On a cloudy day in October, Hinemoana Baker walked into a white room at the Ethnological Museum in southwestern Berlin, dressed in all black. A New Zealand poet and musician, Baker is a descendant of both the island nation’s indigenous Maori people and Europeans. As she entered the room, she began to utter a Karanga,…
Horror comes in clusters in The Reckoning, the latest from co-writer and director Neil Marshall. Grace was never going to have it easy. Life in 1665 was a constant scramble against death, what with limited resources and the plague going around. Then her husband died and she was accused of being a witch, both of which…
The Maen Achwyfan Cross, near Whitford village, is a freestanding stone monument, or wheel-cross, dating from the late 10th or early 11th century. While it may have been built in commemoration of a person or event, Cadw, the government arm responsible for historical monuments in Wales, states that its exact purpose is currently unknown. While…
These signs, one depicting a woolly mammoth and the other a Vagaceratops irvinensis, are a playful homage to the Canadian Museum of Nature’s Centre for Arctic Knowledge and Exploration. Accompanying each signpost are fully fleshed-out replicas of these creatures that provide a glimpse into life during the Late Cretaceous Period and the last Ice Age. Read moreA…
Scotland is a country known for many historic inventions and creations, including crafting the ground rules for golf. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonIn the 18th-century, officials from the port city of Leith asked the city of Edinburgh to contribute funds for a silver golf club for an upcoming tournament. The city…
Some folks don’t have a choice. Jeff Cronenweth sprung from cinema. His dad, Jordan Cronenweth, shot Blade Runner, Stop Making Sense, and the best bits of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. From roaming his father’s sets, the younger Cronenweth absorbed his hunger for the lens. He crawled through crews, starting as a loader and…
Star rating (out of 5): ★★★ Directed by: #JDRothRound Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: #JDRothRound Starring: #JDRothRound, #JohnCraggs, #DionJones Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Jones Film Review by: Julian Gaskell Iso-Pocalyptis is a psychological horror from J D Roth-Round, available to watch on…
Welcome back to the newest, and at times goriest, column here at Film Inquiry – Horrific Inquiry. Twice a month, I will be tackling all things horror, each month bringing two films back into the spotlight to terrify and frighten once more. And occasionally looking at those that could have pushed the envelope further. Join…
“I whipped up a kick ass divorce mix playlist for ya.” Gravitas Ventures has debuted an official trailer for Before/During/After, an indie drama written by and starring Finnerty Steeves. The film earned good festival buzz taking home Dances With Films’ “Industry Choice Award”, Greenpoint Film Festival’s “Best of the Fest” award, San Diego’s “Best Ensemble…
The study and sweep of history tends to turn real life into myth. In hindsight we imagine it unfolding in grainy footage, or in black and white, set to a sweeping cinematic score. It’s less like it physically happened, and more like it has always just been. Throughout 2020 and into 2021, we’ve been reminded…
Chrissie Mayr knew the media fix was in long before the Jan. 6 rally that descended into chaos last week. The podcaster and stand-up comic figured the press would downplay the crowd’s size by covering its earliest stages to minimize Trump’s support. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho Marathon“Oh, look there are 40…
In 1979 during restoration works in an apartment near the center of Vienna, a sensational find was uncovered. After removing plaster from the walls, a set of ancient frescoes were revealed. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThese works of art were ordered by Michel Menschein, a wealthy merchant who wanted them as decorations…
There are certain films that proudly declare themselves British, not through accents or by waving the Union Jack but by evoking a certain feel, sweeping through with such grandiosity and delicately measured emotion that they evoke the essence of the British film tradition. I suppose many countries have these trademarks, but few put it on…
Tucked away in the middle of the suburbs near Mission Hills, visitors will find one of the best places to view Modern architecture in Fremont. The California School for the Blind was originally founded in 1867 in Berkley. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonHowever, the Board of Education determined the school did…
Penmon’s history dates to the 6th-century when a monastery was established here by Saint Seiriol. Seiriol created a cell at Penmon Priory and was the son of King Owain Danwyn of Rhos. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonMany Celtic churches were associated with these wells. Holy wells were springs thought to have…
Wilson Bentley called snowflakes “nature’s wonder gems,” possessing “an infinity of beauty,” and wrote that when they fell, “the mysteries of the upper air are about to reveal themselves.” The self-educated meteorologist was the first person to make a successful picture—“photomicrograph”—of a snowflake in 1885, and the first to claim that no two are alike….
Nestled above a charming general store near the Quechee Gorge, the Vermont Toy Museum’s vast collection of dolls, action figures, lunchboxes, yo-yos, and matchbox cars is a hidden treasure right off the White River Junction. Around 100,000 toys are housed inside the museum. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe museum’s items largely came…
A couple have a difficult night in Malcolm & Marie, the latest from writer/director Sam Levinson. The night was supposed to be a celebration. Malcolm’s movie premiered earlier and it seemed inevitable that acclaim would roll in. In the meantime, though, they’re stuck waiting, and in these quiet moments, personal grievances come to the fore. Turns…
The Brady Bunch first aired on September 26, 1969, and ran until March 8, 1974. It was based on a blended family with Carol Martin Brady having three girls, and Mike Brady having three sons. The family also had a live-in maid named Alice Nelson, whose character was a major part of the show’s success and…
A lock ladder or staircase is used to raise canal boats over large vertical distances within a small horizontal range. They operate by allowing the lower gate of one lock to form the upper gate of the adjacent lock. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonTo avoid wasting water, they require very careful…
The sands of time ravage all, stripping structures from the Parthenon in Athens to monuments in Persepolis of their color. But in rare cases, the past prevails, and structures retain hints of their once-vivid polychromy. The sandstone vestibule (or pronaos) of the temple of Esna, abutting the Nile about a half hour south of Luxor,…