WHO BY FIRE: Well-Tread Material

There aren’t any stylistic flairs that Who By Fire brings to the table that differentiate this film from the prototypical coming-of-age movie.

SXSW Film Festival 2025: GOOD BOY, REDUX, REDUX & MERMAID
SXSW Film Festival 2025: GOOD BOY, REDUX, REDUX & MERMAID

At the 2025 SXSW Film Inquiry takes a look at Good Boy, Redux, Redux & Mermaid.

THE ELECTRIC STATE: It's Probably Written By A Robot
THE ELECTRIC STATE: It’s Probably Written By A Robot

The Electric State is a turgid mishmash of sci-fi with little uniqueness, bland characters, and a story so eye-rolling it may have been written by AI.

MICKEY 17: Double The Pattinson, Double The Fun
MICKEY 17: Double The Pattinson, Double The Fun

Mickey 17 ripped apart the rule book for a Hollywood sci-fi movie, and its box-office success will hopefully lead to Joon-Ho getting even more runway next time around.

STREAM: Running Dial-up At Best
STREAM: Running Dial-up At Best

No amount of blood or cool gory effects could save Stream from itself.

CONTROL FREAK: Inner Demons Come Out To Play
CONTROL FREAK: Inner Demons Come Out To Play

Control Freak always goes forward and evolves, keeping you entertained and sitting with you afterwards for a long while.

Into the Poohniverse: Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 
Into the Poohniverse: Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 

Into the Poohniverse is Film Inquiry’s look at these movies as the cinematic universe expands and the death toll rises. 

AN UNFINISHED FILM: Once Upon a Time During COVID
AN UNFINISHED FILM: Once Upon a Time During COVID

An Unfinished Film’s creative and sensitive approach to depicting life during the COVID-19 pandemic deserves to be seen.

BLOODY AXE WOUND: Struggling To Find Identity
BLOODY AXE WOUND: Struggling To Find Identity

Bloody Axe Wound’s ideas were there but the writing couldn’t back them up or bring them to a place where we could fully care about anything happening.

THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE: Cartoon Cinema At Its Finest
THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE: Cartoon Cinema At Its Finest

The Day The Earth Blew Up is a loving and looney enough romp to be the best Looney Tunes movie ever.

Glasgow Film Festival 2025: THE RETURN
Glasgow Film Festival 2025: THE RETURN

The film may fall short of capturing the epic nature of The Odyssey, but Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche’s powerful performances elevate it beyond its flaws.

Glasgow Film Festival 2025: THE SURFER
Glasgow Film Festival 2025: THE SURFER

The Surfer feels like a natural fit for Nicolas Cage, and what follows is – for better or worse – pretty much exactly what you would assume from him.

LAST BREATH: An All Killer, No Filler Deep-Sea Docudrama
LAST BREATH: An All Killer, No Filler Deep-Sea Docudrama

Last Breath is a movie that strips away all the Hollywood fluff, but turns in a delightfully-tense docudrama-thriller.

Slamdance 2025: Banr and The Big Johnson
Slamdance 2025: Banr and The Big Johnson

For our final installment of Slamdance, we’re covering a fictional drama about the struggles of Alzheimer’s and a documentary about a New York LGBTQI icon.

Slamdance 2025: Noggin and Bloqué
Slamdance 2025: Noggin and Bloqué

Today, we’re looking at two shorts: One about a filmmaker preparing for the progression of his diagnosis, the other about a drummer struggling creatively.