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,...
EL 4K Review: Bunuel's Cruelty in High Def
Directed by famed Spanish surrealist Luis Bunuel, El is coming to 4K and Blu-ray tomorrow here in North America, courtesy of our friends at the Criterion Collection. El is the adaptation of Mercedes Pinto’s 1920s novel “He,” which explores the hell...
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE 4K Review
Directed by the legendary David Cronenberg (Eastern Promises, Crash, The Brood), A History of Violence was released --- gasp --- 20 years ago. Honestly? Rude. Time goes by too fast. Anyway, I heard a rumor that it was the last...
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME 4K Review
Directed by the recently departed, beloved David Lynch, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is the 1991 prequel to his popular television show of the same name. It’s out now in a 4K and Blu-ray combo package with deluxe booklet...
Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR
The Restoration at Grayson Manor is the brand-new film directed by the multi-talented Glenn McQuaid (I Sell the Dead). It just had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest, and ever since I saw the pitch at Frontieres forever ago, I’ve...
CHAIN REACTIONS Review: Still Terrifying, and More Timely Than Ever
Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, the documentary examines the effects of 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' on generations of fans and filmmakers.
THIS IS SPINAL TAP 4K Keeps Rocking
Directed by the multi-talented Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men, The Princess Bride, Misery, Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally), This is Spinal Tap was released in 1984. Using the style of cinema verité for this proto-spoof documentary, Reiner...
CLOUD Review: Perplexing, As It Transforms From Drama to Thriller to Something Else
I saw Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s (Pulse, Cure) latest film, Cloud, at the 44th annual Hawaii International Film Festival [in October 2024], and man, am I perplexed. I love Pulse (Kairo) and I wanted to love Cloud, but I can’t even figure out what the title alludes to;...
BARRY LYNDON 4K Review: Every Frame a Painting
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Barry Lyndon is out this week in a deluxe 4K/Blu-ray combo pack from the Criterion Collection this week. What can one say about a film that’s been written...
THE BIG HEAT 4K Review: The Darkness Stuns
Directed by German Expressionist (technically, Austrian) master Fritz Lang (M, Metropolis), The Big Heat has been recently released in a 4K/Blu-ray combo pack by our friends at the Criterion Collection. Film noir is the successor to the creative tenets of...
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...
MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS 4K Review
Directed and co-written by Paul Schrader (First Reformed, The Canyons, Cat People, American Gigolo), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, is out now from our friends at Criterion in a gorgeous 4K/Blu-ray combo release. The film is a departure of...
BA Review: A Heartwarming Blend of Genre and Drama
The films with the most heart and most original ideas almost always come from the super indie sphere. Enter BA, a heartwarming blend of genre and drama written and directed by Benjamin Wong. Wong’s feature debut stars the empathetic Lawrence...
Chattanooga 2025: David Dastmalchian Guest Programming, Sneak Peek, World Premieres
[still from Pater Noster and the Misson of Light] Holy. Smokes. The Chattanooga Film Festival in the year of our cinematic gods, 2025, is unhinged. You can check out all of the films, events, and guests previously announced via the...
SISTER MIDNIGHT Review: Believing in Yourself, in a Punk Rock Way
Radhika Apte stars in Karan Kandhari's debut film.
SUNSET BOULEVARD in 4K to Screen At Cannes, Disc Coming
Sunset Boulevard (1950) by Billy Wilder is, I daresay, one of the greatest films of all time. It showcases what Hollywood can do to people in one of the most exciting crossroads of fame, the industry, and noir. There's lots...
Chattanooga's Second Rad Wave: Tina Romero's QUEENS OF THE DEAD, Metal AF FAUST, World Premieres
The Chattanooga Film Festival remains to be one of my favorite film festivals in the U.S. It's certainly the most punk rock, and they continue to champion truly independent cinema. It's a festival that wears its bloody heart on its...
WHAT LIES BENEATH 4K Review: Zemeckis' Hitchcock Homage Rules
In the year 2000, Robert Zemeckis unleashed What Lies Beneath, his moody Alfred Hitchcock homage. Previously, Zemeckis had directed big budget Hollywood fare such as Back to the Future, Romancing the Stone, Forrest Gump, Death Becomes Her, Contact, and Who...
UGETSU 4K Review: Kenji Mizoguchi's Masterpiece
Our friends at the Criterion Collection continue to be champions of world cinema and film preservation. They recently released the new 4K/Blu-ray combo pack for Kenji Mizoguchi’s 1953 masterpiece, Ugetsu. I reviewed Ugetsu the last time around in 2017, back...
On David Lynch
It's not often that the team at ScreenAnarchy feels a loss like we have with David Lynch. And we're not alone; since last Thursday, I've seen an outpouring of love, sadness, and remembering that I've not seen the like...
