Fantastic Fest 2024 is coming to Austin, TX from Sept. 19th – 26th. You can purchase badges for the popular genre festival starting February 12 at 11AM Central. The festival features world-premieres, parties and experiences. There are a variety of badges to choose from including Cult, Superfan, Fan, and Second Half. Check out a description of each pass below: Cult Covers the entire 8 days … Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2024 Goes on Sale 2/12
The Last Stop in Yuma County is the directorial debut of Francis Gallupi. It is a neo-noir film that has a group of people all stranded in Yuma County. The stakes are raised higher with criminals afoot and tensions rising. I won’t go further into the film as spoilers will ruin it. Francis Gallupi is able to craft together a film that progressively adds more … Continue reading ‘The Last Stop in Yuma County’ Review [Fantastic Fest 2023]
Nahnatchka Khan‘s Totally Killer borrows from several iconic films such as Back to the Future and Scream to create something really fun. It’s been 35 years since the “Sweet Sixteen Killer”, a mask-wearing killer, has haunted the smalltown of Vernon. 17-year-old Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) has an overprotective mother (Julie Bowen), but it’s understandable, as she is a survivor of these attacks. Unfortunately, Jamie ends up … Continue reading ‘Totally Killer’ Is Totally Fun! | Review [Fantastic Fest 2023]
We got a chance to check out Concrete Utopia at this year’s Fantastic Fest. Based on the second part of webtoon Pleasant Bullying by Kim Soongnyung, the film follows the aftermath of an earthquake. The film has been selected by South Korea for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2024 Oscars. It opened in Korea on August 9 and has screened at both at the Toronto … Continue reading Interview with ‘Concrete Utopia’ Director Um Tae-hwa
Your Lucky Day is Dan Brown’s directorial debut. The film builds off of his short film of the same name which garnered critical acclaim. Dan returns to expand on the short with a feature starring Angus Cloud and Jessica Garza. Your Lucky Day‘s premise deals with a group of people trying to figure out what to do with a jackpot lottery ticket. I won’t go … Continue reading ‘Your Lucky Day’ Review [Fantastic Fest 2023]
I did not expect a return to bug horror to come anytime soon, but Infested will surely bring its return to cinemas. The directorial debut from Sébastien Vaniček brings all the creepy crawlies front and center. We got the chance to watch the movie earlier this week at Fantastic Fest and let’s just say, I can’t look at a vent the same. The film follows … Continue reading ‘Infested’ Will Make Your Skin Crawl | Review [Fantastic Fest 2023]
We hear it year after year about a film being the most messed up movie ever made. If you’ve watched enough films, you know there’s not really much shocking films coming out. The Coffee Table is here to challenge that and might perhaps earn that title. I got the chance to watch the film at Fantastic Fest and let me tell you it’s WILD! The … Continue reading ‘La Mesita Del Comedor’ (The Coffee Table) Review | The Years Most F****D Up Movie? [Fantastic Fest 2023]
Demián Rugna’s latest film, When Evil Lurks sees the spread of demonic possession and the chaos that ensues. Set in a rural town, brothers Pedro (Ezequiel Rodríguez) and Jimmy (Demián Salomón) discover a desecrated corpse on a nearby farm. While searching the area, they find clues that lead them to a local neighbor. There, they find a bedridden bloated man, oozing in pus and filth. The … Continue reading ‘When Evil Lurks’ Review [Fantastic Fest 2023]
Lee Won-suk’s Killing Romance is equal parts comedy, romance, and musical. The film stars Lee Hanee as Hwang Yeo-rae, Gong Myung as Kim Beom-woo, and Lee Sun-kyun as Jonathan Na. Beginning as a storybook, a narrator introduces the audience to Hwang Yeo-rae, a woman who is shot into stardom after setting a world record for drinking a lot of soda. Despite garnering a loyal fanbase, … Continue reading ‘Killing Romance’ Review [Fantastic Fest 2023]
Fantastic Fest announced their 2023 lineup. The festival will open with Legendary Pictures’ The Toxic Avenger and Blumhouse’s Totally Killer. Badges for the festival which runs from September 21st-28th are available now at FantasticFest.com. FILM LINEUP: 30 COINS (Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2) Produced in Spain for HBO Europe, 2023. World Premiere, 110 min. Director – Álex de la Iglesia. “Welcome to hell.“ 100 YARDS … Continue reading Fantastic Fest’s 2023 Lineup
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