


Anything That Moves
2025 / 80 min / USA / English / Horror, Thriller
An avant-gutter psychedelic dream, ANYTHING THAT MOVES is an erotically charged, blood-soaked thriller set in the sticky corridors of Chicago. Shot on fleshy Super 16mm, director Alex Phillips' rust belt giallo continues on his trajectory of taboo-shattering horror cinema with this tense, funny, and absolutely twisted murder mystery. The film follows nubile sex worker Liam who bikes with his girlfriend—his partner in both business and pleasure—through the city delivering snacks and divine satisfaction to his love-hungry clients. Meanwhile, a serial killer's gory murders are piling up and all the evidence seems to point back to the lover's bed... Produced in collaboration with cult home video outfit Vinegar Syndrome, the film features stand-out supporting performances from erotic film legends Ginger Lynn (The Devil’s Rejects) and Nina Hartley (Boogie Nights). With an original instrumental score by Chicago-based artists Cue Shop calling to mind the lush orchestrations of Bruno Nicolai and lurid visuals by acclaimed cinematographer Hunter Zimny (The Scary of Sixty-First, Funny Pages), ANYTHING THAT MOVES provides an immersive throwback to 70s exploitation flicks.
Director: Alex Phillips
Starring: Hal Baum, Jack Dunphy, Nina Hartley, Ginger Lynn, Jiana Nicole, Frank Ross
Formats: 35mm, DCP
Festivals/Awards: Premiered at Fantasia Film Festival, Best Feature at TOHorror Fantastic Film Festival 2025, Best Narrative Feature Film at LUFF (Lausanne Underground Film Festival, Switzerland), Special Mention at Film Fest Gent 2025
Booking Contact: Theresa Mercado (theresa@vinsyn.com)
Press Coverage / Critical Reviews
"For its ability to inject contemporary reflections on the fragility of patriarchal masculinity and the crisis of male identity into a hybrid genre film (somewhere between gore thriller, sexploitation, comedy, romance, and the legacy of 1970s giallo and trash cinema) the winning film delighted us as much as it made us cringe and squirm in our seats." - LUFF Jury 2025 after awarding ATM Best Narrative Feature
“…approaching the ribald anarchy of John Waters … Anything That Moves is chaotic, raunchy, and weirdly sweet for its bursts of violence. Sure, there’s a serial killer on the loose, but there’s also purity of heart in Liam’s embrace of sexual freedom, and the solidarity of those who join him on their kink-friendly journeys. And that’s something to be celebrated.” - Clint Worthington, RogerEbert.com
