Screen Anarchy

A painfully bland office worker gets his world turned upside down by a trio of tiny cosmic weirdos in Steven Kostanski’s latest gonzo comedy, Frankie Freako. After he hit cult comedy gold with 2021’s Psycho Goreman, Kostanski and his usual bunch of misfit miscreant co-conspirators are back with their version of an 80s puppet adventure movie. He lovingly borrows from the greats in this long-thought extinct subgenre to create a gooey, chaotic, freaky family film with a twist. It’s everything you miss if you – like me – list Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College in your personal top ten of all time. Conor (Conor Sweeney) is the most boring, milquetoast man who ever lived. He spends his days at the office trying not to…

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A pair of siblings on the run after a robbery take refuge in a house with mysterious time-warping qualities, only to find that the law isn’t the only thing they have to fear. Things Will Be Different, the latest from the Rustic Films roster (The Endless, Synchronic, Something in the Dirt) comes from longtime Benson & Morehead editor Michael Felker, who makes his feature writing and directing debut with this mind-bender that very much fits the mold of his frequent collaborators. Joseph (Adam David Thompson) and Sidney (Riley Dandy) have just pulled off a major heist and they have to lay low for a while. This sibling duo hasn’t always had the greatest relationship – there is a traumatic past that comes into play –…

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The suffering of people in this film is staggering, but so is their resilience.

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One of my favorite films of Fantastic Fest 2024 was this taut piece of single-take cinema from France. An already high teen visits his dealer hoping to score the latest designer drug. But before he can get to the , he picks up a panicked woman on the side of the road. The cinematic fever dream that follows is like falling into utter chaos. MadS may tell a familiar story but it does so with ferocious energy and style, making everything old horrific again. I can’t elaborate much more than that as to plotting. Suffice to say this type of story will be familiar to almost anyone who hasn’t been hiding out in a horde-proof bunker for the last ten years. Use of the single-take…

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With the streaming premiere of V/H/S/Beyond coming up this Friday we were fortunate to spend a moment speaking Kate Siegel, director of the segment, the sci-fi horror short Stowaway. We were joined by their lead actress and a multi-hyphanite herself, Alanah Pearce. Watch as I yammer on with two ladies who know their stuff, who are massively more learned, intelligent and professional than I am. You know that feeling when you’re speaking with someone and you think, I could learn an awful lot from this person? Yeah, these two gave me that feeling.  Kate speaks about why now was the time to make her directorial debut, what her influences were when making this short (avoiding one that would give away the ending – no spoilers!), the…

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While big studio sci-fi films seemingly struggle while trying to manage too many expectations, obligations and money, the indie sector of the same genre is definitely on the rise. The Becomers, the latest outing from Zach Clark, the director known for Modern Love Is Automatic (2009), White Reindeer (2013) and Little Sister (2016), which premiered at last year’s Fantasia Film Festival, is another example of a modest budget turned into creative fun.  An alien from a distant dying planet lands in the middle of Illinois and body snatches their way through it in search of their lover who reached the Earth in a different pod. The first body, the one of an unlucky hunter, doesn’t last long before our protagonist bumps into a woman (Isabel Alamin)…

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For Stephen King’s Constant Readers, adaptations of his novels or short stories into film, TV movies, cable/streaming miniseries, or comics are almost as plentiful as King’s prolific output over the last 50 years. His first published novel, Carrie, became an “overnight” sensation when Brian DePalma’s 1976 big-screen adaptation became a hit with audiences and critics alike. King’s second published novel, Salem’s Lot, solidified his burgeoning status as the horror genre’s latest, possibly greatest, practitioner. It also led to Tobe Hooper’s (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) masterful adaptation in 1979, though this time on network TV, spaced out across two separate nights. While additional adaptations of King’s prodigious output have followed at record speed, they’ve generally remained one-and-dones (as in one adaptation per source novel or story)….

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A down on his luck stand-up finds himself in a void world, hovering precariously between life and death. It is in this void that our hero, Jack, must discern how he ended up face down on his bathroom floor and find a way out before it’s too late.   The indie dramedy Me, Myself & The Void is out now on VOD from Echobend Pictures. The feature was directed by Timothy Hautekiet from a script he co-wrote with Nik Oldershaw. We have a clip to share with you tonight. In the clip Jack and Chris are in the process of trying to figure out what has happened to Jack and why he is lying on the floor of his bathroom back in the real world. …

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When a heartbroken teenage playwright, her younger brother, and a disparate group of survivors become trapped in a historical reenactment village on Halloween night, they must band together to survive a relentless assault by a sentient and vengeful pumpkin.   Justin Harding’s horror comedy Carved is coming to Hulu on October 21st, part of their Huluween festivities. The official trailer was released this afternoon, check it out below. We’ve included some first look stills in the gallery as well.    Peyton Elizabeth Lee leads the cast with Corey Fogelmanis, Wyatt Lindner, Carla Jimenez, Sasha Mason, Jonah Lees, DJ Qualls, Marc-Sully Saint-Fleur, Elvis Nolasco, Matty Cardarople, Jackson Kelly, and Chris Elliott.    Directed by Justin Harding, “Carved” is based on the short film of the same…

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In these stressful times where every nickel counts (we no longer have pennies in Canada) anywhere you can save money feels like winning the lottery. But what if you need to get your freak on and celebrate spooky season but cannot afford one, two, three, and more subscriptions to streamers to scratch that itch? Here in North America, an upcoming free-to-air and free-to-stream TV channel dedicted to horror called Scream TV may be the solution you’re looking for.    From the description it sounds like ScreamTV will operate like Tubi or PlutoTV, sticking to a schedule of daytime and nighttime programming. The program schedule will be on the main page scream-tv.com when everything goes live on October 18th.    Read up on all the confirmed…

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