Screen Anarchy

SXSW 2024 Review: THE IN BETWEEN, Stop Your Sobbing
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Director Robie Flores and producer Alejandro Flores fill their debut feature with wistful yearning and thoughtful observations on their hometown, straddling Texas and Mexico. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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SXSW 2024 Review: DEAD MAIL, This Lo-Fi Retro Thriller Excites In Form And Function
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When a mysterious bloody plea for help ends up in the dead letter office of a rural post office, the inspector on site becomes determined to find its origin, leading him down a deadly road in writer/directors Joe DeBoer and...
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Berlinale 2024 Review: THE DEVIL’S BATH, Gripping Period Drama on the Cusp of Reality and Despair
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Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala embark on a haunting exploration of 18th-century womanhood, set against the backdrop of societal and religious confines. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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SXSW 2024 Review: ODDITY, A Creepy Supernatural Thriller From Ireland
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The world’s creepiest mannequin holds the secret behind a shocking death in Damian McCarthy’s Oddity. Dani (Carolyn Bracken) is struggling to restore an old estate inherited by her busy doctor husband, Ted (Gwilym Lee). When a mysterious and violent death...
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SXSW 2024 Review: A HOUSE IS NOT A DISCO, Burning Down Preconceptions
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Brian J. Smith directs a love letter to Fire Island Pines, the legendary queer beach town in New York. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Berlinale 2024 Review: THE EDITORIAL OFFICE, Or, THE GODFATHER for the Disinformation Age
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Ukrainian filmmaker Roman Bondarchuk navigates the complex interplay of truth, justice, and media manipulation in his latest socio-political black comedy that veers into a surreal satire. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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IMAGINARY Review: Tiresome Compendium of Horror Genre Cliches
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Filled with stock scares, stock plot turns, and stock set pieces, Imaginary, writer-director Jeff Wadlow’s (Fantasy Island, Kick-Ass 2, Never Back Down) latest enfeebled effort, stumbles from its first moments through its last shot before the end credits mercifully roll...
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Friday One Sheet: THE ROOSTER
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This dark, moody and minimalist key art from Australian design house Barlow.Agency injects some metaphor and iconography into Mark Leonard Winter's feature film debut, The Rooster. We have featured the design work of Timothy Barlow's company a few years ago for...
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BAG OF LIES Trailer: Three Thing You Must Not do…
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Desperate to save his dying wife, Matt turns to The Bag, an ancient relic with dark magic. The cure demands a chilling ritual and strict rules. As his wife heals, Matt's sanity unravels, facing terrifying consequences. [Read the whole post...
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KUNG FU PANDA 4 Review: Fourth Entry Falls Short of Its Predecessors
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While the Kung Fu Panda series has been noticeably offscreen for the better part of a decade, it’s survived and thrived via three, small-screen series, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, The Paws of Destiny, and The Dragon Knight, each,...
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