Film Inquiry

Deliciously delirious. I’m always up for a mindf**k of a movie, especially one that leans into disorientation without completely abandoning intention. A film that rattles you first, then lets the meaning catch up later. Sender is exactly that kind of experience.

In his feature debut, director Russell Goldman doesn’t so mu...

A few days ago, on the morning of April 24, 2026, several activists from People Against Genocide occupied the roof of a UAV Tactical Systems factory in Leicester. They damaged the roof, damaged the drones inside, and otherwise ob...

To understand why the sobriquet “La Lupa” (The She-Wolf) was bestowed upon Anna Magnani in her native Italy, you need look no further than her performance in Luchino Visconti’s 1951 melodrama Bellissima. A lesser-known gem in both its star and its director’s illustrious filmographies, Bellissima stars Magnani

France and Belgium and honestly most of Europe is so much more compassionate and advanced in public services and social programs than the United States that the films of the Dardenne Brothers to an American may seem like a fantasy world of people always willing to give a hand, something totally alien to one of the most isolated and selfish societies on Earth ...

Categorization isn’t easy here and that feels exactly as it should be with a movie like this. The Saviors is provocative, blending satire and horror with a splash of sci‑fi. Director Kevin Hamedani crafts a film that’s as infuriating as it is engaging, delivering surprises at nearly every turn.

Within the narrative is an exquisite op...