Mag Mag is a surprising Japanese horror-comedy gem. It knows when to go full disturbing, but also knows how to break the tension with a good laugh. Director Yuriyan Retriever and writer Eisuke Naitô have crafted a dark, odd world with a few surprising twists. What is Mag Mag about? After the Mag Mag spirit […]
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There have been more than a handful of films that depict survival in snow-covered environments. Someone has to fight against the elements in order to make it back to civilization. If they are able to make it at all. Hugo Keijzer’s The Occupant quickly becomes a survival thriller that fixates so heavily on the act
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I ran to New Group the second I found out it was made by the same filmmaker who gave us Best Wishes to All. At the risk of ruining my own review in the first paragraph, it’s just as dark, chaotic, and fun as Yûta Shimotsu’s previous movie. It is also packing a helluva statement,
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A Gothic horror exploration set in 1850s England, Taratoa Stappard’s debut feature film, Mārama, binds exquisitely crafted dread with intentional storytelling. Gothic horror stories are often rooted in the fear of something (or someone) and about revealing a dark past. These haunting stories became popular around the mid to late 1800s with books such as
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Thanks to Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2025, I was able to revisit the classic Re-Animator for its 40th anniversary. Available now in 4k UHD, it’s as fresh as the corpses Herbert West needs for his ghoulish experiments. Director Stuart Gordon based his screenplay on Lovecraft’s novella Herbert West, Re-Animator, a Frankenstein parody. Herbert West (Jeffrey
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It’s all fun and games until you grow up. At least that’s what Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round will have you believing. Perhaps there is some truth to it. Oh how we long to go back to a simpler time in our lives. Peanut butter sandwiches with no crust, sitting in front of the TV
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I Live Here Now knows exactly the type of movie it wants to be and it’s successful in its execution. I applaud the success. Unfortunately, that’s where the praise ends. This new (not new) trend of striving for “elevated horror” has unfortunately inspired some to tackle the genre. A genre that should be left alone
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Up next from Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2025 is the horror comedy Hold the Fort, written and directed by William Bagley. A couple moves into their dream home, but it has an HOA. Nightmares for most, this couple moves in and quickly learn that they should have spent some time reading over their contract. With
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The Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2025 is underway, and first up for me is Roqia, the debut feature film of Algerian director Yanis Koussim. Pairing the exorcism subgenre with Algeria’s generational trauma, Roqia piqued my interest from the get-go. I am a sucker for exorcisms, and featuring them with the cultures and religions of different countries
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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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