Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Screening - In the early 1970s, Osamu Tezuka created what is known as one of the most legendary erotic mangas, Barbara. In 2019, his son Makoto set out to adapt this masterwork into a film - TEKUKA’S BARBARA. Osamu Tezuka created such beloved media as Astro Boy and Kimba, and let [...]

Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Screening - While THE OLD MAN MOVIE (or “Vanamehe Film”, as it’s known in its original Estonian) is based off of short webisodes available on youtube, there is very little that could prepare you for the complete absurdity of this film. Take a road trip movie, add a dairy farmer lusting [...]

Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Screening - Generational trauma is the fine, silken thread that binds the web of SLEEP. Marlene (Sandra Huller) is riddled with horrific nightmares that leave her gasping for air. When she awakes she fills endless journals with notes and drawings with the contents of her dreams. Her daughter, Mona (Gro Swantje [...]

Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Screening - Justin McConnell has dedicated most of his life to filmmaking. Even as a student he was writing and trying to produce his own independent films. He made his first feature in high school. But somewhere along the line, things changed for Justin. He lost his dear friend and writing [...]

FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL 2020 SCREENING - I suppose a film like MORGANA should come with a content warning - and therefore so should my review. If raw, unashamed sexuality is a problem for you, MORGANA isn’t the film for you. There’s overt sexual imagery and language, discussion of female anatomy, female desires, and plenty of [...]