Film Inquiry's The Latest

This week, Jesse recaps his visit to the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Apart from a view of the festival as a whole, Jesse rattles off his five favorite pictures he saw there, as well as a look at some of the other high-profile titles.

This week, Jesse and guest Daniel Feingold discuss new releases such as Gran Turismo, Strays, and Blue Beetle. Then, stick around as Jesse talks to filmmakers Eren Celeboglu and Ari Costa about their new horror feature All Fun and Games.

This week, Jesse talks with filmmaker André Øvredal about his high seas vampire picture The Last Voyage of the Demeter, plus five movies to check out to remember the career of William Friedkin.

This week, Jesse and guest Hunter Heilman discuss the ongoing strikes among the WGA and SAG, what the summer's biggest box-office bombs say about the state of movies, and whether or not we're on the verge of a major paradigm shift in the movie industry.

It's the movie event of the year! In one corner, Greta Gerwig's candy-colored feminist satire; Barbie. In the other is Christopher Nolan's biopic Oppenheimer, chronicling the physicist's work on the atomic bomb. Both Jesse and Film Inquiry's Bailey Jo Josie dive into both movies and explore why they are two of the summer's richest releases.

This week, Jesse and guest Hunter Heilman talk all about Mission Impossible, its status as the best franchise at the movies, Tom Cruise 's dedication to death-defying stunts, and their favorite parts of the latest entry, Dead Reckoning: Part 1.

This week, Jesse reviews Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, then Film Inquiry Editor-in-Chief Kristy Strouse joins to discuss the Indy series as a whole and break down the career of its star, Harrison Ford.

This week, Jesse and guest Jordan Snyder discuss the filmography of director Wes Anderson, including his latest film, Asteroid City. Then, stay to the end of the episode to get Jesse’s thoughts on the Jennifer Lawrence comedy No Hard Feelings.

This week, Jesse and critic Gabe Lampalombella discuss whether or not The Flash lives up to the hype of "one of the best superhero movies ever made," then they take a look at the latest animated picture from Pixar, Elemental.

This week, Jesse is joined by Daniel Feingold from Scripps News to discuss two excellent new releases. First, they talk about the dazzling animation of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, followed by the emotionally overwhelming Sundance-darling Past Lives.

This week, Jesse and critic Hunter Heilman discuss Disney's live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Plus, the two recap some of the news out of the Cannes Film Festival, and wrap things up with recommendations on You Hurt My Feelings and Master Gardner.

This week, Jesse and Film Inquiry's Emily Wheeler rev up their engines to discuss the latest entry in the Fast & Furious series, and why it's the campiest action franchise at the movies.

This week, Jesse and critic Gabe Lampalombella discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, James Gunn's farewell to the Marvel cinematic universe, and getting emotional over a CGI raccoon.

This week, Jesse and Film Inquiry Editor-in-Chief Kristy Strouse break down the most anticipated titles of the summer movie season.

This week, Jesse and critic Hunter Heilman discuss Ari Aster's ambitious, divisive, and overall bonkers new film Beau Is Afraid. Then Hunter tries to convince Jesse to check out Evil Dead Rise.

This week, Jesse and Daniel Feingold from Scripps News discuss the Nicholas Cage vampire movie Renfield, Kelly Reichardt's new film Showing Up, and their favorite TV shows at the moment.

This week, Jesse and guest Hunter Heilman discuss Hollywood's ongoing desire to turn popular video games into big-screen blockbusters, why so many of them fail, the uniqueness of HBO's The Last of Us, and why the Super Mario Bros. Movie isn't as fun as firing up your old Nintendo system.

This week, Jesse and fellow film critic Gabe Lampalombella lace up their sneakers to talk about Ben Affleck's new film Air, which follows Nike's pursuit of Michael Jordan and stars Matt Damon and Viola Davis. The two also touch on other recent spring releases hitting theaters, like Dungeons & Dragons and the Sundance flick A Thousand and One.

This week, Jesse and Daniel Feingold from Scripps News discuss John Wick: Chapter 4. The two of them touch on what makes Keanu Reeves such a great movie star, why the Wick series is the best in Hollywood at crafting fight sequences, and what makes a great action set piece.

With Shazam!: Fury of the Gods hitting theaters, Jesse and fellow film critic Gabe Lampalombella discuss the current state of comic book movies in Hollywood. Is the genre losing its hold as the dominant force at the box office? What characters and storylines feel untapped by properties such as Marvel and DC? And is it time to move on from the self-referential humor? All this and more shall be expl...

This week, Jesse and guest Daniel Feingold discuss the 2023 Academy Awards, breaking down the night's winners, and what made Everything, Everywhere, All at Once an award-season juggernaut. Then, they wrap things up with some quick thoughts on the new Scream movie. 

This week, Jesse and guest Rilwan Balogun discuss Creed III, along with their thoughts on the larger Rocky franchise, Michael B. Jordon's sweaters, and a look ahead at the 2023 Oscars.

This week, Jesse and guest Daniel Feingold discuss 2023's first major blockbuster; Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The two talk about the kick-off to Marvel's Phase 5, the introduction of Jonathan Majors as big-bad Kang the Conqueror, and why the Quantum Realm might not be as exciting as it sounds.

This week, Jesse and guest Jordan Snyder discuss the eclectic filmography of director Steven Soderbergh; from Ocean's Eleven to Sex, Lies, and Videotape, to even Magic Mike. Plus, Jesse gives his thoughts on Soderbergh's latest; Magic Mike's Last Dance.

This week, Jesse and Film Inquiry Editor-in-Chief Kristy Strouse discuss the most buzzed-about titles from this year's Sundance Film Festival. Plus, Jesse touches on the new M. Night Shyamalan thriller Knock at the Cabin.