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...
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS: Tim Burton’s Timeless Masterpiece
Before he came down here, it never snowed. And afterwards, it did. I don’t think it would be snowing now...
WONDER: Prudent, Sincere & Perspicaciously Polycentric
[Published at Film Inquiry] It would be easy for one to think that Wonder may be a told centered solely from our...
THE PIRATES OF SOMALIA: Deftly Jettisons Stereotypes For An Essential Viewing
[Published at Film Inquiry] In most mainstream media and film, there hasn’t been much gray area in the portrayal of...
HEAL: A Fascinating Look Into The Benefits Of Eastern Medicine
[Published at Film Inquiry] Heal reintroduces a topic and area of medicine that’s been around for thousands of years, since the Buddha...
JUSTICE LEAGUE: Visually Captivating, Stealthily Substantive, & Vacillatingly Cohesive
[Published at Film Inquiry] Director Zack Snyder (Watchmen) poured his heart and soul into the making of Justice League, and it shows in...
MAYHEM: Hilarious & Horrifying Socially Salient Satire
[Published at Film Inquiry] Mayhem is, first and foremost, an absolute blast from start to finish. Director Joe Lynch and screenwriter Matias Caruso team up to...