Fantasia 2019: ‘Harpoon’ is Twisty, Witty, and Pretty Gross
‘Harpoon,’ an official selection of Fantasia Fest 2019, strands three friends in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with only their dark secrets surfacing.
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Category: Fantasia Festival
Fantasia 2019: In ‘Homewrecker,’ Being Polite Will Kill You
‘Homewrecker’ draws a horrifying picture of what happens between two women when common courtesy overrides obvious behavioral red flags.
Fantasia 2019: Izzy Lee’s Short Film, ‘Re-Home,’ Tears Down the Wall
Filmmaker Izzy Lee continues to dazzle and provoke discussion with her politically-charged short film, ‘Re-Home,’ showing at this year’s Fantasia Fest.
Fantasia 2019: ‘Blood and Flesh’ Smash Cuts From Memoir to Memorial
‘Blood and Flesh: The Reel Life and Ghastly Death of Al Adamson,’ an official Fantasia 2019 selection, tells the infamous director’s story.
Fantasia 2019: ‘Sator’ is Gorgeous, Affecting, and Quietly Frightening
Five years in the making, the Fantasia Fest selection, ‘Sator,’ brings a quiet mental horror into stark realization in the California forest.
Fantasia 2019 Review: The Witch Next Door In ‘The Wretched’
‘The Wretched,’ an official Fantasia 2019 selection, is an evocative film, unafraid to wave its witchiness in the viewer’s face.
Fantasia 2019: ‘Satanic Panic’ Does Horror-Comedy Right
‘Satanic Panic,’ an official selection of Fantasia 2019, is one of the best horror-comedy films of the last twenty years.
Fantasia 2019: ‘Sadako’ Trips On Its Way Back to the Well
Fantasia Fest’s opening film, ‘Sadako,’ brings director Hideo Nakata back to the ‘Ringu’ franchise, but doesn’t provide much in the way of fright.
Biff Bam Pop’s Staff Picks From The Fantasia International Film Festival!
Sachin Hingoo and Jeffery X Martin run down the movies they’re most excited about from this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival.
Fantasia 2018: ‘Tigers Are Not Afraid’ is a Must-See
Issa Lopez’s Tigers Are Not Afraid may be my favorite film of the year so far. Not only is it a beautifully shot and deeply emotional film, it also has a lot to say while being genuinely frightening.
Fantasia 2018: The Nightmare of ‘Madeline’s Madeline’
The Fantasia 2018 selection, ‘Tigers Are Not Afraid,’ is a magical and tragic must-see film set against the violent backdrop of the Mexican drug wars.
Fantasia 2018: Everybody Hurts, in Sonny Mallhi’s ‘Hurt’
With Hurt, Mallhi explores the idea that the masks we all wear, the masks of decency that we put on to hide our inner turmoil or trauma just to function in society, are always this close to slipping.