Berlinale 2025 Review BLUE MOON: Lyricist Lorenz Hart at a Crossroads
Richard Linklater's new film follows lyricist Lorenz Hart as he tries to salvage his career. Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott star.
NOVOCAINE Interview: Directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen Talk Their Action Comedy. And Pain.
Directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen discuss pain, rules, shotlists, storyboards, and making a movie for a "broad audience to just come and have a fun time."
Berlinale 2025 Review: TIMESTAMP, School During War in Ukraine
Kateryna Gornostai's powerful documentary considers how the Ukrainian war affects schoolchildren.
Berlinale 2025 Review: PA-GWA / THE OLD WOMAN WITH THE KNIFE, Assassin Finds Herself Targeted
Min Kyu-dong's film stars Lee Hye-young in the story of an assassin who finds herself targeted after a botched hit.
LAST BREATH Interview: Director Alex Parkinson Talks World Building Under the Sea
Based on a real-life incident in 2012, Last Breath details the desperate attempt to rescue a diver trapped hundreds of feet underwater in the North Sea. This is the first fiction feature for director Alex Parkinson, who began his career...
Berlinale 2025 Review: GIRLS ON WIRE, Gangsters Pursue Stunt Double and Her Cousin
Wen Qi shines as a stuntwoman chased by a drug ring.
Berlinale 2025 Review: HOT MILK, Angry Daughter, Flighty Lover, Manipulative Mother on Vacation
Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps, Vincent Perez, and Patsy Ferran star in director Rebecca Lenkiewicz's film about a daughter who uncovers secrets about both her lover and her mother.
Berlinale 2025 Review: ISLANDS, Tennis Pro Finds Himself a Murder Suspect
Dawn in a desert. A body in the sand. Is it a corpse? No, it's Tom, a tennis bum recovering from another night of debauchery. The Canary Islands resort where he gives lessons gleams in the distance. The clever opening...
Sundance 2025 Review: THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR Looks at Stand Your Ground Laws
Elections have consequences, as pundits keep reminding us. One of those is Florida's "stand your ground" legislation, which allows the use of deadly force if people feel they are in imminent danger. Composed almost entirely of bodycam and surveillance video,...
LOVE HURTS Interview: Director Jonathan Eusebio Talks Designing Action, Working With Actors, Balance Between Violence and Humor
A mild-mannered Milwaukee realtor finds himself in the middle of a drug war in Love Hurts, an action comedy starring Ke Huy Quan, Ariana deBose, and Daniel Wu. It's the debut feature by director Jonathan Eusebio, a longtime stunt choreographer...
Sundance 2025 Review: SUNFISH (& OTHER STORIES ON GREEN LAKE), Underachieving Lake Michigan Drama
Quartet of stories unfolding during a summer on Lake Michigan makes for an underachieving drama.
Sundance 2025 Review: DJ AHMET, In North Macedonia, Kids Just Want to Dance
Arif Jakup and Dora Akan Zlatanova star in a delightful culture clash romance.
ESCAPE Review: A Chase to the North Korean Border
Lee Je-hoon, Koo Kyo-ywan, and Hong Xa-bin star in Lee Jong-pil's action-adventure, as a defector tries to cross the border of North and South Korea.
Busan 2024 Review: REVOLVER, Jeon Do-yeon Wants Her Money Back
Revenge drives Jeon Do-yeon in the Korean thriller.
ScreenAnarchy's Top 10 Films Of 2024
Hello all of you readers, we have officially entered 2025 so it's time to have a look back at 2024. We asked everyone here what their favorites were, and 24 writers gave a list. On those were a grand total...
Camerimage 2024 Review: RUST, Haunted By Death
Alec Baldwin, Travis Fimmel, Frances Fisher, Josh Hopkins, and Patrick Mcdermott star in Joel Souza's film, marred by cinematographer Halyna Hutchins's tragic death during production.
JUROR #2 Review: Legal Drama, By the Numbers
Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film stars Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris Messina, Gabriel Basso, Zoey Deutch, Cedric Yarbrough, Leslie Bibb, Amy Aquino, and Adrienne C. Moore.
New York Asian 2024 Interview: Philip Ng Talks TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN
Hong Kong's top-grossing movie of the year is director Soi Cheang's Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In. Set largely in Kowloon Walled City (long since demolished), the martial arts blockbuster pits warring triads in a battle to the death over...
New York Asian 2024 Review: FOR ALICE, Quiet, Nuanced Character Sketch
An ex-con tries to find a place in the world in For Alice, a small-scale drama that premiered at this year's New York Asian Film Festival. Set largely in the endlessly photogenic Mirador Mansion, the movie shifts smoothly from film...
