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DUMB MONEY Review: The GameStop Short Squeeze of 2021 Gets Its Own Movie
Director Craig Gillespie's newest biographical comedy-drama stars Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D'Onofrio and Seth Rogen.
Review: THE FABELMANS, Dreams Can Also Be Fun
Dreams are scary. In The Fabelmans, Steven Spielberg puts his own childhood up on the big screen, through the Dream Factory, with the help of many of his regular collaborators, including screenwriter Tony Kushner (Munich, Lincoln), John Williams (Jaws, Indiana...
Toronto 2022 Review: THE FABELMANS, Spielberg on Spielberg
Dreams are scary. In The Fabelmans, Steven Spielberg puts his own childhood up on the big screen, through the Dream Factory, with the help many of his regular collaborators, screenwriter Tony Kushner (Munich, Lincoln), John Williams (Jaws, Indiana Jones, Jurassic...
Review: THE BATMAN, Bleak, Noir-Inflicted Vision, Perfect for Our Times
Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz star in a dark, epic adventure, directed by Matt Reeves.
Review: THE GUILTY, Modest, Mid-Level Fuqua-Gyllenhaal Collaboration
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in director Antoine Fuqua's remake of a Danish original, now in theaters and streaming soon on Netflix.
Interview: Emile Hirsch on MIDNIGHT IN THE SWITCHGRASS, Working with Friedkin and Tarantino
“The most significant young performance in generations in American film” is how Sean Penn described Emile Hirsch's work on the epic Into the Wild. Hirsch physically transformed himself to bring to the screen the liberating and deadly adventure of Chris...
Leiden 2018 Review: In WILDLIFE, Carey Mulligan Rises From the Ashes
How does one cope with feelings of inadequacy, the acknowledgement of imperfection -- both in themselves and loved ones -- and what is a person’s own happiness truly worth? Wildlife, Paul Dano’s astounding directorial debut that has been making a...
Interview: Bong Joon-ho on OKJA's Inspirations and Controversies
It all began with a drawing of a little girl and a giant pig. Okja is Director Bong Joon-ho’s fantastic journey of a brave child fighting capitalism, betrayal, instant celebrity, and a world full of ills to save her beloved pet...
Review: OKJA Makes For a Grand Feast
An endearing family adventure, a bitter ecological plea and a rousing action film all rolled into one, Okja proves once more that Bong Joon Ho is a master of twisting something new out of the familiar. While Netflix's gamble screams...
Interview: Choi Wooshik on Joining the International Cast of OKJA
Choi Wooshik’s outstanding performance in 2014’s haunting, heartbreaking SET ME FREE not only won him the Busan International Film Festival Actor of the Year, and the prestigious Blue Dragon awards, it also gained him a place in the incredible international...
Interview: OKJA Producer Dooho Choi Takes Us Behind the Scenes
Part collaborator, part many-armed mover and remover of obstacles, Dooho Choi jumped into the deep end as a producer with 2013’s SNOWPIERCER, Director Bong Joon-ho’s ambitious multinational sci-fi adventure. As the founder of Kate Street Picture Company, Choi dives in...
New OKJA Trailer Features Poignant Moments, Critical Quotes
Bong Joon Ho's Okja will, apparently, "make you jump for joy and burst into tears," at least according to the latest trailer for the movie. That quote is from some publication called ... [squints eyes, watches trailer again] ... ScreenAnarchy....
Christopher Walken To Receive Award, THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM to Close Sitges 2016
Christopher Walken will receive the Grand Honourary Award at Sitges 2016 this year. A stellar career whose highlights include iconic performances in The Deer Hunter, The Dead Zone, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, and countless other films,...
BiFan 2016 Preview: Recommendations and Anticipated Delights
This Thursday ScreenAnarchy is heading to Korea for the 20th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, the largest celebration of genre cinema in all of Asia. A grand-scale championing of everything cinematic and fantastic on a normal year, this 20th anniversay...
Review: SWISS ARMY MAN, A Film Unlike Any Other
What do you want from the world of independent cinema? Well, ideally you'd like a story told without the overt constraints of market, where filmmakers can tell a tale to a wide enough audience that appreciates without sacrificing to the...
Farting Corpse Movie SWISS ARMY MAN Gets Poster, Trailer
Debuting at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Swiss Army Man quickly became known as "the farting corpse movie." That reputation is earned, according to our own Jason Gorber. In his review, he stated in part: "I described the...
AnarchyVision: Sundance 2016 - THE BIRTH OF A NATION, SWISS ARMY MAN, OPERATION AVALANCHE, And More
A few days after the end of the Sundance Film Festival, but here at last are the latest ScreenAnarchyvision posts, talking Swiss Army Man, Operation Avalanche, Manchester By the Sea, Birth Of A Nation and more....
Sundance 2016 Review: SWISS ARMY MAN Is Surprisingly Glorious
What do you want from the world of independent cinema? Well, ideally you'd like a story told without the overt constraints of market, where filmmakers can tell a tale to a wide enough audience that appreciates without sacrificing to the...
SPOTLIGHT Is Best Movie Of 2015, According To Dallas-Fort Worth Critics
The Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association has selected Spotlight as the best movie of 2015. Performances by Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant), Brie Larson (Room), Paul Dano (Love and Mercy), and Rooney Mara (Carol) were named as best in their respective...
Bong Joon-ho Nabs Jake Gyllenhaal And More For New Monster Feature
Returning to the creature feature well after 2006's The Host, ace Korean director Bong Joon-ho's next film Okja (no English title as of yet) is gearing up for production early next year and a cast of big names is starting...
