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NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR Retains the Power to Chill Your Bones and Haunt Your Dreams

For a great many aspiring cinephiles, F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror served as their entry point into both Silent Cinema and also German Expressionism.   Perhaps because of the film's subject matter, rooted firmly in the horror genre, Murnau's...

ENDLESS SUMMER SYNDROME Interview: Kaveh Daneshmand, Gem Deger, and Sophie Colon Talk Creative Collaboration, Cinephilic Filmmaking, and National Morality

The team behind France's freshest incest drama discuss lockdown creativity, national morality, and embarking on a uniquely familial project without bumpers.

Sound And Vision: Rich Peppiatt

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: Kneecap's Guilty Conscience, directed by Rich Peppiatt. The film Kneecap has been turning heads and charming audiences this year. Director Rich...

GRAFTED Official Trailer: Sasha Rainbow's Body Horror Coming to Shudder in January

Chinese scholarship student Wei travels to New Zealand to study medical research at a prestigious university. Shy, introverted, and hiding a genetic facial birthmark, Wei is shunned by her social butterfly cousin Angela and her glamorous friends. Determined to change...

Screen Anarchy Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Vol. 3: Collectibles

Welcome to the last minute gift guide for 2024. It’s a bit later than I wanted due to some audio issues. But now that those are fixed I wanted to be sure to highlight the great physical releases, books, records...

VERMIGLIO Review: Spellbinding WWII Rural Family Saga

Directed by Maura Delpero, Italy's Academy Awards-shortlisted International Feature is restrained, yet intricate.

Screen Anarchy Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Vol. 2: Books and Records.

Welcome to the last minute gift guide for 2024. It’s a bit later than I wanted due to some audio issues. But now that those are fixed I wanted to be sure to highlight the great physical releases, books, records...

Screen Anarchy Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Vol. 1. Home Entertainment Releases.

Welcome to the last minute gift guide for 2024. It’s a bit later than I wanted due to some audio issues. But now that those are fixed I wanted to be sure to highlight the great physical releases, books, records...

THE BRUTALIST Review: Big Canvas, Real Intimacy, Human Grace

Brady Corbet directs; Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce and Joe Alwyn star.

MUFASA: THE LION KING Review: Barry Jenkins Brings His Indie Auteur Cred to Disney's Beloved Property

When Disney tapped filmmaker Jon Favreau (The Jungle Book, Chef, Elf) to direct a computer-animated remake of its 1994 classic, The Lion King, it was met with of raised eyebrows, minot irritation, and a shedload’s worth of doubt, but the...

BLACK BAG Trailer: Michael Fassbender Does Not Like Liars in Steven Soderbergh's Spy Potboiler

It is pleasing to see how effortlessly director Steven Soderbergh makes the kind of of low-key espionage potboilers Black Bag, or previously with Michael Fassbender, Haywire, seem.  Collaborating again with screenwriter David Koepp (Presence, Kimi) this spy drama about George Woodhouse (Fassbender)...

EMILIA PÉREZ Review: A Pop Crime Musical Fantasia, Dominated by Women

French veteran helmer Jacques Audiard blends crime, telenovela, and musical into a genre-twisting fable about transformation led by Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez.

THE MARTIAL ARTIST: Shaz Khan's Directorial Debut, a Dramatic Action Film From Pakistan, Arrives Next Month

An MMA fighter destined for greatness must face his biggest rival yet: himself.

ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS VOL. 2 Interview: Kier-La Janisse Talks New Blu-ray Box Set

Any opportunity to talk to Kier-La Janisse makes me happy. The chance to help celebrate a new project of hers is a cause for celebration. I hereby nominate for Blu-ray box set of the year All the Haunts Be Ours...

Sound And Vision: Lulu Wang

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: two music videos for Vintage Trouble directed by Lulu Wang. The push and pull between authenticity and performativity is central to...

INTO THE DEEP: Trailer And Poster Exclusive For Shark Action Flick

Okay, we have your first look at the bitey action movie, Into The Deep. We have the poster (which lifts its tagline from you should know where) and the first trailer, which you can watch down below.    Modern day...

STALKER Exclusive: Check Out The Unrated Teaser For French Horror Short

We have got another exclusive from the David Cholewa camp to share with you this morning. Today, we have an unrated, second teaser trailer of their horror short film, Stalker.    After a vicious assault at a party, a young...

RESYNATOR Review: Rather Amazing and Completely Fascinating

Alison Tavel's documentary about her father's invention of a revolutionary musical instrument is a compelling watch and even better than I had hoped.

NICKEL BOYS Review: Important Story, POV Troubles

Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor star in director RaMell Ross' adaptation of Colson Whitehead's prize-winning novel.

KRAVEN THE HUNTER Review: Sony's Marvel-Adjacent Superhero-verse Goes Out With a Whimper

On purpose or not, everything eventually comes to an end, up to and including ill-conceived, poorly received, commercially unsuccessful series, franchises, and so-called cinematic universes.   For the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe), that day will surely come, likely sooner rather...