Screen Anarchy

Locarno 2026 Review: THE RIVERBANK Turns Queer Desire Into a Defiant Neo-Noir
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Brazilian filmmakers Enock Carvalho and Matheus Farias make an atmospheric feature debut with a slow-burning queer neo-noir that pits intimacy and solidarity against the murderous politics of the militarized religious right. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Locarno 2026 Interview: MANHUNT Director Wayne Wapeemukwa on Humanizing Killers, Settler Mythology, and Cinema Without Sermons
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Wayne Wapeemukwa talks about transforming a notorious Canadian killing spree, confronting misogyny and settler mythology, working with nonprofessional actors, and resisting demands that cinema reduce violent characters to moral lessons. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Echoes: Who Decides What Pakistan Gets to Watch?
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It is well known that Pakistan is a country where stringent laws restrict viewers from accessing certain types of content and films, therefore already imposing a hold on what Pakistan gets to watch. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)...
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Locarno 2026 Review: DESTROY ALL GIRLS, Freewheeling Skate-Punk Rebellion, With an Expiration Date
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Erin Vassilopoulos' sophomore feature is a retro-styled skate odyssey whose authentic subcultural energy invigorates a familiar story. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Locarno 2026 Review: ROMA ELASTICA Cannibalizes the Myth of the Movie Star in a Delirious Cinephile Phantasmagoria
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Marion Cotillard stars in Bertrand Mandico's a surrealistic tribute to golden age actresses, celluloid cinema and Italian culture. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Opening This Week: COLONY, FILIPIANA, BUDDY, THE DOG STARS
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Plus: 'Coyote vs Acme,' 'Boorman and the Devil,' 'Legend of the White Dragon,' 'The Sun Never Sets.' [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA: Digging Into the Symbolism of Little Death
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What does Spider-Man: Brand New Day have in common with Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma? Oddly enough, both films, released this summer -- one a queer slasher, the other a two-billion dollar grossing MCU entry -- use the...
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Locarno 2026 Review: BLOODY TENNIS Serves Up a Blood-Soaked Sports-Horror Satire
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Nikias Chryssos serves up a blood-soaked, darkly funny sports horror in which an elite tennis academy trains its aspiring champions through ritualized brutality. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Locarno 2026 Masterclass: Darren Aronofsky on Risk, Movie Jail, and Knowing When to Let a Film Go
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Honoured with Locarno's Pardo d'Onore, Darren Aronofsky reflects on turning poverty into style, surviving "movie jail," casting actors at the right moment and learning when to let a film go. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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VAMPIR: New Film From EXHUMA’s Jang Jae-hyun to Start Production Soon
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Yoo Ah-in will play a contract killer who tracks down a mysterious pagan group at the request of a clergyman. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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