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 explored.

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.

This week, Jesse and guest Hunter Heilman give their thoughts on the 2023 Oscar nominations. The two talk about the most pleasant surprises, shocking snubs, and how representative the Best Picture lineup is of the year in movies.Then, they wrap things up with a discussion on the viral horror phenomenon Skinamarink.

This week, Jesse and guest Gabe Lampalombella discuss what function award shows have anymore after the Golden Globes' attempted come-back. Then, the two catch up on recent releases including White Noise, The Pale Blue Eye, M3GAN, The Son, and Whitney Houston: Wanna Dance With Somebody.

This week, Jesse and guest Daniel Feingold run through their top 10 lists to discuss their favorite movies from the last 12 months, complete with a look at some of the cinematic trends of 2022.

This week, Jesse and guest Josh Martin discuss Damien Chazelle's Hollywood epic Babylon, offering their defense of one of the year's most divisive films. Then, the two wrap things up with a spoiler-filled discussion of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as it arrives on Netflix.

This week, Jesse and guest Hunter Heilman break down one of the year's biggest movies; Avatar: The Way of Water. Is James Cameron's epic return to Pandora worth the decade-plus wait? Does the film make a compelling case for seeing movies at a high frame rate? And, what's the deal with those alien whales? All those questions and more will be explored!

This week, Jesse and Film Inquiry Editor-in-Chief Kristy Strouse discuss Guillermo del Toro's reimagining of Pinocchio as well as Brendan Fraser's much-buzzed-about performance in The Whale.

This week, Jesse and Film Inquiry contributor Emily Wheeler discuss the recently released Sight & Sound poll of the 100 greatest movies of all time. The two discuss not just the surprise top-ranking film but what the list as a whole says about the movies that resonate today and what factors play into a work becoming part of "the canon." Then Emily and Jesse discuss December releases such as Women Talking and Emancipation.

This week, Jesse is joined by Newsy's Daniel Feingold to talk about five recent releases available to see this Thanksgiving weekend. Among those is the restaurant class satire The Menu, the newsroom drama She Said, about the New York Times' reporting on Harvey Weinstein, the German war picture All Quiet on the Western Front, the cannibal romance Bones and All, and Steven Spielberg's memoir-piece The Fabelmans.

This week, Jesse is joined by Rilwan Balogun to discuss one of the year's most anticipated movies; Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The two start things off with some spoiler-free thoughts on the movie as a whole and how it reckons with the death of actor Chadwick Boseman. Then, Rilwan and Jesse break into spoilers to discuss everything from which cast member picks up the Black Panther mantel, the movie's larger themes, and ideas, as well as the ongoing issues with Marvel action set-pieces.

This week, Jesse is joined by Gabe Lampalombella to discuss James Gray's coming-of-age drama Armageddon Time. The two talk about what makes Gray such an underrated filmmaker, unpack his newest film's rich socio-political themes, as well as examine some of its storytelling limitations.

This week, it's a Film Inquiry crossover episode as Blindspots hosts Kristy Strouse and Jake Tropila join to discuss Park Chan-Wook's romantic thriller Decision to Leave. Then, stay tuned as Jake proclaims his love for The Banshees of Inisherin, plus Kristy and Jesse on the Palme d'Or comedy The Triangle of Sadness, along with much, much more.

This week, Jesse and Newsy's Daniel Feingold discuss the Dwanye Johnson superhero flick Black Adam, before transitioning to the return of Julia Roberts and George Clooney on screen together in Ticket to Paradise.

This week, Jesse and guest Hunter Heilman discuss their differing opinions on Halloween Ends. Then, each of them discusses one of their favorite movies of the year so far, with Jesse talking about Todd Field'sTár, starring Cate Blanchett, and Hunter talking about the recent remake of Hellraiser.

This week, Jesse and guest Rilwan Balogun attempt to make sense of Amsterdam, the messy, star-studded comedy written/directed by David O. Russell, and wrap things up with a discussion on one of the movie's leading cast members; Christian Bale.

This week, we're celebrating the 100th episode of The Latest! Then listen for a conversation between Jesse and guest Noah Richard discussing Billy Eichner's new romantic comedy Bros.

This week, Jesse is joined by Film Inquiry contributor Emily Wheeler to discuss Olivia Wilde's high-concept thriller Don't Worry Darling and Andrew Dominik's nightmarish portrait of Marilyn Monroe, Blonde.

This week, Jesse and guest Daniel Feingold recap the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival in a special two-part podcast.In part two, Jesse and Daniel recommend some of their favorite surprises out of the fest and examine which movies you'll likely hear more about as award season kicks into high gear.

This week, Jesse and guest Daniel Feingold recap the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival in a special two-part podcast.Part one features a discussion on the festival's return to full form after two pandemic years, as well as a conversation on some of TIFF 2022's biggest titles; The Fabelmans, Glass Onion, The Woman King.

This week, Jesse and guest Hunter Heilman discuss George Miller's fantasy-romance Three Thousand Years of Longing, starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba. The two also discuss the wider filmography of this Australian auteur, from the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Mad Max to the tap-dancing penguins in Happy Feet.

This week, Jesse and Newsy's Daniel Feingold take a look back at the 2022 summer movie season. Who came out on top? What movies fell short? And ultimately, were there stronger offerings to be had on our televisions than at the cinema?

This week, Jesse and guest Hunter Heilman discuss two recent movies available to stream. First, they look back at the Predator series and talk about its latest entry; Prey. Then, the two give their thoughts on Resurrection, the psychological thriller starring Rebecca Hall that was much buzzed about out of Sundance.

This week, Jesse and Newsy's Daniel Feingold discuss two recent releases; the Brad Pitt action comedy Bullet Train and the Thai cave rescue drama 13 Lives. The two also touch on the ongoing drama over HBOMax and the cancelation of the Batgirl movie that's sent shockwaves through the industry.

This week, Jesse is joined by Rilwan Balogun to discuss Nope, the third feature from writer/director Jordan Peele. The two break down what makes Peele's UFO thriller so unique from movies that have come before, the chemistry between Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer, and what larger themes and ideas are at play in the picture.

This week, Jesse is joined by Gabe Lampalombella to discuss Netflix's summer action picture The Gray Man, starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. The two share their differing opinions on the film, as well as take a look at what it indicates about the streaming service's movie strategy going forward.

This week, Jesse is joined by Film Inquiry editor Bailey Jo Josie to discuss Thor: Love and Thunder, the fourth solo adventure following the god of thunder in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The two talk about how well some of the film's more dramatic beats work amid director Taika Waititi's signature humor, whether Marvel movies are somehow getting uglier, and more!Plus, Jesse takes a moment to reflect on the loss of actors James Caan and Tony Sirico.

This week, guest Hunter Heilman joins to break down the year in movies thus far. He and Jesse discuss the word of mouth phenomenons of Top Gun: Maverick and Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, as well as provide their favorite 2022 movies at the mid-year point.Then, the two wrap things up with a look at the next six months and the most intriguing pictures on the horizon.