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PACIFICO: Spanish Language Sci-fi Creature Feature Will Premiere at Bifan

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:45:00 -0500

With Bifan announcing films for this year's lineup comes news that Gonzalo Gutiérrez's sci-fi ceature feature, Pacifico, has made the cut and will have its World Premiere there. In the film, a group of young travelers are stranded on an island in the Pacific where they struggle to escape an evil presence that has been hidden from mankind for centuries. Bifan runs from July 2nd through to July 12th, in Bucheon, South Korea. BREAKING NEWS - PRESS RELEASE: ‘Pacifico’ the most ambitious sci fi film ever made in Spanish shall have it’s WORLD PREMIERE at BIFAN (The largest Asian genre film fest 30th Edition) We are pleased to announce the World Premiere of PACIFIC/PACIFICO, the highly anticipated elevated creature feature from...

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WITCH HAT ATELIER S1 E12 Recap: Apprentices in a Perilous Cave

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:32:10 -0500

Apprentices Agott and Richeh face unexpected dangers on their path to becoming witches.

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Tribeca 2026 Review: ICONOCLAST, Impressive Debut Thriller About (Ir)reality of Love

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Gabriel Basso writes, directs and stars in the psychological thriller, with Kiernan Shipka and Noah Centineo.

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Tribeca 2026 Review: THE LEADER Explores the Tragic Lengths People Can Go When They Want to Believe

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Tim Blake Nelson and Vera Farmiga star in director Michael Gallagher's true-life drama.

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Friday One Sheet: NIGHT NURSE

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:02:10 -0500

Is the erotic thriller back? Sundance entry Night Nurse makes a solid case for the return of a genre that peaked (peeked? piqued?) in the 1990s and then quietly disappeared over the past two and a half decades. The key art is dark and moody, a play of shadow and light that would make any neo-noir (another genre that was on the rise at the end of the last century) proud. The perfect jaw line, the full lips, and bakelite phone, all harken back to feel just a bit retro, while still evoking the image sharpness of modern filmmaking. And that proud chin is doing yeoman's work in the darkness here, allowing for the perfect spot to house all the text of the poster, in...

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DUTTON RANCH S1 E6 Recap: Becoming More Ruthless

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:32:09 -0500

Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Finn Little, Ed Harris, and Annette Bening star.

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THE FURIOUS Interview: Star Joe Taslim

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:02:09 -0500

After a career as a judo champion, Joe Taslim turned to movies, with roles in The Raid: Redemption (2011), Fast & Furious 6, Star Trek Beyond, and Mortal Kombat. In The Furious, he plays Navin, a journalist searching for his missing wife. In the process he uncovers a child trafficking ring, leading to some of the most sustained and exciting action sequences on screen this year. Taslim talked to ScreenAnarchy via Zoom. ScreenAnarchy: Let's start with your training for the movie. Joe Taslim: I think I got to Bangkok two, three weeks prior and straightaway jumped into the choreography. But before that, I prepped myself a couple months. So I trained three months before Bangkok, but mostly about physicality, endurance, and stamina. In action scenes,...

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DISCLOSURE DAY Review: Steven Spielberg's Newest Masterclass in Genre Filmmaking

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:02:12 -0500

Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, and Colman Domingo star in Steven Spielberg's action thriller.

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THE FURIOUS Interview: Star Xie Miao

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:02:02 -0500

The action star Xie Miao has worked in film for decades, including playing Jet Li's son in My Father Is a Hero (1995). After earning a degree in Ethnic Sports, Xie worked in television on martial arts shows. Roles in films like Ip Man: The Awakening led to the Eye for an Eye franchise. In The Furious, Xie plays Wang Wei, a freelance handyman in an unnamed Southeast Asian city. An incident in China left him with a metal plate in his skull. Now mute and in exile, his world revolves around his daughter Rainy (Yang Enyou). Her kidnapping sets in motion one of the most propulsive action movies of the year. Xie spoke with ScreenAnarchy on a Zoom call. How do you play a...

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THE FURIOUS Review: The Action World Has Been Served Notice

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:15:00 -0500

A father fights fiercely against ruthless kidnappers to save his abducted daughter.

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THE FURIOUS Interviews: Director Kenji Tanigaki and Producer Bill Kong

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Few action films have been as eagerly anticipated as The Furious. Since its premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, word of mouth has been building about the film's over-the-top stunts, driven by intense choreography and relentless editing. Directed by Kenji Tanigaki (action choreographer on Twilight of the Warriors), with action choreography by Kensuke Sonomura (director of Ghost Warrior), it stars Xie Miao (My Father Is a Hero), Joe Taslim (The Raid), Brian Le, Yahan Ruhian, Jeeja Yanin, and Joey Iwanaga. Among its producers: the veteran Bill Kong, who has worked with Ang Lee, Zhang Yimou, and developed the Monster Hunt franchise. The film opens around the world this weekend. We first talked with director Kenji Tanigaki, who explained his work on The Furious....

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MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN S3 Review: Come Fly With Me and My Friends

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:02:06 -0500

Jack Quaid, Alice Lee, Ishmel Sahid, and Kiana Madeira return for new, high-flying adventures against a gaggle of villains in the Adult Swim animated series.

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Tribeca 2026 Review: PONDEROSA, Surreal Brain Teaser Is Bogged Down by Its Own Ambition

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:02:05 -0500

Jack Dylan Grazer, Alexis Bledel, and Bill Camp star in Rob Rice's new film.

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KRAKEN Review: A Beast Burdened By Clichés

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Pål Øie directs the tale of a mythical sea beast in Norway. Monstrous mayhem ensues.

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LAND OF WOLVES Clip: Action Horror-Thriller on Digital And On Demand Next Week (Exclusive)

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0500

After a covert rescue mission goes disastrously wrong, four elite Navy SEALs are captured and forced to fight for survival in a secret deathmatch staged for wealthy thrill-seekers

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FIND YOUR FRIENDS Review: Girls' Trip Fractures Into a Fight for Their Lives

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Izabel Pakzad's bold feature debut stars Helena Howard, Bella Thorne, and Zión Moreno.

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Nordic Genre Lab 2026: Eight Projects Announced For Inaugural Genre Film Development Programme

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0500

Eight projects have been selected to participate in the inaugural Nordic Genre Lab, taking place during Finnish Film Affair, the industry event of Helsinki International Film Festival.

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THE DEVIL QUEEN Review: Blood and Glitter in the Streets of Rio

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0500

The seedy underbelly of 1970s Rio de Janeiro: drugs and strippers, singers and drag queens, fast cars and fast sex, shaved legs and slit throats, crime and punishment. But most importantly: guns and glitter. Do some of these points feel a little out of place for a standard crime thriller? Maybe, but this is a thriller of a different colour, figuratively and literally. The Devil Queen has received a recent 4K Restoration courtesy of Kino Lorber, and is set for a limited release across the USA. This strange queer cult film, writer and directed by Antonio Carlos da Fontoura, shows a side of the Brazilian city in 1974 that defies easy definition. The story of a gay drug kingpin whose lust for violence and for attractive...

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Tribeca 2026 Review: CROOKS, Film Noir Pastiche Finds Its Footing in Melora Walters' Feral Performance

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:02:09 -0500

Mickey Keating writes and directs the genre thriller, starring Angela Trimbur, Keith Kupferer, Joe Swanberg, and Melora Walters.

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MANCAVE Trailer: One of Our Favorite Norwegians, Fredrik S. Hana, Has a New Short!

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:30:00 -0500

Charlotte Husebø is drawn into a labyrinth of repressed fantasies and dark secrets when she discovers that her husband, Didrik Husebø, has a hidden room in the family's garage.

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An Argentine Spin-Off of Joe Begos' JIMMY AND STIGGS is Underway

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:30:00 -0500

Joe Begos' gonzo sci-fi horror gets an Argentine spin-off from two of the original's co-writers.

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Toronto After Dark 2026: Passes on Sale Thursday, Festival Expands Venues And Programming

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:00:00 -0500

Passes go on sale for the Toronto After Dark Film Festival's 19th edition, which will run from October 14th - 18th, plus the addition of an extra venue.

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Tribeca 2026 Review: COLORS OF WHITE ROCK Documents Struggles of Mongolian Truck Driver

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:02:05 -0500

Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig directed the documentary.

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BY HOOK OR BY CROOK Interview: Harry Dodge and Silas Howard Look Back on Their Landmark Film in Advance of Restoration Tour

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:02:01 -0500

In the time since By Hook or by Crook premiered at the 2001 Frameline Film Festival and established itself as a landmark of queer cinema, the two writer/director/stars behind the film have gone in very different directions. Silas Howard has become one of the most respected television directors of the 21st century, made history as the first trans director to work on Transparent, and continues to make both narrative and documentary films. Harry Dodge became an interdisciplinary artist, whose work earned him a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2017, and more recently an author; his 2020 book My Meteorite Or, Without the Random There Can Be No New Thing was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Despite their divergent creative paths, the two, who became...

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Tribeca 2026 Review: THE HAUNTING OF PENNHURST Once Again Proves the Most Relevant Horror Comes in Documentary Form

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:07:12 -0500

Nathan Stenberg, Mike Attie, and Katarina Poljak directed the documentary.

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Tribeca 2026 Review: BREEDER Wants to Make You Really Uncomfortable, and It Probably Will Succeed

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Daniel Doheny and Dot-Marie Jones star in Alex Goyette's feature debut.

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FIVE EASY PIECES 4K Review: Jack Nicholson Self-Destructs

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:02:10 -0500

Bob Rafelson kicks off the American 70s with a searing character study.

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Cannes 2026 Review: SPECIES (SANGUINE) Is THE SUBSTANCE for the Burnout Generation

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:02:09 -0500

French newcomer Marion Le Coroller asserts herself as part of a new generation of New French Extremity, retooling its corporeal shocks into a sharp and gory generational statement.

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Echoes: With BACKROOMS and OBSESSION, The Internet Is Literally Bleeding into Real Life

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:02:01 -0500

The way Hollywood is taking shape these days is getting pretty trippy. Only two highlighted trends are in view at the moment: the interminably divisive debate over AI and the two buzziest internet-borne movies taking over modern audiences. Hollywood is confronting its traditional ways of filmmaking, injecting fresh steroids to please the cinegoers. Backrooms and Obsession come from two internet-based filmmakers. Backrooms is brought by Kane Parsons, whose viral horror shorts on YouTube became a sensation within days. A then 16-year-old YouTuber is now the youngest filmmaker ever to make a movie for A24. And of course, the familiarity and nostalgia factors mostly win! Similarly, Obsession is directed by Curry Barker, who is best known for his sketch-comedy YouTube channel. The reason it became an...

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Tribeca 2026 Review: THE REVISIONIST Sets Out to Explore the Process of Creating Plots, but Loses Its Own

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:02:02 -0500

Alison Brie, André Holland, Tom Sturridge, and Dustin Hoffman star in Alex Vlack's feature debut.

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Tribeca 2026 Review: TURN IT UP!, Valiant Attempt at Old-Fashioned Comedy Sci-Fi That Doesn't Fully Land

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:02:02 -0500

Canadian filmmaker Sam Scott's debut mixes sci-fi, horror and comedy. Justine Nelson, Gwenlyn Cumyn, and Julian Richings star.

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Tribeca 2026 Review: COTTON FEVER, Familiar Addiction Story, Yet Vastly Different

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Daniel Blake Schwartz's debut feature stars Kyle Gallner and Sosie Bacon.

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Opening This Week: THE FURIOUS Fight Against Kidnappers, DISCLOSURE DAY Reveals We Are Not Alone, KRAKEN Brings a Norwegian Monster

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'By Hook or By Crook' and 'The Devil Queen' return to movie theaters.

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Tribeca 2026 Review: In SUMMER WAR, The War Games Continue

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Dan Beirne and Lux Pascal star in Alice Scherson's second Bolanõ adaptation.

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Tribeca 2026 Review: CAITY, Haunted House Coming of Age Story

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:30:10 -0500

Chiara Aurelia, Morgan Spector, and Zach Cherry star in writer/director Lindsay Calleran's beautifully written and acted film, an incredibly well-crafted coming of age/arrested development story.

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Now Playing: MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Nostalgic Action Comedy, POWER BALLAD Bonds Over Music

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:07:01 -0500

Plus: 'Another World,' 'Carolina Caroline,' 'Chum,' 'Jinsei,' 'The Little Sister,' 'Scary Movie,' 'Tracy & Martina: Goin' Out West,' 'Underland,' 'Zombeid.'

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TRACY & MARTINA GOIN' OUT WEST Review: Comically Tiny Stakes Make for Big Laughs

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Justine Williamson and Greg Vardy star. Brendan Lyle directed.

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SCARY MOVIE Review: 'Rebootycall' Return for The Wayans Brothers Slays Everyone But the Real Monsters

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:02:11 -0500

The franchise returns to its creators in a shamefully nihilistic and regressive reclamation.

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Friday One Sheet: ONSLAUGHT

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:32:11 -0500

If Jean-Luc Godard said, about making movies, “All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun,” then this poster check the boxes neatly. For years, poster and DVD sleeve designers have reduced J-CG's commentary even further to, "All you need is to display a gun." (And two guns are even better, but I digress.) Onslaught may a kind of spiritual sequel to director Adam Wingard's The Guest, and it brings back Dan Stevens for another round, if only featured in as shadow here in this design. It's a wonderful use of the cream coloured siding, as a kind of dual negative space. Both the openness and the villain is is contrast to star Adria Arjona in black interiors, framed by the window...

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WITCH HAT ATELIER S1 E11 Recap: Drawing Straight Lines Is Not as Easy As It Sounds

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:02:10 -0500

Apprentice witch Coco continues her training, while fellow apprentices Ricoh and Agott face new challenges.

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CAROLINA CAROLINE Review: True Romance, Recalibrated

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:12:09 -0500

Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner star.

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DUTTON RANCH S1 E5 Recap: Seeking Peace, Finding Conflict

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:02:03 -0500

Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Finn Little, Ray McKinnon and Annette Bening star.

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Frontières 2026: Full Lineup Announcement

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:30:00 -0500

Frontières is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary this year and the rest of this year's lineup was announced today.

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ZOMBEID Review: Pakistan's First Ever Zombie Movie Keeps the Blood and Iron Pumping

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:02:01 -0500

It's gym bros vs. zombies in Nabeel Qureshi's pleasingly absurd festive horror-comedy.

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Now Streaming: THE ICE TOWER Rules, PILLION Romances

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'Hoppers' gets environmental.

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Fantasia 2026: Second Wave Titles Includes The CAPE FEAR Finale, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH..., And The Adams Family Makes it Six Festivals in a Row!

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:15:00 -0500

The second wave of titles for this year's Fantasia International Film Festival have been announced. How do you like your Javier Bardem? Do you like him tatted up and ripped to shreds? Well, Fantasia will be hosting the World Premiere of the season finale of AppleTV's new series, Cape Fear. The series starts streaming this Friday on AppleTV. What would happen if Fantasia ran, and the Adams Family did not have a film in the program? Their run is going on six years in a row now with their latest offering, The Glorious Dead, and we're beginning to wonder what would happen if they skipped a year. Would time and space collide? What would be the ripple affect be? As was announced a...

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ANOTHER WORLD Review: Reincarnation Is Never Easy. Neither Is Untying Knots.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:42:06 -0500

Directed by Tommy Ng Kai Chung, from a script by producer Polly Yeung, the Hong Kong animated fantasy takes a dark turn as it faces eternal issues. Limbs are separated from bodies; many lives will be lost. Will anyone truly change?

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MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Review: A Giddy Nostalgia Bomb For Fans Of Silly Men With Big Muscles

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:50:04 -0500

It’s kind of insane that in the year of our lord, two thousand and twenty-six, there is a $200 million-dollar tentpole adaptation of a forty-four-year-old children’s cartoon that is expressly aimed at those of us who grew up in the last wave of Gen X cynicism. And yet, what Travis Knight has created in the new Masters of the Universe somehow manages to be both reverent and irreverent at the same time in a way that manages to slyly awaken and sate the eternal child in all of us. Drafting off a couple of well-received modern incarnations for Netflix over the last decade, Knight’s vision for the world of He-Man eschews a lot of those versions’ earnestness in favor of the original’s focus on fantasy...

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HOLD THE FORT: The HOA 'in' Hell Horror Comedy is Coming to Digital on June 23rd

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:30:00 -0500

After moving to the suburbs, a young couple finds themselves trapped in an epic battle between their new HOA and an onslaught of monsters from hell.

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Tribeca 2026: Kicking Off

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Kicking off its 25th edition tonight, Tribeca Festival, held in the city so nice they named it twice, features more than 100 films, most of them world premieres. Several of our contributing writers will be on the ground, and a couple more will be covering the festival remotely, so look for their reviews in the coming days. You could go by the Watch Guides put together by the festival's editors, which provide a robust combination of themed selections. From my perspective as managing editor of a site that focuses primarily on genre films, here in the gallery are nine films that stood out to me, though half the fun of a festival like Tribeca is the surprises that rise up and smack you in the...

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