Undergods – Fantasia Film Festival 2020
A propulsive score cannot help Undergods’ dour look at a declining oppressive Europe. Anthology films have made a comeback. Especially theContinue Reading
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Project Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z’s Hangar – Fantasia Film Festival 2020
Do not let the long title dissuade you… Project Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z’s Hangar is an unexpected workplace comedy thatContinue Reading
Savage State – Fantasia Film Festival 2020
Take one-part Louisa May Alcott, one-part Sam Peckinpah, add a liberal amount of Revisionist Western and badassness. The results is Savage State.Continue Reading
The Dark and The Wicked – Fantasia Film Festival 2020
Writer-Director Bryan Bertino’s Rural Horror film lives up to its title as something dark and very wicked. Death comes forContinue Reading
The Block Sound Island – Fantasia Film Festival 2020
A little bit of HP Lovecraft infused storytelling with The McManus Brothers’ The Block Island Sound. Except… it’s not. But it is! TheContinue Reading
Kirya – Fantasia Film Festival 2020
A DJ picks up the wrong woman at the club, and the night quickly devolves into something altogether different. Writer/DirectorContinue Reading
Alone – Fantasia Film Festival 2020
Alone is a standard-issue escape from a serial killer in the woods film. There is much to be said about theContinue Reading
Sheep Without a Shepard – Fantasia Film Festival 2020
Sam Quah’s feature film debut was a smash hit in his native China. It’s easy to see why. It’s aContinue Reading
Kakegurui – Fantasia Film Festival 2020
Kakegurui one of two films from director Tsutomu Hanabusa. This live-action adaptation of the Manga/Anime series is a smashing success. InContinue Reading
Hunted – Fantasia Film Festival 2020
Vincent Paronnaud’s Hunted is more than a horror film. It’s a nightmarish piece of art. A woman prefers the companyContinue Reading