Chicago 2026 Interview: THE SPIRAL Writer/Director Paolo Strippoli on the Nobility of Horror and Cinema's Need for Excess
In his review of Paolo Strippoli's new film The Spiral, Martin Tsai writes about how the film presents a "recognizable family drama" that is ruptured by "horror [that] feel[s] like a violation of the film's carefully cultivated normality." In fact,...
Chicago 2026 Review: NO REST FOR THE WICKED, Beautiful Genre Mashup Queer Romance
For almost the first half of No Rest for the Wicked, the only thing marking it as a genre movie is its score, full of ominous electronic drones and sharp strings. The look, with foreboding aerial shots of the Faroe...
Chicago 2026 Review: A CITY IN THE FOREST, Rallying Cry for the American Left
Throughout A City in the Forest, which tracks various forms of opposition to Atlanta's "Cop City" from 2020 to 2023, the filmmakers shout that they are press to ensure that they are not attacked by police who are violently arresting...
PRIMETIME Review: Form and Performances Shine Through Fairly Standard True Story Drama
Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Matthew Maher and Bokeem Woodbine star in director Lance Oppenheimer's drama, inspired by true events.
BLACK ZOMBIE Review: Engaging, Insightful Work of Cultural Criticism
If Xavier Burgin's Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror is the equivalent of a survey course you might take freshman year at college, Maya Annik Bedward's Black Zombie is the kind of class you take junior year that makes...
THE DOG STARS Review: Offensive and Intermittently Fun, but Mostly Just Forgettable
Ridley Scott directs Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, and Allison Janney in his post-apocalyptic adventure.
THE ODYSSEY Review: Potent As Political Message, Flawed As Entertainment
Christopher Nolan's new film stars Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Benny Safdie, and a cast of thousands.
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...
Chattanooga 2026 Review: ON GALLOWS HILL, Joyously Creative Vampire Tale
Writer/director Ed Shimborske's horror thriller stars Caleb White, Douglas Esper, and Isabella Vasari.
Chattanooga 2026 Review: AMERICAN THEATER, Hilarious and Disturbing Look at America's Far Right Culture
There's a moment in American Theater where the gathered group of (mostly) self-described "cancelled" performers and crew discuss Mike Pence and how he isn't actually hateful towards gay people. Brian Clowdus, the gay leader of the troupe and creator of...
Chattanooga 2026 Review: BLOOD & GUTS, A Wonderful Portrait of a Filmmaking Family
Directed by Tina Grapenthin, Katie Green, and Carlye Rubin, the documentary follows a unique filmmaking family.
THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD Review: Brutality and Sweetness Battle to Affirm the Importance of Stories
Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett, Noah Jupe star in writer/director Michael Sarnoski's new version of a classic character.
BY HOOK OR BY CROOK Interview: Harry Dodge and Silas Howard Look Back on Their Landmark Film in Advance of Restoration Tour
In the time since By Hook or by Crook premiered at the 2001 Frameline Film Festival and established itself as a landmark of queer cinema, the two writer/director/stars behind the film have gone in very different directions. Silas Howard has...
THE FURIOUS Interview: Flying Lotus on Captain Murphy, Collaboration, and Creating an 'Explosive' Song
We here at ScreenAnarchy have been looking forward to Kenji Tanigaki's The Furious since it was announced two years ago. Of course we were excited about a film that reunites Joe Taslim and Yayan Ruhian from modern action classic The...
THE PYTHON HUNT Review: Gorgeous, Moving, and Incisive Documentary
It's almost hard to pin down exactly why Xander Robin's The Python Hunt feels so special. The ensemble documentary with stunning cinematography that draws the audience in with one thing and delivers an unexpected lesson by the end follows in...
FACES OF DEATH Interview: Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei on IP, Censorship, and Horror History
Turning a maybe not quite beloved but certainly important cult object like 1978's faux-snuff/faux-documentary Faces of Death into a multiplex-friendly narrative film with aspirations of taking on major social media companies is no small endeavor, creatively or culturally. That's part...
THE DRAMA Review: Viscerally Affecting Comedy?
Kristoffer Borgli's The Drama sits somewhere between much of Lars von Trier's output and Sean Price Williams's The Sweet East on the artful edgelord spectrum; albeit closer to the latter's live action South Park than the sometimes incisive work of...
BY DESIGN Review: Beautiful and Heartbreakingly Singular
Juliette Lewis stars, supported by Mamoudou Athie, Samantha Mathis, Robin Tunney, Alisa Torres, Clifton Collins Jr., Keir Gilchrist, with Udo Kier and Betty Buckley. Narrated by Melanie Griffith. Amanda Kramer directed.
DRACULA Review: Slick, Horny, and Surprisingly Silly
Caleb Landry Jones, Zoë Bleu, Matilda De Angelis, and Christoph Waltz star in director Luc Besson's new, romantic version of the classic tale.
Animation First 2026 Review: HEART OF DARKNESS, More Fascinating Than Compelling
Directed by Rogerio Nunes, the new animated adaptation of Joseph Conrad's book launches into the future.
