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MotelX 2025 Review: CRENDICES Thrives On Local Superstitions

by admin|1 year ago14 September 2025|Screen Anarchy

Crendices, meaning 'superstitions', premièring at the Portuguese horror film festival Motel X, is a very local film. It hails from Madeira, an island that is part of Portugal, and that has local practices that are extremely specific to that region....

MotelX 2025 Review: KARMADONNA Is A Morally Murky Thrill Ride

by admin|1 year ago14 September 2025|Screen Anarchy

Aleksander Radivojevic is best known as a co-writer for A Serbian Film. That film is infamous for its brutal portrayal of Serbia, pulling no punches, and becoming so dark the contents of the film became a meme in and off...

Toronto 2025 Review: ADULTHOOD, Dark Comedy Tests the Sibling Bond

by admin|1 year ago14 September 2025|Screen Anarchy

It's not easy watching one's parents get old, and having to care for them, mostly because we don't like to be reminded of how we're all end up with the problems of aging. The task of looking after aging parents...

Toronto 2025 Review: DIYA, Builds an Emotionally Charged Thriller Out of an Ancient Cultural Issue

by admin|1 year ago14 September 2025|Screen Anarchy

Wherever you are on this planet, one split second can change your life. This may be instantly, or the first domino in a slow, irreversible crash out of all the best made plans. For Dane Francis, an NGO driver on...

‘Swiped’ Review: A Questionably Hagiographic Portrait of a Tech Entrepreneur

by admin|1 year ago14 September 2025|Slant Magazine

This biopic about Whitney Wolfe Herd can’t escape the shadow of The Social Network. The post ‘Swiped’ Review: A Questionably Hagiographic Portrait of a Tech Entrepreneur appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet” Wins the TIFF People’s Choice Award

by admin|1 year ago14 September 2025|Roger Ebert

From the official press release from the Toronto International Film Festival, with links to our coverage of the winning films, when available. PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS PRESENTED BY ROGERS The 48th edition of TIFF’s People’s Choice Awards, presented by Rogers, presents...

TIFF 2025: Erupcja, Junk World, The Napa Boys

by admin|1 year ago14 September 2025|Roger Ebert

The titles that usually break out of TIFF’s Midnight Madness program are often characterized by audacious, crowd-pleasing spectacle (consider the uproarious acclaim for “The Furious”). I’ve always been drawn to the more unconventional midnighters; those stories that may not boast...