Screen Anarchy

THE MONKEY Review: Gonzo, Nihilistic Horror Comedy, With a Mind Of Its Own
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After shocking the horror world last year with box office juggernaut Longlegs, director Osgood Perkins returns with a gonzo adaptation of one of Stephen King’s most nihilistic short stories in The Monkey. Revamping the story from a morose, chaotic, paranoid chiller to...
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Creature Feature Preacher Interview: Genre Legend Chuck Russell Talks WITCHBOARD
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Chuck Russell is a genre legend.   He wrote the screenplay for Dreamscape (1984). He co-wrote and directed A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), which redeemed the Nightmare franchise after the critical drubbing of A Nightmare on...
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DEATH CYCLE: The New Trailer is Here, Territories Start to Sell Worldwide
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News has arrived about our friend Gabriel Carrer's next horror thriller, Death Cycle. A new trailer has arrived today, just in time, before the film's world premiere at FrightFest UK on August 24th.    After the death of her sister,...
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WEAPONS Review: BARBARIAN Director Zach Cregger Returns With Another Gory, Twisty Winner
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Barbarian director, Zack Cregger, returns to cinemas this week with Weapons, another unpredictable horror rollercoaster that proves his debut feature was no fluke. The small town of Maybrook, Pennsylvania wakes up one day to find that seventeen children have mysteriously...
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Fantasia 2025 Review: ALL YOU NEED IS KILL, Big Action in Anime Adaptation of Landmark Sci-fi Novel
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One year ago, a giant, alien plant called Doral landed on Earth and took root in the Earth’s crust, and has lain dormant since. For the past year, teams of young volunteers, armed with high-tech suits and gear, wake up...
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Fantasia 2025 Review: THE GIRL WHO STOLE TIME, After The Animation Dazzles, The Story Grabs Your Heartstrings
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Qian Xiao grew up in a quiet fishing village, but she’s never wanted a peaceful life. She wants out, and when she spots a supply boat heading to the mainland, she sneaks aboard without a plan.   Midway through the...
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SUSPENDED TIME Review: Brief Utopia in Olivier Assayas’ COVID-19 Film
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For French auteur Olivier Assayas, one of most astute observers of our changing times, it is perhaps his most personal and autobiographical film to date. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Locarno 2025 Industry Preview: Talent Incubation, Co-Production Platforms, and Private Financing Take Centre Stage
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With a programme built to reflect the evolving needs of the international film community, Locarno Pro 2025 offers a curated suite of initiatives, labs, and strategic forums designed to support emerging talent, advance co-productions, and foster critical dialogue across the...
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Larry Fessenden’s TRAUMA OR, MONSTERS ALL Wraps Principal Photography, Enters Post
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American horror auteur, Larry Fessenden, has wrapped principal photography on their next horror flick, Trauma Or, Monsters All. The film is a direct sequel to three of their previous films: Habit, Depraved and Blackout.    Universal Pictures’ back-to-back hits HOUSE...
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Fantasia 2025: FLUSH, BURNING And THE UNDERTONE Score Audience Awards
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I have been back a day since leaving the final leg of Fantasia, and I quickly started hating everything, everyone, and everywhere that isn't the festival. Feels good to be back to normal.    All throughout the festival, attendees were...
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