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BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL Trailer: David Kittredge’s Examination of ‘Exorcist II’ Arrives This Month
by admin|3 months ago|Hammer to Nail
One of the biggest risk-taking directors of all time, John Boorman, signed on to direct what was the highly anticipated second chapter of “The Exorcist” series, Exorcist II: The Heretic. What people didn’t anticipate would be the critical disaster that...
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Silhouettes and Warnings: On Reading Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” On the Exact Day When It’s Set
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
The events of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” occur today: August 4, 2026. Like so many dates in science fiction, this one probably seemed far away when it was chosen, but once it was finally upon...
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Fantasia 2026: Wrapping Up
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
Reflections on this year's genre festival, and some highlights we haven't mentioned yet.
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Miracle on the Golf Course
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
We all know Chicago is a sports town that has been home to legends on a variety of basketball courts, football and soccer fields, hockey rinks, and so forth. Add to that the putting green occupied by Windy City golfers,...
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A Conversation with Kent Jones (LATE FAME)
by admin|3 months ago|Hammer to Nail
Arthur Schnitzler wrote Late Fame in the 1890s and never published it. The manuscript sat in his archive for more than a century before it surfaced, which makes it fitting material for a movie about an artist rediscovered decades too...
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MONSTERS OF GOD Review: Reptiles, Zoos, Acrimony, Drugs, Guns, and Money
by admin|3 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Eric Goode's fascinating documentary series digs deeply into the reptile trade, legal and otherwise. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Can “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Swing Its Way To A Best Visual Effects Oscar Nomination?
by admin|3 months ago|Next Best Picture
In a sea of superhero fatigue, everyone’s favorite web-slinger remains bulletproof with audiences. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has put up a historic opening weekend box office, rivaling “Avengers: Endgame,” which is crazy to imagine given the amount of anticipation behind...
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South African Horrorfest 2026: Final Week For Submissions
by admin|3 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Our friends at the South African Horrorfest Film Festival will be closing the window for submissions to this year's festival on August 9th.     As the only dedicated horror and genre event in South Africa, Horrorfest has been the go-to...
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ATLAS KING: Character Posters For Action Thriller Starring UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping (Exclusive)
by admin|3 months ago|Screen Anarchy
An ex-fighter comes home to bury his friend and joins forces with his godson to plot a heist targeting a mob boss. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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See the Invisible Become Visible: Kiyoshi Kurosawa on The Samurai and the Prisoner
by admin|3 months ago|The Film Stage
In his 1958 essay “Is It a Breakthrough? (The Modernists of Japanese Film),” Nagisa Ōshima called the period drama, or jidaigeki, “closely tied to the consciousness of the Japanese people.” While subsequent decades have not seen a ceasing of the...
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