Eastwood’s film casts a morally inquiring side-eye at the American legal system.
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Filipino provocateur Khavn de la Cruz reimagines colonial-era Philippines through a fractured cinematic lens, blending experimental visuals with silent cinema aesthetics to unravel a surreal and haunting exploration of history, violence, and national trauma.
In the interview with Screen Anarchy, Khavn de la Cruz—a boundary-pushing Filipino filmmaker known for his avant-garde approach—opens up about his latest cinematic venture, Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge. Screened at the Lausanne Underground Film Festival, whre the film won the prize for the Best Feature Film (read the news), the film offers a unique, surrealist interpretation of Makamisa, an unfinished novel by the Filipino national hero José Rizal. Melding surrealist cinema with historical roots, Khavn describes the film as a provocative blend of early 20th-century cinematic techniques and experimental storytelling that challenges conventional genre boundaries. Throughout the conversation, Khavn reveals his creative journey from the film’s inception in the ’90s to its rebirth decades later, inspired by both historical events and his own artistic evolution….
Among the most inspired choices for a 4K restoration this year would have to be Alan Rudolph’s Breakfast of Champions. Despite coming out in the middle of Bruce Willis’ Armageddon/The Sixth Sense heyday, the 1999 Kurt Vonnegut adaptation died a quick death at the box office, which certainly wasn’t aided by the critic class who […]
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Following up Sasquatch Sunset, it was announced the Zellner Brothers would embark on the alien invasion comedy Alpha Gang led by Cate Blanchett. They’ve now amassed quite an ensemble, with Dave Bautista, Steven Yeun, Zoë Kravitz, Léa Seydoux, Riley Keough, and Channing Tatum all coming aboard the project, Deadline reports. Here’s the synopsis: Alpha Gang centers […]
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An interview with the filmmaker of the then-reviled Kurt Vonnegut adaptation, now reclaimed and rereleased via Shout! Studios.
10 of the best horror films of 2024 and where to watch them this Halloween week.
A look back at the seminal Blaxploitation classic, now given new life with a 4K restoration.
A review of the second season of Netflix’s The Diplomat.
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We have your first look at the official trailer for Samuel Haun’s supernatural thriller Wicked Season. Uncork’d Entertainment is releasing the flick on Digital and On Demand on November 5th. Take a gander down below and see if this is up your alley. Three detectives follow the trail of a copycat serial killer to an abandoned insane asylum, only to find they’ve been lured there by something far more sinister. Ah, the irresistable lure of the abandoned insance asylum. Other than summer camps and shopping malls few structures are such a beacon for disaster. Supernatural Thriller WICKED SEASON Available On Digital and On Demand November 5 Uncork’d Entertainment is releasing WICKED SEASON, a supernatural thriller On Digital and On Demand November…