science fiction
At the 2025 SXSW Film Inquiry takes a look at Good Boy, Redux, Redux & Mermaid.
Both The Assessment and Emilia Pérez demonstrate the versatility of a festival like TIFF, which is always inclusive of all genres and subgenres of cinema.
While Subservience knows how to deploy its star, it still can’t fully live up to the promise of this meta-premise or her talents as a performer.
Nostalgia aside, Álvarez also has a knack for elaborate production design in addition to building intense action sequences and engaging characters.
Ever as before, once “Romulus” gets underway, they encounter Facehuggers, Xenomorphs, and their mission devolves into a fight for survival.
The Beast is about a man beset with loneliness and fears of a fatalistic event likened to an unseen beast haunting him.
Film Inquiry spoke with Writer/Director Michael Felker and stars Adam David Thompson and Riley Dandy!
This thriller is confidently executed enough to swing for the fences with metaphysical lore that’s either complex enough to unpack with friends.
Written, directed, edited and composed by Dimitri Simakis, The Rainbow Bridge is a science fiction delight that boasts an energetic spirit and a unforgettable oddity.
I.S.S. is a serviceable space thriller, one that remains light on ideas but sticks to sturdy tropes.
Creature From the Black Lagoon is a visually stunning and well-designed film that both entertains and thrills, leaving a lasting impression.
Science fiction is a lot harder than it looks. On one end, the writers and…
The Creator’s many impressive technical qualities are entirely mishandled, their import put above what a movie really needs: a good story.
For this edition of the column I decided to dive into two of Paul Verhoeven’s interesting and unique filmography.
Film Inquiry spoke with composer Michael Abels for his newest film, Landscape With Invisible Hand!