Screen Anarchy

A recent conversation in Pakistan has stirred concerns over Pakistani content being valuable enough to be allowed to stream on Netflix. Some local stars debated among themselves that Pakistani content is not ready to meet the standards of global streaming giants, due to the absence of widely relatable narratives or technical expertise. One of the films that became a debate even before its release, however, somehow matches the content style that Netflix adopted in its documentaries years ago. Just like Taxali Gate (2024), Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer (2022) is a bold directorial endeavor from Abu Aleeha, which was banned two days before its scheduled release in theaters, despite initially getting censor approval. After a preview screening in Karachi, the government’s…

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JC Lin and Arjan Bajwa star in director Mei-Juin Che’s action / horror / comedy / romance hit from Taiwan and India, heading to VOD on August 7.

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Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Charlton Heston, William Holden, and Kirk Douglas headline five memorable but underseen Westerns.

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Plus: ‘Cruel Hands’ and ‘Pinocchio Unstrung.’

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In a dystopic corner of urban Antwerp stands Paradise, a ten-story apartment block that houses some of the baddest dudes and dudettes in all of Belgium. Packed to the gills with drug hustlers, arms dealers, illicit brothels, and every other brand of seedy, dangerous commerce you can imagine, Paradise is a thorn in the side of the authorities and the time has come to bring it all down. Unfortunately for Suleyman (Saïd Boumazoughe), it is also home to an ailing mother he hasn’t seen in seven years after he was arrested for killing a cop in a contentious confrontation while bringing home her diabetes medication late one night. The day that Suleyman returns to Paradise is also unfortunately the day that Belgian special forces have…

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New boxset featuring six noir classics including ‘Unlawful Entry’ in its 4K debut and the highly underrated remake of ‘The Getaway.’

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In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we discuss the works of AG Rojas. AG Rojas is a director I long wanted to talk about, but per my own set rules I couldn’t, as he only released music videos. And for a Sound and Vision there needs to be a cinematic counterpoint to lynchpin the whole article on. Luckily, last year AG Rojas released a mid-length feature called Pare De Sufrir, that is now available for everyone to see on its own website. Pare de Sufrir is vintage AG Rojas. If I had to describe his style, I would call it Magical Neo-realism. Like neo-realism, AG Rojas’ films are socially conscious, often looking…

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Keith David, Stephanie Beatriz, and Jim Rash star in the new ‘Rick and Morty’ spin-off series from co-creators Dan Harmon and James Siciliano.

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During their search in the woods for a missing boy, an estranged father and son encounter a sinister cult that worships mind and flesh altering creatures.

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A husband’s fight to save his wife from a demonic possession that began the moment the dybbuk box chose her as its next host.

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