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THE PYTHON HUNT Review: Gorgeous, Moving, and Incisive Documentary

Thu, 07 May 2026 15:02:03 -0500

It's almost hard to pin down exactly why Xander Robin's The Python Hunt feels so special. The ensemble documentary with stunning cinematography that draws the audience in with one thing and delivers an unexpected lesson by the end follows in the footsteps of the many great docs that have done these things before, but it feels revelatory. The film centers around the government-funded 2023 Florida Python Challenge, which called on python hunters from around the globe to help the state rid the Everglades of a staggering non-native Burmese Python population that's purportedly decimated the local wildlife. The Python Hunt invites audiences to tag along with several groups of hunters in this exciting and novel attempt at ecological preservation before complicating its own narrative. The large...

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THE TERROR: DEVIL IN SILVER Review: Dread Accumulates

Thu, 07 May 2026 14:02:02 -0500

Dan Stevens, Judith Light, and CCH Pounder lead an ensemble cast in a chilling limited series, debuting on AMC+ and Shudder.

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THE VOICES OF OUR MOTHER Trailer: Sheila McCarthy Goes Full Daemon in Mark O'Brien's Supernatural Horror

Thu, 07 May 2026 11:45:00 -0500

Watch the trailer and see the key art for Mark O'Brien's new possession horror flick.

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Exclusive Trailer: James Garner's MARLOWE Heads to Blu-ray with Bruce Lee

Thu, 07 May 2026 11:32:11 -0500

Featuring Bruce Lee in his American feature-film debut! Coming June 9 from Arrow Video.

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Fantaspoa 2026: Brazilian Genre Fest Announces Award Winners And Attendance Numbers

Thu, 07 May 2026 11:15:00 -0500

With the end of this year's edition of Fantaspoa comes news of the award winners and attendance numbers. Throughout nineteen days the festival hosted 24 world premieres, continuing its dominance in Latin America as one of the best places to have your film seen for the first time. Awards were spread across the program with only one film receiving more than one award this year. That's just solid representation across the board. And for the first time ever, Fantaspoa was granted the honor of awarding a Méliès Silver Award for Best European Feature Film, which grants a film access to the competition held by Sitges every year. This makes Fantaspoa the first non-European festival to receive this distinction. That award went to Paul Urkijo...

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10 TO MIDNIGHT's Trashy Thrills Are Now Available on 4K UHD Alongside Two More Charles Bronson Gems

Thu, 07 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Plus: William Friedkin's 'Rampage' and Dwayne Johnson in 'Walking Tall.'

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Exclusive: Fantastic Pavilion Vertical Cinema Cannes 2026: International Genre Film's Takeover of The Vertical Format

Thu, 07 May 2026 11:00:00 -0500

In a ScreenAnarchy exclusive, we introduce you to Fantastic Pavilion Vertical Cinema -- Cannes 2026, an intoduction to the filmmakers contributing to vertical cinema's rise in the genre sphere.

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BLACK RABBIT, WHITE RABBIT Review: Hypnotic Meta-Mystery Bends Time, Space and Genres in Quantum Storytelling

Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 -0500

Iranian filmmaker Shahram Mokri has transformed the Möbius strip into a cinematic form of its own, extending beyond the familiar framework of time loop narratives. Following his 2020 feature Careless Crime, Mokri returns with another intricately constructed film, Black Rabbit, White Rabbit. Moving away from the overt political undercurrents of his earlier works, this new film expands his exploration of cinema’s self-reflective potential, positioning itself as a layered, meta-puzzle of narrative and form. Black Rabbit, White Rabbit opens deceptively as a domestic drama centered on Sara (Hasti Mohammaï), her body wrapped in bandages after a car accident, and her withdrawn, volatile husband. As Sara wanders through their spacious home, a series of strange and disjointed events unfold. Yet, as is characteristic of Mokri, the story...

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Blood Window Showcase at Cannes Presents Eight Ibero-American Genre Titles

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:30:00 -0500

The legacy of Blood Window carries on with support from Fantastic Pavilion as they announce the eight titles that will be presented in The Blood Window Showcase during Marche du Film at Cannes

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4K Restoration of Ken Russell's THE DEVILS to World Premiere at Cannes, One-Week Theatrical Release to Follow

Wed, 06 May 2026 15:30:00 -0500

KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned - and the first time the film will be presented restored and in 4K.

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FIND YOUR FRIENDS Official Trailer: Izabel Pakzad's 'Harrowing Revenge Thriller' Streaming on Shudder This June

Wed, 06 May 2026 13:30:00 -0500

Watch the trailer for a film our own Josh said, "... is bound to be one of the most talked about films of the year".

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MOTOR CITY Teaser Trailer: Alan Ritchson Stars in Revenge Action Flick

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 -0500

In 1970s Detroit, John Miller falls for a local gangster's girl. In retaliation, the gangster enacts a frame job to send the innocent man to prison. Life ruined, Miller plots a revenge campaign against the man who took his girl away.

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M.I.A. Review: Coming of Age Amidst Murderous Tragedy

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:12 -0500

Shannon Gisela, Cary Elwes, and Danay Garcia lead the ensemble cast in the crime thriller series.

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COUPLES WEEKEND Review: Cheating in a Cabin in the Woods

Wed, 06 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Alexandria Dadarrio, Daveed Diggs, Josh Gad, and Ashley Park star in writer/director Nora Kirkpatrick's film.

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BRAWLER: Action Icon Scott Adkins Making Directorial Debut With Action-Thriller

Wed, 06 May 2026 11:00:00 -0500

Variety is reporting that action icon Scott Adkins is making their directorial debut with an action thriller called Brawler. They are currently filming their debut in the UK. Sales will begin during Marche du Film at Cannes next month. When action stars or stunt professionals get behind the camera the news it usually met with enthusiasm. Adkins breathes fight choreography and knows how to capture it correctly, to highlight the moves and the person making them. The contemporary path to directing had been made by the likes of Chad Stahelski, David Leitch, and Sam Hargrave. It's Adkins' turn to show us what he's got. Find out more from Variety. Action vet Scott Adkins (The Rip) is making his directorial debut with...

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SIX: THE GAME OF DEATH: Colombian Horror to be Presented During Marché du Film

Tue, 05 May 2026 20:00:00 -0500

Our friends at Del Toro Films are co-presenting Patrik Mosquera's feature debut Colombian horror flick, Six: Game of Death, during Marche du Film at Cannes next month.

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THE OTHER BENNET SISTER Review: Marriage Or Misery

Tue, 05 May 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Ella Bruccoleri, Laurie Davidson, Dónal Finn, Indira Varma, Richard E. Grant and Ruth Jones star in Sarah Quintrell's adaptation of Janice Hadlow's novel.

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Fantasia 2026 First Wave: Smoczyńska's HOT SPOT, Wexler's THE LAST TEMPTATION OF BECKY, And Walker's HOME BODIES Among First Wave Titles

Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 -0500

Summer camp for genre film nerds is back for it's thirtieth anniversary edition. LFG! The first wave of titles for this year's Fantasia International Film Festival is here and it is full of films from faves and friends of the ScreenAnarchy family. Films from our friends Jenn Wexler (The Last Temptation of Becky) and Casey Walker (Home Bodies) will be having their World Premieres during the festival. We also get new films from faves like Giddens Ko (Kung Fu) and Fantasia’s go-to time-travel screenwriter, Makoto Ueda (Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, River), who is making their feature film directorial debut with You Are The Film. The list of other World Premieres feature Hot Spot, the new film from Polish autuer Agnieszka Smoczyńska (The Lure), queer vampire...

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MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY: THE SORCERY OF NYMPH CIRCE Review: Fighting a War. And Memories.

Tue, 05 May 2026 09:02:09 -0500

Directed by Shūkō Murase, the second installment of the trilogy balances military actions with outright rebellion.

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Echoes: Empty Malls, Endless Hallways -- The New Face of Horror for Gen Z

Tue, 05 May 2026 01:02:01 -0500

Though we are well beyond the recent pandemic, Gen Z still feels the suffocation of those lockdown days, which makes it understandable why they remain fascinated by liminal spaces. Empty or transitional halls, abandoned malls, and lone-standing parking garages all insinuate their very dreaded pandemic-era isolation and the urge to engage with real people once again. Hence, it is no wonder that these "in-between" places reflect a comfortable familiarity with digital existence, turning unsettling atmospheres into a popular aesthetic known as "liminal horror." The sudden emptying of public spaces created their shared living experience in a "liminal" state. These liminal spaces instantly catch their attention wherever they appear, just as in Kane Parsons' viral Backrooms YouTube series, which began on January 7, 2022. It was...

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First Look 2026 Review: IT GOES THAT QUICK, A Home Movie That Goes Beyond

Mon, 04 May 2026 18:02:06 -0500

It's sort of a continuation of a home movie. But categorizing the film as either a documentary or a narrative would be doing the film a disservice.

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A YEAR IN A FIELD Blu-ray: Rock Doc From Spectacular Optical, Details Announced

Mon, 04 May 2026 14:07:02 -0500

Order yours today!

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Udine 2026: Chinese Actress Fan Bingbing Receives Golden Mulberry for Outstanding Achievement

Mon, 04 May 2026 13:00:00 -0500

Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing received the Golden Mulberry for Outstanding Achievement at the 28th Udine Far East Film Festival on May 1, at the historic Teatro Nuovo in Udine, Italy. The festival stated that the award is presented to artists who not only master their craft but expand its boundaries -- something Fan has consistently achieved over the past three decades. Her recent accomplishments, they noted, demonstrate that she has not rested on past success, but continues to reach new creative heights. Fan aspired to become an actress at the age of twelve, and by seventeen had already risen to fame through the hit television series My Fair Princess. Her status as one of China’s most bankable stars was further cemented by Cell...

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Opening This Week: THE SHEEP DETECTIVES Investigate, COUPLES WEEKEND Argues, SILENT FRIEND Enchants

Mon, 04 May 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'The Python Hunt,' 'Neglected.'

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DEEP WATER Review: Turns Out You Can Step into the Same Shark-Infested River Twice

Mon, 04 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Renny Harlin directs Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley in a plane-crash meets sharks movie.

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Fantaspoa 2026 Review: REMANENTE: VOLTAGEM Delivers Scrappy, Lo-Fi Cosmic Horror

Sun, 03 May 2026 17:00:00 -0500

Two paramedics stumble upon treasure in an old basement. They accidentally open a dimensional portal, unleashing a cosmic horror-a creature determined to reclaim its gold at any cost.

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Pretty Packaging: The SHAWSCOPE VOLUME 4 Boxset Kicks Crazy Shins

Sun, 03 May 2026 09:00:01 -0500

Distributor Arrow has released its fourth boxset of Shaw Brothers films. The previous three were mentioned here in the Pretty Packaging articles, and this one looks very, VERY similar to them. So I wondered: should I put up an article for this release? I mean, look at them...you might be forgiven in thinking that three is enough. The thing is... this might be my favorite one yet, and that has to do with the contents. The Shaw Brothers studios released a lot of weird horror films in the seventies and eighties, absurdly entertaining films of a unique flavor. And while the earlier Shawscope boxsets focused on Martial Arts and historical swordplay, this one goes for the horror. From Black Magic (1+2) to Hex, to its...

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Now Playing: HOKUM Frights, ODYSSEY Thrills, OUR LAND Informs

Fri, 01 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Plus: 'The Devil Wears Prada 2,' 'Two Pianos,' 'That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea,' 'The Million Dollar Bet,' 'Salt Along the Tongue,'

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Now Streaming: ROBOCOP, Out of Print Yet Still Vital

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:17:12 -0500

Peter Weller gets a new body in Paul Verhoeven's first Hollywood film, nicely detailed in the Criterion Channel's out-of-print edition.

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THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS Review: Returning to Its Roots

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:07:11 -0500

Alfonso Herrera and Nicole Wallace star in the generation-spanning series.

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PANDA Review: Beautiful Poetry for Marginalised People in Suburban China

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:02:07 -0500

Directed by Zhang Xinyang, the film combines the suffering of people with the charm they display while enduring it.

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HALLOWARRIOR: Shudder Acquires Post-Apocalyptic Halloween Thriller

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0500

Desperate for companionship on a post apocalyptic Halloween night, the Last Girl on Earth gets more than she bargained for, when something far more sinister arrives on her doorstep.

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SILENT FRIEND Review: If Trees Could Talk

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:02:02 -0500

Tony Leung stars in his first European production, directed by Ildiko Enyedi. Léa Seydoux also stars.

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HERESY Review: Dark Medieval Horror That Is Quite Fun

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Didier Konings' folk horror film stars Anneke Sluiters, Len Leo Vincent, and Reinout Bussemaker.

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HOKUM Review: Nonstop Fright Factory

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Adam Scott stars in Damian McCarthy's latest chiller.

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ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE Review: A Knight of Righteous Vengeance. Eventually.

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:02:11 -0500

The RZA's new film stars Shameik Moore.

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SCARBORN (KOS) Review: Peasants Rise Up Against Nobles

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:02:05 -0500

Bartosz Bielenia and Jacek Braciak star in director Pawel Maślona's stirring war drama, set in 18th-century Poland, making its U.S. debut on Viaplay.

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OUR LAND Review: Two Competing Narratives

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Lucrecia Martel shines a light on the daily struggles of Argentina's indigenous population.

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Now Streaming: TED, Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Max Burkholder, Scott Grimes, Alanna Ubach, and Giorgia Whigham star in Seth MacFarlane's comedy series.

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Echoes: Claymation vs CGI: The Battle Between Handmade Charm and Digital Perfection

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:02:01 -0500

In the world of AI today, there is no doubt that claymation is considered an awe-inspiring niche of animation, even if not a mass market, unlike mainstream cartoons. It is surely time-consuming and expensive to produce, as every second of a shot requires dozens of hand movements and adjustments for a frame. Studios like Aardman have come up with the magnificent Wallace and Gromit vibe, despite not being a dominant kids' medium; I'll explain why. Anime, some of which has been increasingly AI-generated, has a wide audience, but claymation is equally revered and respected. It is an arduous, handcrafted art that has a strong nostalgic factor. Claymation still gets awards, and movies still earn 100% critics' scores on Rotten Tomatoes. The Wall Street Journal narrated...

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ODYSSEY Review: Rare Thriller That Never Gives Away More Than It Can Afford

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:02:02 -0500

Natasha Flynn (Polly Maberly) is a hustler. She runs an estate agency, selling and leasing properties all over London. Working from a flashy office with a cadre of hungry employees, on the verge of a profitable merger with a bigger agency, she shows all the outward signs of a professional on the rise. Underneath all of the parties and fancy clothes, however, she’s crumbling. A coke-fueled ambition monster who owes a lot of money to some very scary people, Natasha is about to discover the lengths to which she’ll go to maintain the illusion of success in Gerard Johnson’s gripping thriller, Odyssey. Johnson’s third feature thriller since 2009, Odyssey’s intense, propulsive energy reflects lessons learned in the years since he debuted with Tony. Maberly, a veteran of British...

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WIDOW'S BAY Review: Threading the Needle Between Comedy and Horror

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Matthew Rhys, Kate O'Flynn, and Stephen Root star in Katie Dippold's darkly comic Apple TV series, which soon enters horror territory.

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Opening This Week: HOKUM Nonstop Frights, ODYSSEY Gripping Thrills, OUR LAND Tragic Truth

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Also: The genre-defying 'The Devil Wears Prada 2.' Plus: 'That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime,' 'The Million Dollar Bet,' and 'Salt Along the Tongue.'

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Guadalajara 2026 Review: THE AWAKENING (El Despertar), Echoes of History, Buried in Confusion

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0500

An elite military unit goes deep into the Colombian jungle to eliminate a strategic target. However, once they have completed the mission the unit finds themselves in a desperate fight for their lives as the violence awakens supernatural forces in the surrounding forest. The team has unknowingly trespassed on the territory of Mobuya, the protective spirit of a sacred site, once occupied by the land’s indigenous peoples. They were a people who met a tragic end at the hands of an expedition of Spanish conquistadors. This expedition met a similar fate at the hands of Mobuya and their story echoes alongside that of the military unit as it desperately seeks a way out from danger. History is repeating itself. Rojas is the most...

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MISTURA Review: Feels Like Comfort Food

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:32:10 -0500

Barbara Mori and César Ballumbrosio star in director Ricardo de Montreuil's undemanding and good-natured, if familiar story.

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SHUDDER in May: HERESY, WHISTLE, a New Season of THE TERROR And More

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:35:30 -0500

April will soon come to a close and our attention turns to May. Typically the launch of Summer movie season Shudder is here to let you know that the streamer has many great films and shows coming to the platform. On the film side subscribers in all of Shudder's territories will get to watch Heresy on May 1st. Sadly, for the rest of us only subscribers in the U.S. will get to watch Whistle on May 8th. North America will get Something is About to Happen on the 15th, then we're back to regularly scheduled programming with everyone getting to watch Canadian zombie movie, This is Not a Test and Smothered on back to back weeks. Series The Terror: Devil in Silver will premiere on...

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Sitges2026: Reveals The Projects For Fantastic 7 at Marche du Film

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0500

Marche du Film is a great time to be a genre fan because not only is the market full of productions looking for international sales but our friends at festivals and co-pros around the world gather en masse to drum up interest in future projects as well. Our friends at Sitges announced the lineup for their Fantastic 7 program this year. Spanning the breadth of sub genres there will be a little bit of everything, from everywhere. The complete lineup of projects is in the gallery below with good synopses for each one. 1, 2, 3, 4… up to 7 titles, each selected by a major film festival, will make up the 8th edition of Fantastic 7. The number 7 will once...

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Now Streaming: Baltasar Kormákur's APEX Pits Charlize Theron vs. Taron Egerton

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Plus: 'No Other Choice,' 'Marty Supreme,' and 'Dolly.'

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Now Playing: OVER YOUR DEAD BODY, FUZE, OMAHA

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'Mother Mary,' 'Two Women,' 'Two Seasons, Two Strangers,' 'Buffet Infinity,' 'Mistura.'

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Now Streaming: Aubrey Plaza in KEVIN, Nostalgia Reigns in STRANGER THINGS: TALES OF '85

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Plus: Mythical dreams in 'My Brother the Minotaur.'

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