charming performances.

BLAST OF SILENCE: Born to Die
BLAST OF SILENCE: Born to Die

For the 60-year anniversary, Film Inquiry muses on Allen Baron’s noir film Blast of Silence and its existential prison of shadow and sound.

ABSENT NOW THE DEAD: Touring Greece With Trojan War Ghosts
ABSENT NOW THE DEAD: Touring Greece With Trojan War Ghosts

Hamilton Sterling’s Absent Now The Dead gives an avant-garde look into the world of the ancient Greeks and the Trojan War.

MONKEY BARS: A Sidling, Unsettling Step Away From Girlhood
MONKEY BARS: A Sidling, Unsettling Step Away From Girlhood

Monkey Bars is a must see short film with with its atmospheric, evocative score that adds to the anxiety of its scenes.

CHAOS WALKING: Talk Less, Do More
CHAOS WALKING: Talk Less, Do More

As an action film, Chaos Walking works, it’s a fun popcorn flick, but It’s a pity most of these characters can’t stop talking.

Queerly Ever After #47 THE CURIOSITY OF CHANCE (2006)
Queerly Ever After #47: THE CURIOSITY OF CHANCE (2006)

Queerly Ever After looks into the 2006 teen romantic-comedy The Curiosity of Chance, where a new guy tries to find his place in a new school.

Interviews With Writer/Director Jill Gevargizian & Star Najarra Townsend For THE STYLIST
THE STYLIST: A Haunting, Stunning Debut

The Stylist has everything one can want from a horror film; a talented female lead, lots of chills and bloody enticements, and a wickedly impressive style.

BUMBLEBEE Not Your Regular Explosions Flick
BUMBLEBEE: Not Your Regular Explosions Flick

Travis Knight’s Bumblebee is a surprisingly well-done action film that brings heart and friendship to the Transformer franchise.

BOSS LEVEL: A Radical Action Riot Suck On Repeat
BOSS LEVEL: A Radical Action Riot Stuck On Repeat

Boss Level might not break new ground, but it’s throughly entertaining and worth watching at least once, if not time and time again.

THE UNITED STATES VS BILLIE HOLIDAY: A Decent Biopic, A Technical Mess
THE UNITED STATES VS BILLIE HOLIDAY: A Decent Biopic, A Technical Mess

The United States vs. Billie Holiday is multilayered and nuanced in its messaging, brought to life on the strong performance of Andra Day.

TYGER TYGER: A Nice Idea In Need Of A Translator
TYGER TYGER: A Nice Idea In Need Of A Translator

If the clause “write what you know” is to be taken literally, then Kerry Mondragon fits the bill with his feature debut Tyger Tyger.

TOM & JERRY: A Gross Imposter
TOM & JERRY: A Gross Imposter

Full of unfunny human characters and a plot that doesn’t even involve its iconic animal characters, Tom & Jerry is a gross miscalculation.

Horrific Inquiry: FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
Horrific Inquiry: FRANKENSTEIN (1931)

The Horrific Inguiry column takes a look at the Universal Monster film Frankenstein (1931) and its legacy within film history.