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OUT IN THE RING: Award-winning LGBTQIA+ Wrestling Doc Available on Blu-ray Now!
Ry Levey's award-winning LGBTQIA+ wrestling documentary, Out In The Ring, is available right now on Blu-ray over at Vinegar Syndrome. There is a limited edition slip cover version and standard version available. Our own Josh caught Out In The...
Fantasia 2023 Review: BABY ASSASSINS 2 BABIES, A Breathtaking Action Comedy Franchise Continues
One might be forgiven for being a bit confused at the opening of Sakamoto Yugo's Baby Assassins 2 Babies. There are indeed a pair of scrappy young killers casually approaching a murder for hire gig, they do handle it in...
Fantasia 2023 Review: THE SACRIFICE GAME, Jenn Wexler's Second Horror Flick Delivers Horror, Gore, Terrific Young Leads
In an isolated girl’s school in the early ’70s, lonely new girl, Samantha finds out that she and the very strange and reclusive Clara will have to spend their Christmas break in their near-deserted school with the young teacher, Rose...
MAMI WATA Teaser: CJ "Fiery" Obasi's Fantasy Adventure at Fantasia's Opening Weekend
When the harmony in a village is threatened by outside elements, two sisters must fight to save their people and restore the glory of a mermaid goddess to the land.
THE BECOMERS Clip: Oh no, Did I Kill Him?
Part science fiction and part road movie, The Becomers is a genre-bending romantic tale of two body-swapping aliens trying to find their place on this big, dumb planet.
STAY ONLINE Official Trailer: Screenlife Thriller to Premiere at Fantasia Next Week
A young woman (Liza Zaitseva) volunteering in Kyiv is given one of the thousands of laptops donated by ordinary Ukrainians to support the war effort. The woman receives a mysterious video call from a young boy searching for his father,...
Fantasia 2023: Final Wave Sees WE ARE ZOMBIES By RKSS Closing, Nic Cage Honored, Plus TIGER STRIPES, DEVILS, RAGING GRACE, And More
We are two weeks away from the opening of the 27th Fantasia in Montreal and today we get to see the final bunch of films to round out the three week long genre film extravaganza taking place in Montreal from...
Frontieres 2023: The Genre Film Lab & Shorts to Features Announced
It will not be long before the team is boots on the ground in Montreal to attend Fantasia and Frontieres. Of particular focus for myself in the back half of the week that I am in attendance will be our...
Fantasia 2023: Second Wave Announced! Pascal Plante's RED ROOMS Will Open The Fest
Our thoughts turn to Summer as our friends over at Fantasia are gearing up for another year of summer camp for genre film nerds. Over thirty more feature length films are being announced today. Pascal Plante's Red Rooms has...
Frontieres 2023: Full Lineup Announced
The complete lineup of projects participating in this year's Frontières has been announced. The full lineup of both the market and the forum were announced today. The market is where the bulk of our attention will be placed this...
Frontieres 2023: First Wave of Market Titles And Forum Announced
As Summer approaches Anarchist's eyes turn to Montreal and the promise of another Frontieres Market. A chance to see what may come down the pipeline of genre film production Frontieres arleady boasts a history of successful projects. Films like Raw,...
Fantasia 2023: The First Wave is Here! Premieres Galore From Gans, The Adams Family, and More. Larry Kent to Receive Trailblazer Award
The impending summer means it's nearly time for our annual trip to Montreal with the Fantasia International Film Festival! We'll have multiple members of the Screen Anarchy team on the ground again this year, ready and eager to let you...
Frontières 2023: Call For Projects Now Open For This Year's Programs
Frontières, one of the premiere co-production platforms for genre filmmakers, has announced that the the Call for Projects for Frontières Platform (Marché du Film in Cannes), the Frontières Co-Production Market and the Frontières Forum is now open. The Frontières...
International Genre Focused Hub 'Fantastic Pavilion' to Launch at Marche du Film at Cannes
Variety had the exclusive yesterday, an announcement of the creation of Fantastic Pavilion, "... a significant booth and exhibition space located at the Cannes Marché du Film in the Palais des Festivals". Announced this week during Ventana Sur in...
Fantasia 2022 Review: OUT IN THE RING, The History & Future Of Pro Wrestling From A Queer Perspective
A compelling documentary about the history of LGBTQIA+ wrestlers prowling the squared circle, Ry Levey’s Out in the Ring is solid enough to engage even those unfamiliar or even uninterested in professional wrestling. For over one hundred years, professional wrestling...
GLORIOUS Teaser: Fifteen Seconds of Cosmic Chaos And Glory
Well, this looks like Rebekah MeKendry's Glorious is going to dance all over our eyeballs and brain, don't it? Glorious will have its world premiere tomorrow at Fantasia before it is whisked away to Shudder next month. A short...
THE ELDERLY (VIEJOS) Teaser: Abuela's Coming Back!
The Elderly (Viejos) is having its world premiere at Fantasia tomorrow night, thus the first teaser arrived this morning. Rosa commits suicide, which is the catalyst for the progressive physical and mental deterioration of Manuel, her elderly husband. Mario,...
THE ELDERLY (VIEJOS): Teaser Poster For Spanish Horror Flick Released Before Fantasia Premiere
When we shared some of the first images from The Edlerly (Viejos) we were a little ahead of ourselves when we included a teaser poster image. Out of respect for the filmmakers,, Fernando González Gómez and Raúl Cerezo (The Passenger (La...
THE ARTIFICE GIRL: Don't Sleep on This Trailer For Franklin Ritch Fantasia-bound Sci-fi Feature
Variety debuted the trailer for The Artifice Girl, the first sci-fi feature film from writer-director Franklin Ritch. The key art for the sci-fi flick was also released. “The Artifice Girl” follows the punishing interrogation of a rogue tech wizard...
ALL JACKED UP AND FULL OF WORMS Teaser: Cinedigm Digs up North American Rights For Avant-Garde Splatter Comedy
Here's your dose of weird and boundry pushing cinema for the day. Alex Phillip's All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, billed as a the transgressive splatter comedy, will have it's world premiere next week at Fantasia. Roscoe,...
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