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by InRO Staff Featured Film InRO Monthly

August 2024 Roundup: Interviews, Essays, Reviews & More

September 11, 2024

Credit: ©Iris Janke

ESSAYS

A MANDATED PSYCHOSIS: ON PETER WATKINS’ THE JOURNEY
FEATURE BY: Alex Lei


INTERVIEWS

INTIMACY ON A BIG SCREEN: AN INTERVIEW WITH INDIA DONALDSON
FEATURE BY: Caleb Hammond

ONCE MORE INTO THE WOODS: BEN RIVER ON BOGANCLOCH
FEATURE BY: Michael Sicinski

AN IMAGE OF BEAUTY AND DESTRUCTION: AN INTERVIEW WITH MOHAMMAD RASOULOF
FEATURE BY: Omar Franini

MORE THAN A GIRL AND A GUN: CHRISTOPH HOCHHÄUSLER
FEATURE BY: Michael Sicinski

DESTRUCTION AND REBIRTH: A CONVERSATION WITH RAMON AND SILVAN ZÜRCHER
FEATURE BY: Omar Franini

AN EXPERIMENT IN SINCERITY: AN INTERVIEW WITH ZACH CLARK
FEATURE BY: Chris Cassingham

OTHER PEOPLE’S MINDS, OTHER PEOPLE’S HEARTS: AN INTERVIEW WITH NATHAN SILVER
FEATURE BY: Conor Truax


FESTIVAL COVERAGE

FANTASIA FEST

LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL

CROSSROADS

Credit: Universal Pictures

HERO
DIRECTOR: Zhang Yimou — WRITTEN BY: Joshua Polanski

LOVE STREAMS
DIRECTOR: John Cassavetes — WRITTEN BY: Conor Williams

MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION
DIRECTOR: Douglas Sirk — WRITTEN BY: Chris Cassingham

Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

JULY 29 – AUGUST 2

TRAP
DIRECTOR: M. Night Shyamalan — REVIEW BY: Matt Lynch

REBEL MOON DIRECTOR’S CUT
DIRECTOR: Zack Snyder — REVIEW BY: Matt McCracken

THE INSTIGATORS
DIRECTOR: Doug Liman — REVIEW BY: Andrew Dignan

KNEECAP
DIRECTOR: Rich Peppiatt — REVIEW BY: Selina Lee

WAR GAME
DIRECTOR: Jesse Moss & Tony Gerber — REVIEW BY: Travis DeShong

ELIZABETH TAYLOR: THE LOST TAPES
DIRECTOR: Nanette Burstein — REVIEW BY: Chris Cassingham

#AMFAD ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD
DIRECTOR: Marcus Dunstan — REVIEW BY: Luke Gorham

PEAK SEASON
DIRECTOR: Steven Kanter & Henry Loevner — REVIEW BY: Emily DuGranrut

SEBASTIAN
DIRECTOR: Mikko Mäkelä — REVIEW BY: Fred Barrett


AUGUST 5 – AUGUST 9

BORDERLANDS
DIRECTOR: Eli Roth — REVIEW BY: Andrew Dignan

TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN
DIRECTOR: Soi Cheang — REVIEW BY: Daniel Gorman

GOOD ONE
DIRECTOR: India Donaldson — REVIEW BY: Morris Yang

SUGARCANE
DIRECTOR: Emily Kassie & Julian Brave NoiseCat — REVIEW BY: Travis DeShong

CUCKOO
DIRECTOR: Tilman Singer — REVIEW BY: Fred Barrett

THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER
DIRECTOR: Laura Luchetti — REVIEW BY: Ayeen Forootan

HAPPY CAMPERS
DIRECTOR: Amy Nicholson — REVIEW BY: Emily DuGranrut

DUCHESS
DIRECTOR: Neil Marshall — REVIEW BY: Daniel Gorman

NOT NOT JAZZ
DIRECTOR: Jason Miller — REVIEW BY: Ayeen Forootan


AUGUST 12 – AUGUST 16

ALIEN: ROMULUS
DIRECTOR: Fede Alvarez — REVIEW BY: Matt Lynch

RED ISLAND
DIRECTOR: Robin Campillo — REVIEW BY: Chris Cassingham

IN THE REARVIEW
DIRECTOR: Maciek Hamela — REVIEW BY: Morris Yang

MARGUERITE’S THEOREM
DIRECTOR: Anna Novion — REVIEW BY: Andrew Dignan

SKINCARE
DIRECTOR: Austin Peters — REVIEW BY: Emily DuGranrut

IT ENDS WITH US
DIRECTOR: Justin Baldoni — REVIEW BY: Clara Cuccaro

DAUGHTERS
DIRECTOR: Angela Patton & Natalie Rae — REVIEW BY: Daniel Allen

JACKPOT!
DIRECTOR: Paul Feig — REVIEW BY: Jake Tropila

MOUNTAINS
DIRECTOR: Monica Sorelle — REVIEW BY: Emily DuGranrut

SATRANIC PANIC
DIRECTOR: Alice Maio Mackay — REVIEW BY: Daniel Gorman

DANCING VILLAGE: THE CURSE BEGINS
DIRECTOR: Kimo Stamboel — REVIEW BY: Joshua Polanski

RULE OF TWO WALLS
DIRECTOR: David Gutnik — REVIEW BY: Clara Cuccaro

CONSUMED
DIRECTOR: Mitchell Altieri — REVIEW BY: Matt Lynch


AUGUST 19 – AUGUST 23

CLOSE YOUR EYES
DIRECTOR: Victor Erice — REVIEW BY: Lawrence Garcia

BLINK TWICE
DIRECTOR: Zoë Kravitz — REVIEW BY: Andrew Dignan

THE KILLER
DIRECTOR: John Woo — REVIEW BY: Matt Lynch

BETWEEN THE TEMPLES
DIRECTOR: Nathan Silver — REVIEW BY: Frank Falisi

HELL HOLE
DIRECTOR: John Adams & Toby Poser — REVIEW BY: Luke Gorham

GREEDY PEOPLE
DIRECTOR: Potsy Ponciroli — REVIEW BY: Dhruv Goyal

THE BECOMERS
DIRECTOR: Zach Clark — REVIEW BY: Jake Pitre

THE SUPREMES AT EARL’S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT
DIRECTOR: Tina Mabry — REVIEW BY: Emily DuGranrut

STRANGE DARLING
DIRECTOR: JT Mollner — REVIEW BY: Fred Barrett

STREAM
DIRECTOR: Michael Leavy — REVIEW BY: Alex Broadwell

PILGRIMS
DIRECTOR: Laurynas Bareisa — REVIEW BY: Daniel Gorman

I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR
DIRECTOR: Bradley Rust Gray — REVIEW BY: Daniel Gorman

THE OTHER LAURENS
DIRECTOR: Claude Schmitz — REVIEW BY: Conor Truax

PLACE OF BONES
DIRECTOR: Audrey Cummings — REVIEW BY: Ayeen Forootan

INCOMING
DIRECTOR: Dave Chernin & John Chernin — REVIEW BY: Emily DuGranrut

HOSTILE DIMENSIONS
DIRECTOR: Graham Hughes — REVIEW BY: Morris Yang


AUGUST 26 – AUGUST 30

AFRAID
DIRECTOR: Chris Weitz — REVIEW BY: Alex Broadwell

THE WASP
DIRECTOR: Guillem Morales — REVIEW BY: Andrew Dignan

REAGAN
DIRECTOR: Sean McNamara — REVIEW BY: Joshua Peinado

SLINGSHOT
DIRECTOR: Mikael Håfström — REVIEW BY: Matt Lynch

CITY OF GOD: THE FIGHT RAGES ON
DIRECTOR: Bruno Costa & Aly Muritiba — REVIEW BY: Travis DeShong

THE FALLING STAR
DIRECTOR: Abel & Gordon — REVIEW BY: Mattie Lucas