Fantasia Film Fest

Touch Me movie still Fantasia Film Festival 2025

Touch Me // I Want to Be Dirty: Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review

Fantasia Film Festival 2025 wound down over the weekend, and I have a recommendation to add to our Festival Frights page. Touch Me’s movie poster mesmerized me like a fly to a bug zapper. My face ached from the faces I was making while watching it. Days later, I still feel lingering, unsettling vibes from […]

Touch Me // I Want to Be Dirty: Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review Read More »

Occupy Cannes // Troma For the Win: Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review

Whether or not you partake in their films, you have probably heard of Troma Entertainment and grasped the company’s energy. The fun, crude, unique, and underdog vibe you’ve come to expect is fully on display in Occupy Cannes. However, the new documentary also reveals a surprising amount of heart. It also showcases a rather large

Occupy Cannes // Troma For the Win: Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review Read More »

The Well // Dystopian Drama Time: Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review

Fantasia Film Fest gave us a taste of the end of the world. Post-apocalyptic movies always catch my eye because horror has an extra layer of thrill when the dangers are tangible to the viewer. That’s why I made a beeline for The Well. I was filled with wonder at what horrors would have consumed

The Well // Dystopian Drama Time: Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review Read More »

The House With Laughing Windows // For the Giallo Crowd: Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review

I rarely skip the chance to check out a Giallo film. I saw Italian, Giallo, and 1970s, and I was sold! So, I skipped the premise and dove into Pupi Avanti’s The House With Laughing Windows blindly. I was treated to an engaging mystery that would satisfy most Giallo fans, and a shocking reveal that

The House With Laughing Windows // For the Giallo Crowd: Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review Read More »

Terrestrial // That Escalated Quickly : Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review

You need a certain amount of creativity, delusion, and luck to be a writer. Having the ideas and talent isn’t nearly enough if you don’t believe in yourself. However, you also have to cling to the dream that your stuff will find the right people who will help you get it seen or read. Writing

Terrestrial // That Escalated Quickly : Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review Read More »

Hold The Fort // Blood, Guts, and Ass : Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review

I hit Fantasia Film Fest running with a survival horror-comedy called Hold the Fort: my introduction to William Bagley’s work. The film follows new homeowners, Lucas (Chris Mayers) and Jenny (Haley Leary), who find themselves alongside their neighbors, on the offensive against a variety of monsters from hell. Hold the Fort wraps its unique plot

Hold The Fort // Blood, Guts, and Ass : Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review Read More »

10 Movies We’re Excited to See at Fantasia Film Festival 2025

We are geeked to be remotely covering Fantasia International Film Festival next week. This year’s festivities run from July 16 to August 3. Most importantly, the 2025 fest schedule has a ton of titles we already love on deck. Together, Redux Redux, and Fucktoys are a few of the movies we have been raving about

10 Movies We’re Excited to See at Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Read More »

Hell Hole movie poster

Hell Hole // Mother of Monsters: 2024 Fantasia Review

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email Hell Hole had its world premiere at the 2024 Fantasia International Film Festival. It’s the latest horror film from the Adams family and exactly right for the monster-loving, classic horror fan. From the gnarly, tentacled beast to the glorious gore, Hell Hole is

Hell Hole // Mother of Monsters: 2024 Fantasia Review Read More »

Párvulos // The Kids Are Alright: 2024 Fantasia Review

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email Párvulos had its World Premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival this July. The film seems aimed at horror fans who like zombies and Spanish cinema. Which is an intersection that I live at, so I was super excited to get my eyes

Párvulos // The Kids Are Alright: 2024 Fantasia Review Read More »