As an aspiring older woman, I love seeing older women be the problem in film. That is why Yerkezhan Baizhan’s Ürei was on my must-watch list for Fantastic Fest. I missed her short of the same name, which premiered at the fest in 2024, so I had no way of knowing this trip to grandma’s
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When you cover Fantastic Fest remotely as I did, you may not get to see showings of future box office hits like Resident Evil or Beware Boiúna. However, you get to see some amazing international titles like No Rest for the Wicked and The Ones Who Grieve. You may also end up watching an indie
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Every year at Fantastic Fest, I stumble into a movie I didn’t plan on seeing. This time, I was pleasantly surprised by Victorian Psycho, directed by Zachary Wigon. I don’t usually gravitate toward period pieces. Sometimes the dialogue is inaccessible, especially in a theater without subtitles. Also, the pacing can drag when the plot or
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You will never find a shortage of international films at Fantastic Fest. As someone who is passionate about foreign language films, that is exactly what draws me to this festival. One international film I got to see was director Kasper Kalle’s Danish and Faroese gothic horror, No Rest for the Wicked. No Rest For The
It’s Fantastic Fest week, and I kicked off the weekend with a viewing of Beware Boiúna (2026). The film is directed by Mike P. Nelson (Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025), Wrong Turn (2021)). I usually do not go up for creature feature films, especially ones starring “everyday” animals. Yet, this one reeled me in. Taking
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Dark fairy tale Donkey Princess mixes live action and animation to tell the story of Diana (Antonia Giesen), a beautiful princess in a surreal Chilean kingdom. Instead of the wrath of a wicked stepmother, it is Diana’s father, the King (Francisco Melo), who locks her away and outlaws love in the entire kingdom, intent on
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This year’s opening night film at Fantastic Fest, Resident Evil, was an experience! First of all, my body was pumping with adrenaline because I made it to the screening by the skin of my teeth. The movie started with my hands still shaking. Although my senses were heightened, I had neutral expectations for the film.
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It’s the time of the year when genre fans get excited to take part in one of the best festival events of the year. The 21st edition of Fantastic Fest kicks off at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX, from September 17th-24th, 2026, and this year’s lineup is one for the books. A
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This year, Fantastic Fest featured several films with terrifying mother figures, like Crazy Old Lady, The Evil That Binds Us, A Woman Called Mother, and Fuck My Son. Dolly offers up another version of a mother from hell. While Dolly doesn’t reinvent the wheel with a masked killer stalking a couple during a pivotal moment
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Apophenia is the tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things. In simpler terms, it’s paranoia dressed up in science. Chris Marrs Piliero leans into this idea with Appofeniacs, his feature debut, which had its North American premiere at Fantastic Fest 2025. The film is a cautionary, blood-slicked, and frequently
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