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Neuchatel 2026 Daily: From EVA to 4 TIGERS to HEYSEL 85 to SHAOLIN SOCCER

Plus: 'Goal of the Dead' in the open air!

Japan Cuts 2026 Preview: A PALE VIEW OF HILLS, BURN, GOSH!!, and More

North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese film returns for its 19th year this summer at Japan Society! Take a closer look at over 30 curated films from across Japan, featuring major award-winners, indie darlings, up-and-coming filmmakers, restorations, documentaries, short...

Neuchatel 2026 Daily: From FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA to YOU ARE THE FILM to SACCHARINE to PHI PHONG: THE BLOOD DEMON

Even though I've not had the pleasure of enjoying Switzerland's premiere genre festival in person, what I love about today's schedule is the variety of events and screenings that are on offer. Wherever your mood takes you, remember: It's just...

Echoes: Pakistan Has Yet to Build a Strong Animation Industry

Should I call it unfortunate, lazy, or ignorant of Pakistan that whenever I search for Pakistani animated movies, only four movies are highlighted in the search results?

Opening This Week: EVIL DEAD BURN Terrifies, THE ISOLATE THIEF Resonates

Plus: Live-action 'Moana,' inside The Asylum in 'Mockbuster,' 'Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass' (comedy), 'Reading Lolita in Tehran' (drama), 'Black Chariot' (landmark in Black cinema), 'Crossing' (Chinese war).

Neuchatel 2026 Daily: From NADJA to DECORADO to THE FURIOUS to JUMP SCARE

Plus: 'Alice in Wonderland,' board games, and 'Hotspring Sharkattack 2: Great Kyushu Showdown.'

Neuchatel 2026 Daily: FISH, FISTS AND AMBERGRIS to EVIL DEAD BURN to IKATAN DARAH

Plus: 'My Daughter Is a Zombie,' 'Logan's Run,' and many more.

ScreenAnarchy's Top 10 Films Of The First Half Of 2026

We are halfway through 2026 already, a year which has been shaping up so far as an interesting one to say the least. I have already heard several people say they like the first half of 2026 better than all...

Now Streaming: HUMAN VAPOR Creeps, MOTHRA Rebirths, MAN FINDS TAPE Unsettles

Plus: 'X-Men '97'' returns and 'Touch Me' does something I can't talk about here.

Now Streaming: SILO S3, Getting Back on a Revolutionary Track

Rebecca Ferguson returns for more underground intrigue in the post-apocalyptic series, while the series also begins telling its origin story.

Friday One Sheet: MUTINY

Like Saul Bass did for Hitchcock, design firm BOND does for Statham. Who does not love a long bit of perspective-based text in their movie poster? If only the design did not have the studio mandate to put "From The...

Neuchatel 2026 Daily: From BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS to HOKUM

The Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival, hereafter referred to as Neuchatel 2026, is "the only Swiss festival dedicated to genre films," per their official description. "The event is mainly devoted to a specific film genre: fantasy. This main theme is...

Echoes: Zombies Are Just the Beginning: Why Great Writing Is Pakistan's Next Big Challenge

The recent release of the first-ever Pakistani zombie horror movie, Zombeid (2026), marks a big win for the Pakistani film industry. However, the film has been criticized at length for its shallow story writing and thin, rather basic plot. (Read...

Sound And Vision: Yoshihiro Nishimura

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we discuss two distinct music videos by Yoshihiro Nishimura. Yoshihiro Nishimura passed away a few weeks ago, at age 59. The...

Now Playing: THE INVITE, CAMP, ROMERIA, SUPERGIRL

The final weekend of June offers the third film by Olivia Wilde, described by our critic as "adult entertainment," an ethereal horror drama by a 'daring new voice' in the indie space, an autobiographical portrait of family origins, and a...

Friday One Sheet: KLARA AND THE SUN

Christian imagery is the theme here for the Columbia Picture adaptation of Kazou Ishiguro's novel, Klara And The Sun. In the dystopian science fiction story, where advances in genetic engineering have divided humans into strict, isolated social classes, an obsolete...

Tribeca 2026 Wrap: All Our Reviews, Good and Otherwise

This year's Tribeca Festival ran from June 3-14. Four of our writers focused on the film element: Dustin Chang, Olga Artemyeva, Daniel Eagan, and Martin Tsai. Here are links to all our reviews: Reviews by Dustin Chang Caity Summer War...

Echoes: KPOP DEMON HUNTERS One Year Later, Rediscovering Its Shamanic Inspirations

It's been just over one year since one of Netflix's crowning masterpieces came out on June 20, 2025. I'm talking about KPop Demon Hunters, whose head-banging songs and powerful storyline gripped audiences of all ages and all regions of the...

Opening This Week: THE INVITE, CAMP, ROMERIA, SUPERGIRL

What to watch in the wild, wonderful world of genre fare.