Fantasia 2025: For the Love of Film in Kenichi Ugana’s ‘I Fell in Love with a Z-Grade Director in Brooklyn’

A romantic comedy set against the backdrop of underground horror filmmaking, Kenichi Ugana’s  I Fell In Love with a Z-Grade Director in Brooklyn once again finds the heart underneath the blood and viscera.

Fantasia 2025: Mickey Reece’s ‘Every Heavy Thing’ is a Subversive Tech-Noir that Conceals a Dark Humour

Fantasia 2025: Mickey Reece’s ‘Every Heavy Thing” is a both a retro noir thriller and a prescient black comedy that feels extremely of the moment.

Fantasia 2025: Jody Wilson’s ‘The Bearded Girl’ Shaves Its Own Path

Jody Wilson’s debut feature ‘The Bearded Girl’ is a coming of age fable that’s both well -worn, tried and true, but with enough slightly shifted reality to feel fantastical.

Fantasia Festival 2024: Scooter McCrae’s ‘Black Eyed Susan’ is Difficult Fare (in several ways)

Fantasia 2024: Scooter McCrae’s ‘Black Eyed Susan’ presents some intriguingly provocative ideas about AI and identity that falter in execution.

Fantasia Fest 2024: Great Songs and Gallons of Gore Make ‘Chainsaws Were Singing’ A Glorious Delight

Jeffery X Martin thinks ‘Chainsaws Were Singing’ is one of the best movies to come out of the 2024 Fantasia Film Festival. Read his review! It’s right here!

Fantasia Film Festival 2024: Stephen Sawchuk’s ‘Hell is a Teenage Girl’ Leaves You Wanting More

Fantasia 2024: Stephen Sawchuk’s ‘Hell Is A Teenage Girl’ is a polished slasher that, at only 14 minutes, leaves you wanting more.