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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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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Found footage fans can rejoice. V/H/S Halloween made its debut at Fantastic Fest 2025 and proved itself worthy of the hype. This year’s installment leans fully into the spirit of the season, with every short tied to the theme of Halloween. And the result? A wild, unpredictable ride that is as chaotic as it is
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Kenichi Ugana has been carving out a name for himself in the horror landscape since his breakout with Visitors in 2023. However, his newest film, The Curse, cements him as one of the most inventive voices working today. Premiering at Fantastic Fest 2025, the film arrives as both a love letter to classic J-horror and
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I love opportunities to watch international films, so I jumped at the chance to check out The Evil That Binds Us at Fantastic Fest. It’s beyond me why programming chose to place such a heavy movie during the 11:00 am slot, but chaos reigns. I didn’t know much about the film, except that it took
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Scott Derrickson returns with Black Phone 2, a sequel that delves deeply into both the trauma from the first film and the terror that remains in its wake. Four years after Finn’s disturbing experience with The Grabber, he’s struggling to find his place in the world. Mason Thames’ Finn silently struggles, trying to numb his pain
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