SFIFF Review – THE RIDER: Chloé Zhao’s Haunting Masterpiece
[Published at Film Inquiry] Chloé Zhao recently won Best Director at the Film Independent Spirit Awards for her work in The Rider,...
AN ORDINARY MAN: Silberling At The Top Of His Game
Philosopher Hannah Arendt once had the famous theory that evil was simply banal. Essentially, what she meant was: “Evil is never ‘radical,’...
ALL I WISH: A Strong Stone Can’t Save This Film From Mediocrity
[Published at Film Inquiry] Sharon Stone’s latest film, All I Wish, starts off very casual, and, unfortunately, doesn’t gain any steam from...
MIDNIGHTERS: A Perfectly Watchable Midnight Thriller
[Published at Film Inquiry] Midnighters knows exactly how to draw the viewer in. It starts off with a bang, or a...
THE MUSIC OF SILENCE: A Squandered Opportunity
[Published at Film Inquiry] Virtually everyone on earth who was born before the year 2000 has heard of Andrea Bocelli. To...
THE CURED: A Smart Reinvention Of The Zombie Horror Subgenre
[Published at Film Inquiry] Director David Freyne will no longer be a no name of cinema after his incredible feature film debut, The...
ABE & PHIL’S LAST POKER GAME: Rest In Greatness, Martin Landau
[Published at Film Inquiry] The late, great Martin Landau’s final film, Abe & Phil’s Last Poker Game, is a fitting showcase for the...
FREAK SHOW: Alex Lawther Dazzles In A Transformative, Career-Making Performance
[Published at Film Inquiry] Heavyweight producer Trudie Styler’s (Moon, Still Alice, American Honey) directorial debut, Freak Show, is far from perfect, but Styler establishes tremendous promise, a...
SHOT: A Gripping, Timely Pro Gun-Control Thriller
[Published at Film Inquiry] Shot tells the story of an expert sound mixer named Mark Newman (played ingeniously by Noah Wyle, also...
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: An Enjoyable Musical Fantasy
[Published at Film Inquiry] Relatively unknown visual effects artist Michael Gracey makes an applaudable directorial debut with The Greatest Showman, a fictional musical...