Screen Anarchy

Fantasia 2025 Review: THE VIRGIN OF THE QUARRY LAKE, Argentine Summer of Hell
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In the early minutes of Laura Casabe’s sweltering horror-adjacent drama, The Virgin of The Quarry Lake, a homeless vagrant is nearly beaten to death in a middle-class neighbourhood. Bearing passing resemblance to the creature behind the Winkies in Mulholland Drive,...
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Creature Feature Preacher Collecting Severin Craziness
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When Severin offered me a chance to talk about all their summer sale titles I was thrilled. So, check out the video. This really is an amazing group of films, and I was able to dig up some fun trivia...
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Fantasia 2025: MOTHER OF FLIES Wins Cheval Noir For Best Film
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I am currently on the train to Montreal to take up the final leg of Fantasia after Josh and Kurt have had their runs. So before my wi-fi either completely disappears or the motion sickness sets in I will make...
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Pretty Packaging: THE QUATERMASS (E)XPERIMENT a.k.a. THE CREEPING UNKNOWN
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(Here comes the Hammer!) When the John Gore Organization announced in August 2023 that they had acquired the rights and name of British horror legend Hammer Films and Studios, this raised a few eyebrows. What would they do with all...
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Fantasia 2025 Review: I LIVE HERE NOW, The Mothers Are Not All Right
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Rose is in a state of quiet panic. The young (but no longer young) actress receives a last-minute opportunity, a part for which the no-nonsense casting agent -- played by a delightfully wicked Cara Seymour, who smokes cigarettes like she...
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UNTIL DAWN Review: Better to Forget It’s a Videogame Adaptation
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David F. Sandberg directs the horror thriller. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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DEATH OF A UNICORN Review: Moderate Your Expectations
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Elliott (Paul Rudd) really needs a win. Still struggling to get his life together after his wife has died of cancer, he’s bringing his teenage standoffish daughter Ridley (Jenna Ortega) on a work retreat at the wildlife preserve sponsored by...
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Friday One Sheet: BLUE SUN PALACE
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This Spanish poster for Blue Sun Palace has a beautiful verticality to it. The lead character is framed by a long window, with lines of hazy light coming through the vertical blinds. Hanging pendant lights drop down from the top of...
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SINNERS on 4K UHD and Blu-ray: The Best Film of the Year Comes Home!
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Ryan Coogler's latest is new to 4K UHD, plus a Criterion Collection roundup. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME Review: Looks Incredible, Yet Hard to Truly Enjoy
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In Wes Anderson's latest, Benicio Del Toro and Mia Threapleton star as father and daughter. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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