Screen Anarchy

As illiberalism, authoritarianism, and full-scale fascism take hold on both sides of the Atlantic, art becomes essential as a form of resistance, opposition, and defiance against the powers-that be. Art gains increasing importance and relevance as autocrats and their supporters...

In writer-director Mary Bronstein’s (Yeast) first film in almost two decades, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, a panic attack-inducing, motherhood-centered comedy-drama, the partial collapse of a ceiling and the tidal floodwater it releases into the apartment below leaves Linda...

In our current world, too many countries are ruled by governments of various authoritarian types, not at least from a military and economic perspective, the most powerful country. Many have been calling writers such as Octavia Butler, Margaret Atwood, and...

With just his first two features, Bi Gan won a place in world cinema. Kaili Blues and Long Day's Journey into Night grabbed attention more for Bi's visual style than for what the movies were saying. With Resurrection, the writer...

A gambler wrongly accused of murder on the run from the law in in the the post apocalypse desert — not a combination of images that one commonly thinks of with Canadian cinema, but it is getting warmer, and we...

We would not consider ourselves cultured people, but we have at least done one wine tour in our time here on Earth. We do relate more to the idea of a young critic coming face-to-face with the person or thing...

Bill Condon loves a spectacle, not just for the noise or the glamor, but for the ache that hides behind it. The lonely showman, the fading diva, and the monster who only wants to be seen; Condon tells stories where...

Mascha Schilinski’s second feature, Sound of Falling, which premiered at Cannes earlier this year, where it won the Jury Prize, is one of those films, the charm of which is very hard to articulate clearly to an unsuspecting potential viewer...

Over 10 years at the helm of YLE Drama, Jarmo Lampela has steered Finnish television from local storytelling to global relevance. In this interview, he reflects on how streaming, co-productions, and creative risk reshaped Finland's drama landscape. [Read the whole...

Anna Emma Haudal unpacks the making of her series, revealing how she transformed a crime framework into a deeply personal exploration of family, shame, and the invisible threads that connect generations. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]