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A Conversation with Visar Morina (SHAME AND MONEY)
by admin|4 months ago|Hammer to Nail
Visar Morina was born in Pristina, Kosovo in 1979, when the region was still part of Yugoslavia. At 15, his family fled as refugees during the turmoil that would eventually lead to the Kosovo War, and he has lived in...
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The 2025 International Cinephile Society (ICS) Winners
by admin|4 months ago|Next Best Picture
The International Cinephile Society (ICS) has announced their winners for their 23rd annual awards. Here are this year’s winners… PICTURE 01. The Secret Agent 02. I Only Rest in the Storm 03. Sound of Falling 04. Sirât 05. Dreams (Sex...
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Sundance 2026 Review: I WANT YOUR SEX, Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman Headline Gregg Araki’s Welcome Return to Filmmaking
by admin|4 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Between 1987 (Three Bewildered People in the Night) and 2010 (Kaboom), queer filmmaker Gregg Araki wrote and directed 10 films, solidifying his status as a New Queer Cinema visionary with few, if any, peers (only arthouse favorites Derek Jarman and...
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Sundance 2026 Review: THE INVITE, Who’s Afraid of Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogen?
by admin|4 months ago|Screen Anarchy
When we first meet Joe (Seth Rogen), a failed musician turned conservatory music instructor, in director Olivia Wilde’s (Don’t Worry Darling, Booksmart) superbly engaging third film, The Invite, he’s mired in a miasma of self-doubt, disappointment, and frustration.   Indifferently...
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Rotterdam 2026 Review: MI AMOR
by admin|4 months ago|Screen Anarchy
The International Film Festival Rotterdam is host to many beginning directors, but that doesn't mean there are no regular returning guests. Writer, director and actor Guillaume Nicloux has visited the festival several times, and this year he brought a treat...
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Sundance 2026 Review: NIGHT NURSE, Promising Psychosexual Thriller Dissipates Into Abstraction
by admin|4 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Filmmaker David Lynch (Lost Highway, Wild At Heart, Blue Velvet) may have left this mortal plane for the next, but his influence — not to mention his filmography — survives in the work of filmmakers who found a kindred spirit...
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The 2025 Directors Guild Of America (DGA) Winners
by admin|4 months ago|Next Best Picture
The Directors Guild Of America (DGA) have announced their winners representing the best in directing for 2025. Here are this year’s winners… FEATURE FILM Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) Ryan Coogler – “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Sirāt”
by admin|4 months ago|Next Best Picture
For this week’s main podcast review, Dan Bayer and Tom O’Brien join me to discuss the latest film from Óliver Laxe, “Sirāt,” starring Sergi López, Bruno Núñez Arjona, Richard Bellamy, Stefania Gadda, Joshua Liam Henderson, Tonin Janvier, and Jade Oukid. Co-written with Santiago...
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The 2025 British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) Winners
by admin|4 months ago|Next Best Picture
The British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) have today announced their winners representing the best for cinematography in 2025. Here are this year’s winners… CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A FEATURE FILM “DIE MY LOVE” (Mubi) – Seamus McGarvey ASC BSC ISC, cinematographer “FRANKENSTEIN”...
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Available Light 2026 Review: TRACY & MARTINA GOIN’ OUT WEST Lovingly Mocks A Refined Flavour of Canadian Delusion
by admin|4 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Canada is far from the only country that has a tradition of lovingly mocking some of its stranger, often poor and delusional, white-trash subcultures (I am looking at you Australia, New Zealand and Britain). However, the Canadian flavour often takes...
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