Screen Anarchy

Berlinale 2024 Review: THE EMPIRE Merges Cosmic Conflicts with Rural Quirks
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Bruno Dumont's latest work is not just another 'Star Wars' parody. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Sound And Vision: Johan Renck
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In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at several music videos by director Johan Renck. Johan Renck's new film Spaceman, is only his second feature, after...
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SXSW 2024 Review: RESYNATOR, Revelatory Musical History Turns Surprisingly Personal
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Alison Tavel's terrific film documents a remarkable inventor who just happens to be her father. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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SXSW 2024 Review: THE MOOGAI, An Examination Of Indigenous Trauma Let Down By Flaccid Script
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An Aboriginal demon steps in for the real-life enduring trauma of Australia’s “Stolen Generations” in Jon Bell’s debut feature, The Moogai. Government sponsored assimilation programs ripped tens of thousands of Aboriginal children from their families to be placed with white...
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SXSW 2024 Review: HUNTING DAZE, This Party Ends In Blood
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One of several films at this year’s SXSW that explore the effects of women’s presence in traditionally male spaces, Annick Blanc’s Hunting Daze is among the bloodiest of the lot. When exotic dancer Nina (Nahéma Ricci) gets in a fight...
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SXSW 2024 Review: AZRAEL, Samara Weaving Leads This Dialogue-Free Ripper
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In a future some time beyond the Rapture, a sect of penitents renounces the gift of speech in the hopes of secondary salvation. However, their survival depends on more than piety, and when a sacrifice goes awry, one former believer...
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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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