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by InRO Staff Featured Film InRO Monthly

May 2024 Roundup: Interviews, Essays, Reviews & More

June 5, 2024

Credit: Film Movement

ESSAYS

THE IMAGE AND THE AFTERGLOW: JANE SCHOENBRUN’S I SAW THE TV GLOW
FEATURE BY: Frank Falisi

THE JOY OF THEIR MAKING: THE FILMS OF ANTOINETTA ANGELIDI
FEATURE BY: Andrew Reichel

MAGNIFYING THE QUINCE TREE SUN
 FEATURE BY: Milo Garner


INTERVIEWS

ROMANCE IN TROUBLE TIMES: AN INTERVIEW WITH BERTRAND BONELLO
FEATURE BY: Morris Yang


FESTIVAL COVERAGE

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

PRISMATIC GROUND

Credit: Gainax Animation/Toei

THE MOUTH AGAPE
DIRECTOR: Maurice Pialat — WRITTEN BY: Kenny Nixon

THE CAPTIVE
DIRECTOR: Chantal Akerman — WRITTEN BY: Dhruv Goyal

NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: THE END OF EVANGELION
DIRECTOR: David Cronenberg — WRITTEN BY: Jake Tropila

HEAVEN AND EARTH MAGIC
DIRECTOR: Harry Smith — WRITTEN BY: Andrew Reichel

Credit: Laurent Dailland

APRIL 29 – MAY 3

EVIL DOES NOT EXIST
DIRECTOR: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi — REVIEW BY: Lawrence Garcia

THE FALL GUY
DIRECTOR: David Leitch — REVIEW BY: Matt Lynch

MARS EXPRESS
DIRECTOR: Jérémie Périn — REVIEW BY: Jake Tropila

UNFROSTED
DIRECTOR: Jerry Seinfeld — REVIEW BY: Andrew Dignan

TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN
DIRECTOR: Hannah Marks — REVIEW BY: Luke Gorham

SLOW
DIRECTOR: Marija Kavtaradze — REVIEW BY: Joshua Peinado

NEW LIFE
DIRECTOR: John Rosman — REVIEW BY: Fred Barrett

JEANNE DU BARRY
DIRECTOR: Maïwenn — REVIEW BY: Joshua Polanski

THE IDEA OF YOU
DIRECTOR: Michael Showalter — REVIEW BY: Emily DuGranrut

THE CONTESTANT
DIRECTOR: Claire Titley — REVIEW BY: Chris Mello

ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE
DIRECTOR: David Gregory — REVIEW BY: Sean Gilman

CHIEF OF STATION
DIRECTOR: Jesse V. Johnson — REVIEW BY: Daniel Gorman

THE ROUNDUP: PUNISHMENT
DIRECTOR: Heo Myeong-haeng — REVIEW BY: Joshua Polanski

KITTY THE KILLER
DIRECTOR: Lee Thongkham — REVIEW BY: Sean Gilman


MAY 6 – MAY 10

AGGRO DR1FT
DIRECTOR: Harmony Korine — REVIEW BY: Milo Garner

KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
DIRECTOR: Wes Ball — REVIEW BY: Matt Lynch

GASOLINE RAINBOW
DIRECTOR: Bill Ross & Turner Ross — REVIEW BY: Daniel Gorman

A PRINCE
DIRECTOR: Pierre Creton — REVIEW BY: Michael Sicinski

POOLMAN
DIRECTOR: Chris Pine — REVIEW BY: Chris Mello

THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY
DIRECTOR: Francis Galluppi — REVIEW BY: Fred Barrett


MAY 13 – MAY 17

IN OUR DAY
DIRECTOR: Hong Sang-soo — REVIEW BY: Sean Gilman

COMA
DIRECTOR: Bertrand Bonello — REVIEW BY: Michael Sicinski

THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1
DIRECTOR: Renny Harlin — REVIEW BY: Joshua Peinado

CHIME
DIRECTOR: Kiyoshi Kurosawa — REVIEW BY: Fred Barrett

BABES
DIRECTOR: Pamela Adlon — REVIEW BY: Selina Lee

BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY
DIRECTOR: Elene Naveriani — REVIEW BY: Michael Sicinski

FACELESS AFTER DARK
DIRECTOR: Raymond Wood — REVIEW BY: Frank Falisi


MAY 20 – MAY 24

FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
DIRECTOR: George Miller — REVIEW BY: Matt Lynch

KIDNAPPED: THE ABDUCTION OF EDGARDO MORTARA
DIRECTOR: Marco Bellocchio — REVIEW BY: Michael Sicinski

HIT MAN
DIRECTOR: Richard Linklater — REVIEW BY: Andrew Dignan

JIM HENSON IDEA MAN
DIRECTOR: Ron Howard — REVIEW BY: Greg Nussen

SONGS OF EARTH
DIRECTOR: Margreth Olin — REVIEW BY: Travis DeShong

ATLAS
DIRECTOR: Brad Peyton — REVIEW BY: Matt Lynch

DARKNESS OF MAN
DIRECTOR: James Cullen Bressack — REVIEW BY: Matt Lynch

SOLO
DIRECTOR: Sophie Dupuis — REVIEW BY: Zachary Goldkind


MAY 27 – MAY 31

ROBOT DREAMS
DIRECTOR: Pablo Berger — REVIEW BY: Andrew Reichel

IN A VIOLENT NATURE
DIRECTOR: Chris Nash — REVIEW BY: Daniel Gorman

THE DEAD DON’T HURT
DIRECTOR: Viggo Mortensen — REVIEW BY: Ankit Jhunjhunwala

HANDLING THE UNDEAD
DIRECTOR: Thea Hvistendahl — REVIEW BY: Daniel Gorman

MOVIEPASS, MOVIECRASH
DIRECTOR: Muta’Ali Muhammad — REVIEW BY: Andrew Dignan

BACKSPOT
DIRECTOR: D.W. Waterson — REVIEW BY: Emily DuGranrut

THE SALES GIRL
DIRECTOR: Sengedorj Janchivdorj — REVIEW BY: Joshua Polanski

SILENT LAND
DIRECTOR: Aga Woszczyńska — REVIEW BY: Joshua Polanski