Screen Anarchy

Summer 2024 began Thursday, June 20, which also marked the launch of Anime Summer 2024, and a subsequent onslaught of shows. In the U.S., where I reside, I have subscriptions to Crunchyroll, which simulcasts many shows that debut on Japanese...

The protagonist wants to die, making for a gloomy adventure that tries to be cheerful. The series is now streaming on Crunchyroll. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

When a family moves into a haunted house, their loyal pet dog struggles to protect them from the malevolent ghosts that only animals can see. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

Is it love at first sight? Can enemies ever become lovers? The new comedy-adventure romance series is now streaming on Crunchyroll. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

An office clerk decides to change jobs and work in the field. One big problem: he's 30! The comic adventure series is now streaming on Crunchyroll. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

An unlikely pairing will test each one's creativity, in a funny new series, now streaming on Crunchyroll. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

Every filmmaker wants the perfect opening shot; but then, can the rest of the film live up to it? Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samuraï is one such film, that gives not just an iconic opening shot, but many in between, with...

The award-winning short film, Escape Attempt, from Daniel Shapiro and Alex Topaller, will have its Canadian premiere in the International Science-Fiction Short Film Showcase at Fantasia on July 21st.   It is award-winning for a reason. Holy moly does this look impressive....

Glauber Rocha's trail-blazing existential Western paints deserts and hinterlands in black and white. And red. Now available from the Criterion Collection. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

Folk horror from Japan! Angelic and devilish souls from rural America (US)! Val Lewton horror from Hollywood! Melodrama from Germany! In October 2024, Criterion plans to release a rich collection of horror-month appropriate titles from across the world. To be...