STARVE ACRE Review: Great English Folk Horror
Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark star in this moody new British folk horror, directed by Daniel Kokotajlo.
ONLY THE RIVER FLOWS Review: Finding Acceptable Truth
Directed by Wei Shujun, the Chinese murder mystery questions what is considered truth in our complicated modern society.
Japan Cuts 2024 Preview: Treasure Trove of New and Classic Japanese Films
North America’s largest Japanese film festival presents two weeks of contemporary premieres, including new films from Kei Chika-ura, Takeshi Kitano, Gakuryu Ishii, Shunji Iwai, Sho Miyake and Shinya Tsukamoto. The program features 31 films, including 5 International Premieres, 10...
ScreenAnarchy's Top 10 Films Of The First Half Of 2024
The last six months of 2024 contain two more days than the first six do (courtesy of February, even in a leap year as this one...), so we could stretch it a day, but now there's no avoiding it any...
MUSIC Reviewed: Songs in the Key of Life
Angela Schanelec's new, nearly silent film, simply titled Music, is supposedly 'freely' based on the Greek myth of Oedipus. It might be the most enigmatic offering from the esteemed German director. But its depiction of melancholy and fragility of human...
Brooklyn 2024 Review: OVID, NEW YORK, One of a Kind Cinematic Experience
Directed by Vito A. Rowlands, it's truly a unique film and one-of-a-kind viewing experience.
Cannes 2024 Review: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT, A Major Achievement of Indian Cinema
Grand Prix Winner of Cannes 2024 showcases the emergence of a new voice depicting underrepresented, working-class India from a woman's perspective.
Calgary Underground 2024: Curtain Raiser
The Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) opens its 21st edition today, and runs until April 28th. Western Canada's largest showcase of genre film, offbeat documentaries, and industry events is housed in the two-screen (stacked on top of one another) Globe Cinema in the...
THE BEAST Review: Lovers Beset By a Sense of Doom
Léa Seydoux and George MacKay star in a film by director Bertrand Bonello.
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2024: Preview
Taking place from February 29 through March 10, this popular annual festival showcases the verve, creativity, and depth of contemporary French cinema in a variety of genres. This year's opening night film is the critical and box office hit The...
SILVER HAZE Review: Resonating Emotionally, Beyond Smoke Screens
Dutch director Sacha Polak teams up again with Vicky Knight, a British actress and a star of her previous film Dirty God, in her new film Silver Haze, which premiered in the Panorama section at last year's Berlinale. Knight, who...
The Novelist's Films: Cinema of Nuri Bilge Ceylan
If Ceylan's previous films gave you the impression that he's making wordy filmed plays in a spectacular setting, 'About Dry Grasses' will surprise you.
THE SEEDING Review: When HILLS HAVE EYES Meets WOMAN IN THE DUNES
The film stops short at delivering a truly intense psychological survival horror.
ScreenAnarchy's Top 10 Films of 2023
Hello all of you readers, and the best wishes for 2024 from all of us here at ScreenAnarchy! One of those best wishes is that we hope you will all see many good films. May our enjoyment of cinema be...
EILEEN Review: Thomasin McKenzie Shines in Dark Sexual Tale
Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway star in William Oldroyd's psychosexual thriller.
SALTBURN Review: Titillation of Flesh, Nothing More
Emerald Fennell's new film stars Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike.
DOC NYC 2023 Review: NEIRUD, Family Secrets Revealed
Fernanda Faya's documentary examines the surprising life of her beloved aunt, known to wrestling fans as the kimono-wearing, invincible Gorilla Woman.
New York 2023 Review: FERRARI, A Testament of Craftsmanship
Adam Driver, Shailene Woodley and Penelope Cruz star in director Michael Mann's new film.
New York 2023 Review: Native American's Flight in EUREKA
Eureka is always a fascinating watch with full of ideas swimming around your head long after you leave the theater.
New York 2023 Review: PICTURES OF GHOSTS, Ephemeral Nature of Our Lives
Brazilian director Mendonça Filho serves as our expert guide to his beloved city of Recife, combining his own experience and his love of cinema.
