ScreenAnarchy: Reviews

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 Review: Milquetoast, As These Things Go

Mon, 18 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci star.

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RICK AND MORTY S9 Review: A Boy and His Grandpa, More Cosmic Than Ever

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:02:09 -0500

The sci-fi comedy series returns on Adult Swim for a ninth season of intergalactic adventures and cosmic mischief.

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IN THE GREY Review: Guy Ritchie's Heist Thriller Talks Itself Into Tedium

Sat, 16 May 2026 11:32:11 -0500

Eiza González, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Henry Cavill lead Guy Ritchie's heist thriller.

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DECORADO Review: Everything Is Strange Here

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Alberto Vázquez expands his short film into a transcendent dark comedy for adults.

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THE PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL Review: Grossly Irresponsible Slaughterfest Sets Up Family-Friendly Future

Fri, 15 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Jon Bernthal's Punisher returns, yelling, weeping and shooting his way through a repetitive revival.

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IS GOD IS Review: Playwright-Turned-Filmmaker Aleshea Harris' Remarkably Assured Debut Dazzles, Shocks, Impresses

Fri, 15 May 2026 09:02:09 -0500

It’s difficult, if not impossible, to imagine a bolder, more fearless feature-length debut this year than playwright-turned-filmmaker Aleshea Harris’ uncategorizable feature-length debut, Is God Is. Part righteous rampage of revenge (down, as always, with the patriarchy in all its forms), part road movie, part grindhouse allegory, Is God Is qualifies as a singular achievement in filmmaking. It’s one of one, and so, apparently, is Harris herself. Sometimes — and this is easily one of those times — any superlatives used to describe Is God Is are fully merited. After receiving her BA from the University of Southern Mississippi and her MFA from the California Institute of the Arts, Harris focused her artistic talents on playwrighting. Is God Is premiered at NYC's famed Soho...

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San Francisco 2026 Review: EVERY CONTACT LEAVES A TRACE, Poignant, Thoughtful Cine-Essay

Thu, 14 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

The latest project by filmmaker Lynne Sachs (Drift and Bough, The Washing Society, Film About a Father Who) opens with a quote from the French-born father of 20th-century forensic science, Dr. Edmond Locard: “Every contact leaves a trace.” The basis for “Locard’s Exchange Principle,” it also doubles as the title of Sachs’ documentary, a deeply personal cine-essay. With more time behind her than in front of her, a meditative Sachs uncovered a box of 600 business cards dating back to 1990 and the fall of the Berlin Wall. As a young woman and burgeoning filmmaker, Sachs met Angela Haardt, a Berlin resident, a founding member of the International Forum of the Film Avant-Garde, and the director of a shorts festival (1990-1997) where Sachs placed an...

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DUTTON RANCH Review: Trouble Is Coming. They Can Handle It.

Thu, 14 May 2026 03:00:03 -0500

Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser reprise their roles in the dynamic sequel series.

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OBSESSION Review: Cringeworthy and Terrifying

Wed, 13 May 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Curry Barker's horror thriller stars Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter.

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THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN Review: Threading a Needle Through Russian Chaos

Wed, 13 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Paul Dano and Jude Law star in Olivier Assayas' film about a reign of chaos in post-Soviet Russia. Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, and Jeffrey Wright also star.

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BEEN HERE STAY HERE Review: Climate Change in the Chesapeake

Tue, 12 May 2026 12:02:12 -0500

An impressionistic documentary centered around Tangier, an island in the Chesapeake Bay, Been Here Stay Here has big ambitions that aren't always met. With a population of 400, Tangier has a struggling economy closely tied to the climate. One resident points out that the island is five feet above sea level. Storms and higher-than-normal tides lead to flooded houses and streets. Climate change affects the livelihood of most of the inhabitants. Rising water temperatures hurt oyster beds and reduce crab populations. Since jobs are almost all fishing-related, younger residents tend to leave the island for better opportunities on the mainland. Director David Usui had remarkable access to the people and places on Tangier. His camera is in tight on the faces of fishermen harvesting crabs,...

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LIFEHACK Review: Jangling Nerves, Paced Like a Lightning Storm

Tue, 12 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Ronan Corrigan's vibrant thriller stars Georgie Farmer, Yasmin Finney, Roman Hayeck-Green, James Scholz, Jessica Reynolds, and Charlie-Creed Miles.

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$POSITIONS Review: Compelling Tale of Friendship, Obsession, and More

Mon, 11 May 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Brandon Daley's wild comic thriller stars Michael Kunicki, Vinny Kress, Trevor Dawkins, and Kaylyn Carter.

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MORTAL KOMBAT II Review: Tests Your Might...And Your Patience

Sat, 09 May 2026 15:02:03 -0500

Karl Urban stars as the hyper-violent beat-'em-up returns, R-rated and ready to rumble.

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WHISTLE Review: Jam-Packed with Gory Death Scenes, If That's Your Thing

Fri, 08 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, and Nick Frost star in Corin Hardy's horror thriller, now streaming on Shudder.

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THE SHEEP DETECTIVES Review: Hugh Jackman Leads Winning Ensemble in Charming, Family-Oriented Murder-Mystery Comedy

Fri, 08 May 2026 09:02:09 -0500

For the big-brained, anthropomorphic sheep in director Kyle Balda (Despicable Me 3, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Minions) and screenwriter Craig Mazin's (The Huntsman: Winter's War, Identity Thief, The Hangover Parts II-III) charmingly realized adaptation of German author Leonie Swann’s 2005 bestselling novel, Three Bags Full, The Sheep Detectives, heaven and hell don't exist. Purgatory doesn't either, at least not in the traditional sense. The sheep don't believe in death or dying per se, but as painless rebirth into the clouds overlooking the fields where they live, play, and dream. It’s a comforting fiction that the sheep willingly embrace. Anything else, including sheep raised not for their wool or companionship, but as meat for human consumption, isn’t one they can face, let alone accept. When anything harshes...

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MY DEAREST ASSASSIN Review: Blood, Romance, and Heroes

Thu, 07 May 2026 18:36:06 -0500

Taweewat Wantha's zesty new action thriller is heroic bloodshed through an abused Thai romantic lens.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Calgary Underground 2026 Review: CLAIRE'S HAT: THE UNMAKING OF A FILM

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:07:09 -0500

It seems strange to be writing a review for a film that is over 20 years old, about another film that few have seen. Given its rogue construction, and unorthodox structure and style, Claire’s Hat has been screened publicly fewer than five times in the 24 years since its completion. The agreement with Hungarian-Canadian mega-producer of the film, and Toronto big-wig, Robert Lantos (ExistenZ, Being Julia, Johnny Mnemonic, The Sweet Hereafter, and of course, Picture Claire) is that director Bruce McDonald has to not only ask permission every time to show it, but also be present in the room during any screening. I remember being at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of McDonald’s Canadian caper film, Picture Claire, back in the day...

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BUFFET INFINITY Review: They've Got The Sauce

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Simon Glassman’s Buffet Infinity is one of those movies that defies categorization and can’t be easily pigeonholed. Technically, it’s a found-footage movie; but it’s also, in a way, a screenlife movie. But then again, it’s gloriously retro and ignores modern technology altogether. That’s when writing about it becomes a challenge, even for seasoned film writers who think they’ve seen it all – until something like this comes along. Buffet Infinity is a horror movie. It’s about a small town being swallowed up by some sort of otherwordly cult. It’s a tale of cosmic horror, and it’s told entirely through fictional news clips and cheap commercials, the kind you might see on public access or regional affiliates, especially during the 80s and 90s. ...

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OMAHA Review: Grounded, Intimate, Ominous Family Drama

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:02:11 -0500

John Magaro, Molly Belle Wright, and Wyatt Solis star in director Cole Webley's coming-of-age drama.

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MOTHER MARY Review: Neither Ghost Story Nor Love Story, Nor Much Else

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:02:09 -0500

Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel star in David Lowery's psychological thriller.

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OVER YOUR DEAD BODY Review: Uproariously Funny, Absolutely Brutal

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Samara Weaving, Jason Segel, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, and Paul Guilfoyle star in director Jorma Taccone's remake of Tommy Wirkola's 'The Trip.'

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TWO SEASONS, TWO STRANGERS Review: Signaling the Emergence of a New Japanese Talent

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Director Miyake Sho continues to sketch out the human connections among strangers in a gentle, playful, abstract way, blurring both fiction and real life/creators, as well as their creations.

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FUZE Review: Breezy, Undemanding, Tense Entertainment

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington, and Theo James star in director David Mackenzie's thriller.

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Calgary Underground 2026 Review: BAGWORM, Visually Excoriates Modern Masculine Isolation

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:02:10 -0500

A man should have his house in order. Carroll’s house is most definitely not in order. He appears to be living in a burned out shell of a structure with the roof about to fall down on him. Seeing how nobody else in Bagworm acknowledges this fact, it is probably a metaphor. But it is a good one in a film that wears its images and ideas loudly on its dirty sleeve. Carroll has issues with women. He is seen early in the film thoughtlessly speed-swiping right on Tinder. Later, he unpleasantly scolds the date that he does land for what she orders at the restaurant. He doctors photos of himself, violates privacy boundaries, and is a compulsive liar. He even steals his...

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Calgary Underground 2026 Review: HANGASHORE, An Oblique Foggy Nightmare

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:02:03 -0500

When sailors or fishermen head out to sea, they do not wish to hear their family say goodbye out of a fear of not coming home. There is no whistling at sea, for fear of conjuring up a storm. Having a woman on board unnecessarily could anger the sea, causing treacherous conditions as revenge. Enter Justin Oakey’s Hangashore, an unsettling film that blends genre and narrative and landscape in challenging, often indirect, ways. On one hand, it is a character drama and low-key courtship, set against the stressful nature of working a small-crew fishing boat in 21st century rural Newfoundland. On the other hand, there is a foreboding old-world ghost story lost in fog and dreams and intuition. There is a rugged tug of war...

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POINT BLANK 4K Review: Some Assembly Required

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Lee Marvin stars in John Boorman's stone-cold classic sophomore feature, also starring Angie Dickinson, John Vernon, and Keenan Wynn.

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