ScreenAnarchy: Reviews

DARK BLUE Review: Bringing Kurt Russell's Dark Side to 4K UHD

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Kurt Russell and Scott Speedman embrace police corruption in Ron Shelton's 'Dark Blue'

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Now Streaming: IRON WOK JAN!, When Cooking Is a Competition

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:02:03 -0500

The top Chinese restaurant in Tokyo is challenged by a new chef.

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Now Streaming: SPARKS OF TOMORROW, Electricity in the Midst of Steam

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:02:02 -0500

In the Meiji era, steam power dominates, but an electronics catalog holds the key to a different future.

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Now Streaming: MAGICAL GIRL LYRICAL NANOHA EXCEEDS GUN BLAZE VENGEANCE, Sisters Fighting Together Forever

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:02:08 -0500

Shiina fights to save her younger sister, battling invading species on an island off the coast of Tokyo.

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Now Streaming: JAADUGAR: A WITCH IN MONGOLIA, A Slave's Life

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 18:37:25 -0500

Young Sitara's life goes from bad to worse when her nation is attacked by Genghis Khan's forces.

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Now Streaming: RECOMMENDATIONS FROM IWAMOTO-SENPAI, Mysterious Black Snow

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:30:04 -0500

Kodo investigates supernatural phenomena on behalf of his military-affiliated middle school, and discovers something unexpected.

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Now Streaming: BLACK TORCH, Talking to Animals Is Just the Start

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:30:03 -0500

Talking to the animals is cool and all, but a greater mission awaits Jiro.

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Now Streaming: DRAW THIS, THEN DIE!, What Would a Manga Protagonist Do?

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:02:07 -0500

A teenage girl loves, loves, loves manga, especially one book in particular.

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Now Streaming: I BECAME A LEGEND AFTER MY 10-YEAR LONG LAST STAND: Starting Over as a Rookie

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:02:06 -0500

One battle after another should lead to peace. Instead, it's just time for more adventures.

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Now Streaming: THE FRONTIER LORD BEGINS WITH ZERO SUBJECTS, How to Rule

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:02:05 -0500

A retired soldier adjusts to life with his own property. How will he grow his domain into a happy kingdom?

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Now Streaming: CROWNED IN A HUNDRED DAYS Gets in a Hurry Quick

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:02:04 -0500

A young man seeks to reclaim his would-be bride before the King marries her. But he's not the real King, so the real King seeks to reclaim his throne. Got it? Hurry!

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DUTTON RANCH S1 E9 Recap: Season Finale

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:02:09 -0500

Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, and Finn Little star in the 'Yellowstone' spin-off series, with Jai Courtenay, Ed Harris, and Annette Bening.

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Now Streaming: DARA-SAN OF REIWA, Maybe Put Something On

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:02:09 -0500

Two children befriend a snake god. Comedy ensues, of course (?!).

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Now Streaming: KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE, Don't Fall in Love

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:02:08 -0500

The body of a teenage girl expresses her feelings more directly than she can.

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Now Streaming: THE EXILED HEAVY KNIGHT KNOWS HOW TO GAME THE SYSTEM, When the Odds Are Against You

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:02:07 -0500

A reincarnated game player fights against the odds in his new world.

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THE SEOUL GUARDIANS Review: Fighting for Democracy in South Korea

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Late at night on December 3, 2024, President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea declared martial law, staging a coup that threatened the country's government. The only way to reverse the declaration was for politicians to vote against it at the National Assembly. But police and military summoned by Yoon will not let anyone enter the building. That's all the context you need for The Seoul Guardians, one of the most concise and frightening documentaries of the year. It's impossible to watch without thinking about other countries facing similar crises — in particular a United States whose White House was overrun by rioters. Directed by Jong-Woo Kim, Shin-Wan Kim, and Chul-Young Cho, three broadcast journalists, the film uses a semi-verité approach to the incident. An...

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Sheffield 2026 Review: LIFE SUPPORT Follows Doctors Volunteering in Gaza

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:02:09 -0500

Solving the humanitarian crisis in Gaza seems impossible given the politics involved. That hasn't stopped doctors in Life Support from volunteering their services. Daniele Rugo's documentary shows how difficult it is to try to help. Made up primarily of talking head interviews, Life Support lets several doctors, mostly from Great Britain, testify about their experiences. Rugo buttresses the interviews with archival footage, news excerpts, and first-person accounts delivered on iPhones and laptops. This is straightforward, conventional filmmaking, with few fashionable tricks like animation or staged re-creations. Doctors simply say what happened, either to Rugo's cameras or at conferences and panels. Background details explain that Gaza, a narrow strip of land that is home to two million Palestinians, has been under siege since 2007. Professor Nick...

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Now Streaming: THE VILLAGER OF LEVEL 999, Talk Quietly, Walk Tall, Conquer All

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:02:04 -0500

A modest villager has extraordinary powers. Can he become friends with a demon?

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Now Streaming: THE CAT AND THE DRAGON, Friendship in the Forest

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:02:02 -0500

An unlikely relationship begins. How do humans figure in?

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Chattanooga 2026 Review: ON GALLOWS HILL, Joyously Creative Vampire Tale

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Writer/director Ed Shimborske's horror thriller stars Caleb White, Douglas Esper, and Isabella Vasari.

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Sheffield 2026 Review: In TRY!, Four Irish Teams Compete in Mixed Ability Rugby Championships

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Against the odds, Try! takes a familiar sports formula and turns it into a genuinely life-affirming story about coping with "mixed abilities." In 2025, four Irish teams compete for the Mixed Ability Rugby World Cup in Pamplona, Spain. The sport is the same as full-contact rugby, only without contested scrums. Anyone can compete, no matter how good or bad his or her physical condition is. Bizarrely for such a violent sport, mixed ability rugby is openly tolerant and accepting. The coaches in particular take special care that no one gets hurt or feels unwanted. Director Oisín Mistéil follows four teams through training and competition to qualify for Pamplona. In each team, Mistéil focuses on one or two characters. For Sundays Well Rebels, that character is...

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Now Streaming: THE OBLIVIOUS SAINT CAN'T CONTROL HER POWER, Power Through Modesty

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:02:01 -0500

The first episode sets up an arranged marriage. Could something more be in store for the young heroine?

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LOCKBOX Review: Uneven Supernatural Horror Movie with TWIN PEAKS DNA

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Carla Gugino stars in Daniel Stamm's new supernatural horror movie.

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MINIONS & MONSTERS Review: Sentimental Love Letter to Cinema Goes Awry in Routine Second Half

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Pierre Coffin stars in, co-writes, and directs the latest Minions prequel movie.

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THE BIG COMBO 4K UHD Review: Restored 1955 Classic, Where Information Is Essential

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Joseph H. Lewis's 1955 noir-classic stars Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, and Jean Wallace. Features in the new 4K edition present loads of commentary from critics and artists.

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DUTTON RANCH S1 E8 Recap: Whiskey Limits

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:02:09 -0500

Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, and Finn Little star in the 'Yellowstone' spin-off series, which was just renewed for a second season on Paramount Plus.

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SUPERGIRL Review: That 'DIE HARD in Space' Movie We Never Got Is Finally Here

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:02:09 -0500

Milly Adcock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, and Jason Momoa star in director Craig Gillespie's adaptation of the comic book superhero.

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Chattanooga 2026 Review: AMERICAN THEATER, Hilarious and Disturbing Look at America's Far Right Culture

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:30:07 -0500

There's a moment in American Theater where the gathered group of (mostly) self-described "cancelled" performers and crew discuss Mike Pence and how he isn't actually hateful towards gay people. Brian Clowdus, the gay leader of the troupe and creator of their Salem witch trials-inspired show, says that Pence once came to a gay conservatives conference and thanked them for their support. But when another member of the group notes that one of the former vice president's charities supports a camp that offers conversion therapy, Clowdus makes a face and let's out: "Oh, that's bad." It's a rare instance of clarity from a gay man who was once a star of the immersive theater scene, but rebranded to an aggressively outspoken Trump supporter after accusations of...

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Now Streaming: FROM OVERSHADOWED TO OVERPOWERED: SECOND REINCARNATION OF A TALENTLESS SAGE, Third Time's the Charm?

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:02:03 -0500

A powerful sage seeks the peak of his magical powers, even if he has to die.

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Now Streaming: HEROINE? SAINT? NO, I'M AN ALL-WORKS MAID (AND PROUD OF IT) Kicks Off Anime Summer 2026

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:02:02 -0500

The new season begins on Crunchyroll with a cheery period reincarnation comedy.

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THE INVITE Review: Smart, Superbly Engaging Adult Entertainment

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Olivia Wilde directed and stars, alongside Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz, and Edward Norton.

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CAMP Review: Unraveling the Divine Contradictions of Mourning

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Avalon Fast wrote and directed the ethereal horror film.

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ROMERÍA Revew: Family Secrets Are Revealed

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:02:12 -0500

In Carla Simón's autobiographical film, visual beauty undercuts its serious subjects.

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THE AGENCY S2 Review: So You Want to Be a Spy?

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Katherine Waterston, and Richard Gere star in the spy series, now streaming on Paramount Plus.

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Chattanooga 2026 Review: BLOOD & GUTS, A Wonderful Portrait of a Filmmaking Family

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:02:04 -0500

Directed by Tina Grapenthin, Katie Green, and Carlye Rubin, the documentary follows a unique filmmaking family.

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Tribeca 2026 Review: MEMORIZU, Tender, Quietly Beautiful Meditation About the Wonders of Everyday Life

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:02:02 -0500

Japanese filmmaker Miiku Sakanishi's film stars Moeka Hoshi, Issey Ogata, and Yu Kashii.

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Tribeca 2026 Review: DANTE, Big Twist in Store, But One That Doesn't Require the Sixth Sense

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Chino Darin stars in Spanish filmmaker Hugo Ruiz's thriller.

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Tribeca 2026 Review: HOLLYWOOD DOES ABORTION Unfolds the Complicated History As Depicted on Screen

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Directed by Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater and Mike Attie, the documentary examines how abortion has been depicted in film and television.

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Dances With Films 2026 Review: LITTERMATES, When Safety Is Not Sufficient

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:30:00 -0500

There are different relationship combinations to describe a person with power/control/knowledge, and the one that depends on and learns from the former. Parent and child; teacher and student; mentor and mentee. But in a world where isolation means near complete dependence, and danger means implicit trust, who can be counted on, when is rebellion necessary, and how is truth and fact to be known? Written by Scott Tinkham, directed by Tinkham and Michael Woloson, Littermates is a quietly compelling semi-apocalypse story, the kind of lo-fi sci fi that focuses on the people rather than the technology. Who is controlling whom, for what reason, and what happens when you cross boundaries without knowing why they are boundaries, all feel important question in an age when we are more...

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Tribeca 2026 Review: In DEATH BOOM, Eli Roth Narrates a Brutally Honest, If Not Brutal, Exposé of the Funeral Industry

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Director Jessica Chandler's documentary makes "viewers think seriously about a subject most would prefer to avoid."

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Tribeca 2026 Review: LABRADOR - AUTOPSY OF SILENCE Examines Love, Loss, and Grief in a Quiet, but Heartbreaking Manner

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Acadian filmmaker Rodrigue Jean's thriller stars Christopher Angatookalook, Alexandre Landry, and Gabrielle Poulin B.

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Tribeca 2026 Review: SKATEBOARDING IS NOT FOR GIRLS, Bittersweet Tale of Girlhood Realities

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Efkjar Abaz and Džefrina Jašari star in Macedonian filmmaker Dina Duma's dramatic feature.

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WITCH HAT ATELIER S1 E13 Recap: Season Finale -- Forbidden Magic

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:02:10 -0500

How do you combat forbidden magic when you're just a child?

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DUTTON RANCH S1 E7 Recap: Family Matters

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:02:09 -0500

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

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SUGAR S2 Review: Sharp Dressed Detective Deals With the Blues

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:02:12 -0500

Colin Farrell returns in a starring role with an all-new supporting cast for the moody L.A. noir-influenced story.

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Chattanooga 2026 Review: NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, Atmospheric Sci-Fi Horror Suffers from Narrative Ambiguity

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:00:08 -0500

Josh Lobo directs this paranoid, slow burn sci-fi horror movie.

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ROSE OF NEVADA Review: Ancient Ways That Still Rule Us All

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Mark Jenkin's film stars George MacKay and Callum Turner.

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LEVITICUS Review: Queer Horror Becomes Frighteningly Literal

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen star in Adrian Chiarella's startling debut feature.

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UNIDENTIFIED Review: Making Sure the Victim Receives Justice

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Mila Al Zahrani and Shafi Al Harthi star in writer/director Haifaa Al Mansour's murder mystery.

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Massive Rambo 4K Collection Is as Robust as Stallone

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0500

The brand-new 4K Rambo collection from Lionsgate landed in my mailbox and wow --- it is undeniably the end-all-be-all of releases for the action movie fan. (At least it’s the best since the 4K steelbook collection!) Coming in a sturdy Digipack case with six discs and digital codes, the collection is designed to impress, and it does. The official synopsis of the collection from Lionsgate reads: "Since its debut nearly four decades ago, the Rambo series starring Sylvester Stallone has become one of the most iconic action- movie franchises of all time. An ex-Green Beret haunted by memories of Vietnam, the legendary fighting machine known as Rambo has battled small-town prejudice, freed POWs, rescued his commanding officer from the Soviets, and liberated missionaries in Myanmar....

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