When it comes to metaphorical expressions, perhaps no other narrative and visual motif can provide a sense of boundless liberation and spiritual freedom as much…
Spanish-language filmmaker Ruth Caudeli has developed a surprisingly consistent and quantifiable body of work in the past few years. Her films are relatively plotless, centering…
Immediately following its brief and overly familiar introduction, wherein an unrecognizable monster attacks a fishing boat from the deep, Jason Eisener’s Kids vs. Aliens ushers…
From a certain angle, 2022 could be seen as the year of satire. There spectrum was vast, from the “high-brow,” like Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning…
The past invades the future in Paul Owens’ Landlocked, a low-budget, minimalist horror drama that’s steeped in the nostalgic haze of VHS grain and childhood…
If the recent High Heat represents a kind of floor for a DTV genre work — some perfect okay action courtesy of a game cast…
We’ve frequently proselytized for the relative value of the DTV action-thriller here at InRO, but the truth of the matter is that, more often than…
In her overview of lesbian-feminist criticism, Bonnie Zimmerman urged lesbian critics to look into “what has been unspoken and barely imagined” in order to envision…
Bar Fight! manages the impressive feat of being entirely unfunny for the whole of its runtime. The graveyard of sitcom stars who attempted a move…
Falun Gong deserves a more rigorous and sophisticated defense than the templated, trend-chasing Eternal Spring is able to mount for it. For a film with…
The Inhabitant somehow takes axe slayings as a primary plot point and makes the whole thing boring and self-serious. The horrific true-life tale of axe-wielding Lizzie…
Section 8 is a serviceable VOD actioner, but one devoid of anything to set it apart. We here at InRO consider ourselves fans, connoisseurs even, of…
Cat Daddies is a surprisingly gorgeous visual document that indeed has plenty of cats and daddies, but is muddled in its stab at thematic development. The…
A fluff-piece out two months before its prime time, About Fate is a lukewarm entry into the holiday rom-com catalog. For a romantic comedy, About Fate…
Julia Mintz’ Four Winters ends up being nothing more than a collection of haphazard, indecipherable narratives. A recounting of Jewish resistance toward, and despite, the horrors of…
The Class attempts a Breakfast Club update, but ends up being more misery porn than homage. It has been 37 years since John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club graced the…
ClayDream offers viewers a comprehensive account of a fascinating subsection of cinematic history. These days, animation is basically synonymous with the glossy phantasms churned out by…
The Immaculate Room is a poorly paced and thematically shallow film that bludgeons each and every one of its talking points to death. In premise alone,…
Wifelike is the type of science fiction with just enough thematic novelty to compel the viewer, but not enough to make for a satisfying experience. On…
Tin Can is the best kind of sci-fi, an equal mix of weirdo ideas and careful world-building that leads viewers to a genuinely unsettling conclusion.…