Fantastic Fest Continues With The Wilderness Thriller ‘Bark’ (2023) that is a must see for all those who love a good psychological thriller.
Read MoreSo much has been written about ordinary people doing terrible things, which they justify for whatever reasons make them sleep at night. Nazism is the biggest modern example of the banality of evil, but sometimes examining it on a small scale can be just as frightening as the larger picture. Nadav Aronowicz’s “The Altman Method” is an Israeli thriller that takes a microscopic look into one particular abyss.
Read MoreThis year, a ghastly selection of our staff have been invited to participate in a series of virtual screenings premiering at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. This year’s selection of films ranges from the darkly comic to the dreadfully dire and all things fantastic in between. Check out the review below for Mushrooms!
Read MoreThis year, a ghastly selection of our staff have been invited to participate in a series of virtual screenings premiering at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. This year’s selection of films ranges from the darkly comic to the dreadfully dire and all things fantastic in between. Check out the review below for You’re Not Me!
Read MoreSeveral horror subgenres are at work in “There’s Something in the Barn.” Dumb Americans in a foreign country getting in over their heads, kids befriending creatures that reveal themselves to be malevolent, Christmas horror, horror comedy fu, home invasion fu…sorry to become Joe Bob there for a second, but it goes to show this film is drenched in the drive-in spirit. And blood. A good amount of blood.
Read MoreThe reasons for the inclusion of older films into a film festival’s lineup is always cause for reexamination. Fantastic Fest is typically a platform for newer movies to find an audience (and a home), so why show films from several decades ago? Is it an anniversary? Did one of the filmmakers pass away? Director Banmei Takahashi is still alive and his1988 japanese thriller “Door” is as current as ever.
Read MoreThis year, a ghastly selection of our staff have been invited to participate in a series of virtual screenings premiering at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. This year’s selection of films ranges from the darkly comic to the dreadfully dire and all things fantastic in between. Check out the review below for A Guide To Becoming An Elm Tree!
Read MoreThis year, a ghastly selection of our staff have been invited to participate in a series of virtual screenings premiering at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. This year’s selection of films ranges from the darkly comic to the dreadfully dire and all things fantastic in between. Check out the review below for Fishmonger!
Read MoreThis year, a ghastly selection of our staff have been invited to participate in a series of virtual screenings premiering at FANTASTIC FEST in AUSTIN, TX. This year’s selection of films ranges from the darkly comic to the dreadfully dire and all things fantastic in between. Check out the review below for TRANSITION (TRANSICIÓN)!
Read MoreIf Todd Solondz met Garpar Noé at a party neither one of them wanted to go to, “The Coffee Table” would be the film they’d conceive while smoking a joint on the back porch. Directed by Caye Casas from a script he co-wrote with Cristina Borobia, this entry into this year’s Fantastic Fest will certainly not be for everyone, but it will find you where you live.
Read MoreFantastic Fest kicks off with an intense home invasion thriller ‘The Uncle’ that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Read MoreFANTASTIC FEST 2023 kicks off with photos from the red carpet at THE TOXIC AVENGER World Premiere in AUSTIN, TX!
Read MoreFrom RLJE Films, Joe Lynch is back with his latest film, the ooey-gooey H.P. Lovecraft adaptation “Suitable Flesh!” Playing in this year’s Fantastic Fest, “Suitable Flesh” has a new trailer which sheds more light (and skin) on the shapeshifting plot. You can catch it in theaters and on VOD next month!
Read MoreFANTASTIC FEST ANNOUNCES A SINFULLY GOOD 2023 LINEUP, OPENING THE FEST WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF LEGENDARY PICTURES’ OUTRAGEOUS ‘THE TOXIC AVENGER’ AND THE WORLD PREMIERE OF PRIME VIDEO AND BLUMHOUSE’S TIME-TRAVELING SLASHER ‘TOTALLY KILLER’ AS CLOSING NIGHT FILM
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