Now that it's July, we're gearing up to cover the Fantasia International Film Festival. Held each year in Montreal, the fest includes dozens of short films and plenty of electrifying features, making it one of the best yearly genre festivals. This year's event runs from July 18-August 4. Here are five films we can't wait [...]

Fantasia International Film Festival 2023 - Kudos to any movie bold enough to take one of the most famous phrases in modern American poetry and use it as a title. Yes, I'm referring to Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." It's a fitting poem in the context of writer/director Teresa Sutherland's [...]

Fantasia International Film Festival 2023 - White Noise barely relents in its 16 minutes. The short follows protagonist Ava (Bahia Watson), who is disturbed by sound. When she tries to address the problem through an experiment, it goes horribly wrong. This short  succeeds in illustrating Ava's deep discomfort and putting the audience squarely in her perspective, [...]

The time has finally arrived -- the curtains are rising on the 2023 Fantasia International Film Festival! This annual film festival is a celebration of unique cinematic experiences exploring extraordinary stories and worlds represented by a wide array of movie genres. Every year the selections for Fantasia International Film Festival push the boundaries of storytelling [...]

Fantasia International Film Festival (FIFF) - Cult Hero is one of the few horror-comedy features screening as part of the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival. Directed, co-written, and starring Jesse T. Cook, Cult Hero took me by surprise with its obnoxiously lovable characters, its comically dark exploration of the nightmares of suburban life, and [...]

Fantasia International Film Festival (FIFF) - It's best to state this upfront. Megalomaniac is a tough watch, a dark tale about the children of the Butcher of Mons, a notorious and unidentified Belgian serial killer from the 1990s. This is very much a film about abuse, power, and generational trauma. Its scenes are graphic, [...]

Fantasia International Film Festival -All Jacked Up and Full of Worms is a head trip alright. Think Street Trash combined with Frank Henenlotter’s films. Oh, and throw in lots of worms that cause the characters to have hallucinogenic, terrifying visions. The film recently premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival, and Cinedigm just announced [...]