Screen Anarchy

NOSFERATU Trailer: We are, Apparently, Succumbing to the Darkness
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While there are no end of variations on the vampire story, and indeed we've been able to dive into the lore of this particular monster and its incarntions across a multitude of cultures, there is something about the image of...
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EMILIA PÉREZ Trailer: Glorious Women, Music & Guns
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With the official trailer for Emilia Pérez dropping today, I'm still not entirely sure what the film is about, or how all these women fit together. I do know what French auteur Jacques Audiard is capable of, with films as...
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Toronto 2024 Review: THEY WILL BE DUST, Love and Death Intertwine in Euthanasia Romance Musical Drama
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Director Carlos Marques-Marcet offers an understated exploration of love, mortality, and the choices in facing life's final passage, blending realism with poetic dance sequences. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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New York 2024 Review: In NICKEL BOYS, the POV Conceit Disappoints
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RaMell Ross directed. For a subject this weighty, though, the aesthetics in 'Nickel Boys' don't work. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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THE UNIVERSAL THEORY Review: Oscillating Between Creepy and Beautiful
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In the age of the Marvel multiverse, The Universal Theory, directed by Timm Kröger, is a breath of fresh air. Perhaps because it's science fiction in the most traditional sense of the term, in the same way Frankenstein by Mary...
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Sound And Vision: the 100th one!
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I can't believe I've written a hundred of these, so allow me to indulge myself by looking at the past, present and future of the Sound and Vision. The Sound and Vision series started as a friendly conversation between me...
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MAFIA WARS Exclusive Clip: Don’t Apologize to Cam. Apologize to Tom.
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Terry Jacobs (Tom Welling) is a recently paroled felon forced to go undercover to bring down Griff (Cam Gigandet), the head of the most infamous mob syndicate in Italy.   Scott Windhauser's indie crime thriller, Mafia Wars, is coming to...
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OFF-VIFF! An Underground Alternative to VIFF Emerges Oct 7th at The Rio
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Here is something against the norm for all you cinephiles in Vancouver. After the Vancouver International Film Festival closes its doors for another year locals can head over to the Rio Theatre for a healthy dose of counter-programming. The night...
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Friday One Sheet: SHARP CORNER Teaser
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This will be a short one today, with this minimalist teaser for Jason Buxton's dark character study, Sharp Corner. A family man (Ben Foster) becomes obsessed with saving the lives of the car accident victims on the sharp corner in front...
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TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE: 50th Anniversary Re-Release Trailer
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Horror fans young and old, mostly old, are ready and waiting to see the 4K restoration of Tobe Hooper's seminal horror flick, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The horror flick is coming back to cinemas next month to celebrate its...
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