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Jia Zhangke on Criterion Releases, Creating a Perfect Movie Theater, and His Filmmaking Lineage
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Caught by the Tides is that much-sought, almost-never-fulfilled encounter with something one can’t be 100% certain is real. Audacious in concept (assembling a new narrative from footage shot for previous features) and with an execution to match, at its best...
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Jeonju 2025 Review: 3670, Fresh and Vibrant Drama Dives Into Life of Gay NK Defector
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Away from the incandescent lights of K-pop and the bubble-gum romance of K-dramas, Korean independent cinema often compels us to grapple with more difficult emotions and take a good hard look at the less-well represented sectors of local society. It...
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TOGETHER Official Trailer: Alison Brie And Dave Franco Will be Together, Forever
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A couple's move to the countryside triggers a supernatural incident that drastically alters their relationship, existence and physical form. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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2025 TCM Fest Celebrated Grand Illusions of Classic Cinema
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“When you see them come down those stairs,” Herbert Marshall says at a climactic moment in The Enchanted Cottage, “whatever they do, whatever they say, act along with them. They don’t know it. But they’re playing a part.” John Cromwell’s...
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Fight or Flight Review: Aviation Thriller Leans On the Sturdy Charm of Josh Hartnett
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When James Madigan’s action picture Fight or Flight works it’s because of Josh Hartnett. The premise is fairly simple: a nefarious, black-ops government agency led by a fierce Katee Sackhoff is forced to employ the dormant skills of an exiled...
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Short Films in Focus: Margie Soudek’s Salt and Pepper Shakers
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An endearing documentary short between a filmmaker, her mother, and a very curious collection.
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Mikio Naruse: The World Betrays Us
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This is the first major survey of Naruse’s work to screen in New York in 20 years. The post Mikio Naruse: The World Betrays Us appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Foster the People: Susan Sarandon, Everly Carganilla & Aubrey Plaza Top Zach Woods’ ‘The Accompanist’
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Familiar to fans of The Office and Silicon Valley, actor Zach Woods will be moving behind the camera for his directorial debut – a new American indie offering in The Accompanist. Deadline reports that Susan Sarandon, Everly Carganilla and Aubrey...
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Udine 2025 Interview: DOLLHOUSE Director Shinobu Yaguchi Talks Disturbing Dolls, Uncomfortable Allusions, and Swinging For The Fences
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One of Japan's best comedy directors takes a sharp turn towards horror in this supernatural smorgasbord. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Henry Johnson Review: The Abyss Stares Back in David Mamet’s Effective Prison Drama
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The abyss stares back––that’s the overwhelming feeling of David Mamet’s new film Henry Johnson. It’s based on his play of the same name from 2023, and with both that date and Mamet’s recent public persona, one would probably have some...
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