@TigersMS78 reviews...Director: Justin McConnellWriter: Justin McConnellStars: Elitsa Bako, Lora Burke, Jack Foley, Sam James White, Steve Kasan, Bill Oberst Jr., Rachel VanduzerReviewLifechanger is about a lost love and the need to reclaim it at the expense of all others and it is all entwined in a body swapping tale.Drew (Oberst Jr) - whom we only... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Blue My Mind
@lcfremont reviews...Director: Lisa BrühlmannWriter: Lisa BrühlmannStars: Luna Wedler, Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen, Regula Grauwiller Review Swiss film Blue My Mind is not to be missed. This debut feature from writer/director Lisa Brühlmann is a body horror/coming of age tale drenched in melancholy and violence.Fifteen-year-old Mia (Luna Wedler) has just moved to a new school and she... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Knuckleball
@TigersMS78 reviews...Director: Michael PetersonWriter: Kevin Cockle, Michael PetersonStars: Munro Chambers, Michael Ironside, Kathleen Munroe, Luca VillacisReviewKnuckleball is a very well paced thriller that pits a child against a damaged psychopath in a heavy snowstorm.Baseball mad Henry (Villacis) is dropped off at his Grandpa Jacob's (Ironside) farm by his seemingly indifferent father and his mother who... Continue Reading →
Fantasia 2018 Comes To A Close, Breaks Records, Announces Additional Awards, Sells Projects & More!
Fantasia Film Festival...The Fantasia International Film Festival wrapped its 2018 edition on August 2nd with the sold out Canadian Premiere of Panos Cosmatos' MANDY, and announced that it - for the sixth year in a row - welcomed nearly 100,000 attendees to its three weeks of films, events, and parties. The long-running Montreal genre fest... Continue Reading →
Fantasia 2018 – Film Review: Rondo
@TigersMS78 reviews...Director: Drew BarnhardtWriter: Drew BarnhardtStars: Ketrick Copeland, Reggie De Morton, Grant Benjamin Leibowitz, Iva Nora, Brenna Otts, Kevin Sean Ryan, Gena Shaw, Luke Sorge, Joseph M. VealsReviewPlaying at Fantasia 2018 Rondo is a sleazy, odd, confronting and violent exploitation-esque film that plays by its own rules...and I love it.Military vet Steven has some issues. As... Continue Reading →
Fantasia 2018 – Film Review: Hurt
@lcfremont reviews...Director: Sonny MallhiWriter: Sonny MallhiStars: Emily van Raay, Andrew Creer, Michelle Treacy, Stephanie Moran, Bradley HamiltonReviewSonny Mallhi has been building up an impressive resume in the horror community, his third feature film, premiering at the 2018 Fantasia Fest Film Festival, is a layered look at horror, both real and fake and how we consume... Continue Reading →
Fantasia 2018 – Film Review: Pledge
@lcfremont reviews...Director: Daniel RobbinsWriter: Zachary WeinerStars: Phillip Andre Botello, Erica Boozer, Zachery Byrd, Cameron Cowperthwaite, Aaron Dalla Villa, Jean-Louis Droulers, Joe Gallagher, Jesse Pimentel, Melanie Rothman, Zachary Weiner ReviewCelebrating it’s World Premiere at the 2018 Fantasia Film Festival, Pledge also announces a new name on the horror scene that commands you to sit up and... Continue Reading →
Fantasia 2018 Announces Its Award Winners!
Fantasia 2018 Announces Award Winners...Dans la brume, Microhabitat, Cam, and more nab jury accolades at North America's premiere genre fest.The Fantasia International Film Festival is very proud to announce the award winners of the juried sections of its 22nd edition, which celebrates its Closing Night on August 2, 2018.The festival’s Best Film Award was presented... Continue Reading →
Raven Banner Nabs Knuckleball For Canada
Knuckleball...Just before it premieres this Saturday July 21 at Fantasia Film Festival, Raven Banner Releasing slides in to pick up the rights to Knuckleball for Canada.Raven Banner likes a good twisted thriller and Knuckleball hits it right out of the park with this nail-biting horror.Directed by Mike Peterson (Lloyd The Conqueror) this is a feature... Continue Reading →
Fantasia 2018 – Film Review: Satan’s Slaves
....atmospheric, creepy and just plain scary...
Hurt Trailer
Hurt...Check out the trailer for Hurt. Playing at the Fantasia Film Festival.The film stars Emily Van Raay, Andrew Creer, Bradley Hamilton. Sonny Mallhi directs from a script that he and Solomon Gray wrote.SynopsisA peaceful sky, wind in the trees, a ladybug sitting on a blade of wheat. Nothing happens in New Caney, Texas. On Halloween... Continue Reading →
Short Film Review – Guarding The Infant (Gardiennage de L’enfer)
@dinsmorality reviews...Director: Camille Monette, Frank AppacheWriter: Frank Appache, Camille MonetteCast: Julien BernatchezReviewLet's talk about this crass, grotesque, and quite brilliant little short film. Guarding the Infant (Gardiennage de l'enfer), as is the English translation of the French title, is an ode to bad parenting and wish fulfilment. Even if the dads out there consider themselves... Continue Reading →
Fantasia 2018 – Eight Films We Just Have To See
Fantasia 2018...With Fantasia Film Festival beginning on July 12 to August 2, we cannot wait to see just what surprises lay ahead! After checking over the schedule we have come up with eight films that we (and you) will want to see, some already have some good buzz whilst others will be having their world... Continue Reading →
Full Lineup For Fantasia International Film Festival 2018!
Fantasia International Film Festival...Take a gander at the full lineup of Fantasia International Film Festival.With today’s final wave of programming, the 2018 edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival has now released its full lineup of over 125 features and 220 shorts, featuring the premieres of more than 100 cutting-edge visions from across the world.... Continue Reading →
Fantasia 2018 2nd Wave Annoucements Festival Opens With Daniel Roby’s Dans La Brume And World Premiere Rusty Cundieff And Darin Scott’s Tales From The Hood 2
Fantasia Film Festival 2018...Check out Fantasia Film Festival's massive second wave announcement!From the Press ReleaseWorld Premieres of John Sayles-produced THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT and Satoshi Miki's LOUDER! CAN’T HEAR WHAT YOU’RE SINGIN’, WIMP!, bold new works from Sonny Mallhi and Dennison Ramalho, and a special Action! Achievement Award for Cynthia... Continue Reading →
Fantaspoa Announces Final Wave Of 2018 Film Selections, Events, And Market Projects
Fantaspoa...Check out the final wave announcement for Fantaspoa 2018.From the Press ReleaseBrazil's Fantaspoa, the largest genre film festival in Latin America, is proud to reveal the final lineup for their upcoming fourteenth edition, running from May 17th through June 3rd. In addition to its numerous film premieres, the celebrated genre festival also delighted to announce... Continue Reading →
Fantasia 2018’s First Wave Announcement!
Fantasia 2018... Check out Fantasia 2018's huge first wave announcement!! From the Press Release The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 22nd Anniversary in Montreal this summer, taking place from July 12-August 1, with its Frontières International Co-Production Market and Industry Rendez-Vous Weekend being held July 19-22. The festival’s full lineup of over... Continue Reading →
Fantasia 2018: Official Poster Reveal – And The First Two Titles!
Fantasia 2018...Check out the official poster and the first two titles for Fantasia International Film Festival 2018. From the Press ReleaseThe Fantasia International Film Festival returns to Concordia University, The Cinémathèque Québécoise, and The McCord Museum from July 12 to August 1, 2018, to celebrate its 22nd edition. Talented Montreal illustrator Donald Caron, who has crafted... Continue Reading →