ROSEMEAD Review: True Story About a Mother's Love That's Too Centered on the Son
It's always odd when a film is based on a true story that is either old enough or simply wasn't major enough news that we don't all know it. Does it count as "spoilers" for the movie to direct people...
LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS Review: A Phenomenal Directorial Debut
Jara Sofija Ostan and Mina Švajger star in Urška Djukić's remarkable film that's about more than coming of age.
YOUNG BLONDES, STALKED AND MURDERED Review: Beguiling Hollywood Anti-Slasher
Samantha Carroll stars in director Nick Funess' disquieting film.
Screen Anarchists On Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN
While Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Frankenstein passed me by during its limited theatrical run, it sure arrived on Netflix pretty fast. I checked it out, discussed it with colleagues, and noticed there were many different opinions on it,...
KING IVORY Interview: Ben Foster, James Badge Dale, and Michael Mando on Neo-Westerns, Playing Family, and Graham Greene
Peter Martin put it perfectly when he summed up King Ivory with a focus on its three leads in his article on this weekend's new releases: "James Badge Dale, who brings simmering intensity to every role, Ben Foster, who has...
CHAINSAW MAN - THE MOVIE: REZE ARC Review: Beautifully Animated, Slightly Repetitive Blast
A note at the start that Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (just "Reze Arc" going forward because wow, what a title) is entirely accessible to the curious who have not seen the show. Some ongoing threads are touched...
ROOFMAN Review: Warm, Funny, and Affecting, But Not Quite an Awards Contender
Derek Cianfrance's new film stars Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst.
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Review: Delightful, Overlong, and Politically Dubious
Paul Thomas Anderson directs; Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti star.
PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT LIFE Review: Bing Liu's Narrative Debut Struggles to Balance Emotion and Social Critique
Fred Hechinger and Sebiye Behtiyar star in Bing Liu's debut narrative feature.
CAUGHT STEALING Review: Messy Crime Romp Saved By Great Performances
Austin Butler, Regina King, and Zoe Kravitz star in Darren Aronofsky's comic crime thriller.
RED SONJA Interview: Director M.J. Bassett and Star Matilda Lutz Talk Fantasy and Humanity
In my review of the new Red Sonja, I wrote about how the film's low budget holds back this "unabashedly earnest adventure movie" that engages in some very timely commentary on the disregard, if not outright destruction, of our environment...
RED SONJA Review: Charm and Heart Battle Budget Issues
Mathilda Lutz stars in director MJ Basset's action adventure.
New York Asian 2025 Review: MA - CRY OF SILENCE, Brutal, Yet Inspiring View of Myanmar Labor Resistance
The Maw Naing's powerful drama follows a young woman working in a Myanmar garment factory, who hesitates when her colleagues strike.
ScreenAnarchy's Top 10 Films Of The First Half Of 2025
Due to February being so short, the second half of 2025 starts today (instead of on the first of July). Logic dictates that this means the first half of 2025 is over and done with... meaning we can make a...
SWEET RELIEF Review: Social Media Challenge That Urges Teens to Kill
Nick Verdi's horror thriller stars Alisa Leigh, BR Yeager, Adam Michael Kozak, Lucie Rosenfeld, Jocelyn Lopez, Catie DuPont, Erica Pinto, Daniel James Cashman, Gianni Passiglia, Cooper B. Handy, Joseph Ogden, Jimmy Laine, with Jane Karakula, and Paul Lazar.
Chattanooga 2025 Review: Four "Funsize Epics" Bring the Atmosphere and Ambiguity
The "Funsize Epics Vol. 1" shorts program at the Chattanooga Film Festival this year brings ten shorts over ten minutes to attendees. They're all interesting and worth checking out, but four in particular grabbed my attention. The Angel (pictured at...
Chattanooga 2025 Review: UNDER THE BURNING SUN Brings an Abortion Road Trip Movie to the Apocalyptic Wasteland
Directed by Yun Xie, the film stars Stephanie Pardi, Stevie Kincheloe, and Martyna Frankow.
THE RITUAL Review: Serviceable and Forgettable "True" Tale of Exorcism
The Ritual is the kind of movie that's only going to be sought out by completionists in a couple years. Whether they're looking to complete Al Pacino's filmography or watch every "based on a true story" exorcism movie, that's going...
INVENTION Interview: Filmmakers Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez on Their Multifaceted New Film
In his review of Invention, the new film from writer/director Courtney Stephens and actor/writer Callie Hernandez, Martin Kudlac discusses the many ways it explores the lines between reality and fantasy, and how those lines are oddly similar in grief and...
THE HEDONIST Interview: Nick Funess, Izzi Rojas, Jordan Somani on Flat Affect, Parents, and Stylized Editing
[Beware: light spoilers ahead.] In my review of The Hedonist, I wrote about the often hilarious flat affect line deliveries, its stylized editing, and the frankly beautiful use of Robocop references. So when I got the chance to sit down...
