Peter Martin

Dallas

Freelance Writer and Editor at Freelance

@ScreenAnarchy Managing Editor. @DallasFilmNow editor. #EverythingButHorror creator/writer. @DFWFilmCritics member. @RottenTomatoes individually-accredited.

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Articles

THE MORTICIAN Review: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust. But Whose Ashes?

1 week ago | screenanarchy.com | Peter Martin

Death is a serious business, but it is a business. The Mortician The first episode debuts Sunday, June 1, exclusively on HBO and Max. Subsequent episodes will debut every Sunday evening. I've seen all three episodes. Full disclosure: I've driven around for years with my dead parents in the trunk of my car. In accordance with their wishes, both were cremated, their ashes deposited into small cardboard boxes that were entrusted to my possession.
BONO: STORIES OF SURRENDER Review: Let the Little Man Tell His Story

1 week ago | screenanarchy.com | Peter Martin

Stylishly shot in black and white, the one-man show by U2's lead singer pushes against and through the inherent limitations of the format. Bono: Stories of Surrender The documentary debuts globally Friday, May 30, exclusively on Apple TV+.
DETECTIVE KIEN: THE HEADLESS HORROR Review: Chilling Terror in Rural Vietnam

1 week ago | screenanarchy.com | Peter Martin

Was it The Drowning Ghost? Or was it something even more evil? Detective Kien: The Headless HorrorThe film opens Thursday, May 29, in select theaters throughout the U.S., Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. On Friday, May 30, it opens in Canada, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the UK, all through 3388 Films. Throughout the world, urban legends about drowning ghosts, usually vengeful, have thrived.
DETECTIVE KIEN: THE HEADLESS HORROR: Victor Vu's New Film Gets International Release

1 week ago | screenanarchy.com | Peter Martin

Now that the Cannes Film Festival has concluded, we return to our regular programming today with the exciting news that Victor Vu's new film is receiving an international release across three continents -- North America, Europe, and Asia -- starting this week, via specialty distributor 3388 Films.
Now Streaming: FEAR STREET: PROM QUEEN, BET, NINE PUZZLES

2 weeks ago | screenanarchy.com | Peter Martin

In the U.S., we're a week behind Canada, so this is our long weekend holiday, which means we have two big studio wide theatrical releases. If you're not able to get out of the house and into a movie theater this weekend, however, you can watch the first seven films in the Mission: Impossible franchise, most in 4K, via the Paramount Plus streaming service, as well as the original TV series that inspired it.
THE MORTICIAN Trailer: Death Comes Home

2 weeks ago | screenanarchy.com | Peter Martin

Death comes for all of us, but that doesn't mean you need to hurry it along. Debuting on Sunday, June 1, The Mortician is a three-part documentary series, telling "the haunting story of L.A.'s most infamous family-run mortuary," according to the official verbiage. An official trailer has been released, and it creeps me out. (Watch it below, so we can all share the creepiness.) Here's the official synopsis: "The Mortician unravels the haunting story of L.A.'s most infamous family-run mortuary.
Criterion in August 2025: FIRES ON THE PLAIN, THE BURMESE HARP, CAIRO STATION Lead Summer Sizzlers

2 weeks ago | screenanarchy.com | Peter Martin

In August 2025, the Criterion Collection will offer a bevy of films on Blu-ray and 4K UHD.
LILO & STITCH Review: New Ways to Be Cute

2 weeks ago | screenanarchy.com | Peter Martin

Moderately entertaining live action version falls short of the animated original but finds new ways to be cute. Lilo and StitchThe film opens Friday, May 23, only in movie theaters, via Disney. Visit the official site for locations and showtimes.
DEAF PRESIDENT NOW! Review: Hear Me Roar

2 weeks ago | screenanarchy.com | Peter Martin

Since I became partially disabled more than four years ago, I've become much more sensitive about my particular partial disability, as well as the vast ocean of people who surround me who are dealing with their own particular disability, whether physical or mental, whether partial or complete. Deaf President Now!The film is now streaming on Apple TV+. My partial disability is the result of a stroke that I survived, from which I have recovered about 85% of my previous physical capacity.
MURDERBOT Review: You Get What You Pay For

3 weeks ago | screenanarchy.com | Peter Martin

I'm not bad. I'm just made that way. MurderbotThe 10-episode series will premiere globally on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, May 16, followed by new episodes every Friday through July 11. I've seen all 10 episodes. Having loosed itself from an oppressive control device, a rogue Security Unit (Alexander Skarsgård) celebrates. First, it considers its environment. Surrounded by nincompoops and dolts, some of whom clearly deserve to die, the SecUnit names itself Murderbot.