March 25, 2019
Adrienne Reese
Within the first ten minutes of Why Don't You Just Die! (2018), my jaw was on the floor! The violence lands with an unapologetic thud in this splatterfest, which is capping off the lineup at IFC Center's 2019 “What The Fest”, a film festival that spotlights smart, bold, and inventive films from various genres for [...]
March 22, 2019
Adrienne Reese
Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility when they are attacked by real zombies. Breathing some new life into the reanimation film genre, Kamera o tomeru na! or One Cut Of The Dead, is a low budget but thrilling zombie [...]
March 21, 2019
Melinda Stang
A disillusioned field surgeon suffering from PTSD makes a man out of body parts and brings him to life in a Brooklyn loft. Larry Fessenden's DEPRAVED takes a spin with the conventions of a tried and true Frankenstein story in American culture's current moment. What would otherwise be a tired reinterpretation of something we've seen [...]
March 7, 2018
Norman Gidney
IFC Center has just announced the full slate for the upcoming film festival What the Fest!? ,a four-day showcase of outrageous content -- horror, sci-fi, documentary, thrillers, and beyond -- from March 29th through April 1st. What the Fest!? will feature exciting premieres, including one world premiere, one US premiere, many New York premieres and the [...]
2019 WHAT THE FEST!? Wrap: Audience Award Winner, Premieres, and More!
WHY DON’T YOU JUST DIE! Closes out What The Fest!? [REVIEW]
ONE CUT OF THE DEAD A Non-Stop Thrill Ride [REVIEW]
WHAT THE FEST!? 2019 – DEPRAVED Premieres [REVIEW]
What the Fest Genre Film Festival Announces Full Line Up