Julia & The Joy Of Film

This episode I'm joined by friend and fellow Film Inquiry contributor; Jax. We talk about our problems with Michael Bay, how everyone needs to get over their horror of black and white films, also Jax discusses how her photo sensitive epilepsy gets in the way of a good movie and how she's trying to bring back the good old independent film festival. Recommended Film: Zombieland. Jax's Recommendations: The Dressmaker, Split & Sherlock Holmes (2009). Other Recommendations: Annie Hall, Bambi, Bringing Up Baby, Chuck Norris vs Communism, Cinderella (2015), Deliverance, Dr Strangelove, Fish Tank, Florence Foster Jenkins, Going Clear, Grandma, Gross Pointe Blank, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Harvey, His Girl Friday, Hot Men Cold Dictatorships, Jungle Book, My Brief Eternity, Red Road, Safety Not Guaranteed, Sherlock: Game Of Shadows, Singin' In The Rain, Snakes On A Plane, The Imitation Game, The Black Hole, The Others, The Roots Remain, The Sound Of Music, The Theory Of Everything, The Third Dad, Third Star, Tig, Twe

On this episode I do my fortnightly grump on Ghostbusters 3 vs. the manosphere, I also talk about some pretty great documentaries, and ponder on the 'class divide' that exists when trying to obtain films. Recommended Film: Her Master's Voice. Other Recommendations: Back To The Future, Bad Neighbours (the scenes with Rogen & Byrne anyway), Captain America: Civil War, Dreams Of A Life, Finding Vivian Maier, Flight Of The Navigator, Florence Foster Jenkins, Ghostbusters, House On Haunted Hill (1959), House On Haunted Hill (1999), Morvern Callar, Now You See Me, Packed In A Trunk, The Goonies, The Haunting (1963), The Lobster. If you want to read my review of Packed In A Trunk you can find it here -> http://filminquiry.com/packed-trunk-2015-review/ I also wrote a huge feature on mise-en-scene, if you'd like to read it you can find it here -> http://filminquiry.com/what-is-mise-en-scene-pt-i-setting-costume/

This episode I talk about all the great films to look forward to (and there's a lot), muse on the white-washing of ethnic characters, and get all introspective about what it means to be a film critic. Recommended Film: The Skin I Live In. Other Recommendations: Drive, Eddie The Eagle, ET, Going Clear, Her, Independence Day, Let The Right One In, Little Miss Sunshine, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Supersize Me, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, The Road, The Station Agent, The Visitor, Zombieland, Zootropolis. If you missed it you can read my review of Eddie The Eagle here -> http://filminquiry.com/eddie-the-eagle-2016-review/ If you want to listen to Manon's new podcast 'The Power Of Film' you can find the first episode here -> http://filminquiry.com/the-power-of-film-podcast-episode-1-jen-mcgowan-director/ If you're interested in Jacqui's 'Drunken Film Fest' you can find all the information on their twitter channel @DrunkenFilmFest