Z...Director: Brandon ChristensenWriters: Brandon Christensen, Colin MinihanStars: Keegan Connor Tracy, Jett Klyne, Sean RogersonReviewHaving it's Toronto premiere at the Blood In The Snow Festival, Z is probably one of the more downbeat and therefore ballsy horror films I have seen in a while.When Elizabeth (Tracy) and Kevin's (Rogerson) child Joshua (Klyne) begins to start talking... Continue Reading →
The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Announces First Wave For 2019 [-NEWS-]
The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival...The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival returns to bring the best and most provocative horror cinema to local screens across Brooklyn from October 17th - 24th! We’re proud to announce wave one of the lineup, which includes premieres from around the globe and spotlights films that push the boundaries and expectations of... Continue Reading →
Fantasia 2019 Review: Homewrecker [-FILM-]
Homewrecker...Director: Zach GayneWriter: Precious Chong, Alex EssoeStars: Alex Essoe, Precious Chong, Kris SiddiqiReviewIf you ever need a visual definition of awkwardness then Homewrecker should be hanging on the wall. A film that is so awkward you find yourself cringing hard during every excruciating scene, a film that plays on the horrible social politics of being... Continue Reading →
Winners Announced For 23rd Edition Of Fantasia International Film Festival [-NEWS-]
2019 Fantasia International Film Festival...The 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival, now entering its third week, is immensely proud to announce the award winners of its monumental 23rd edition. The victors were chosen through the deliberation of juries assigned to each competition, and were announced at a live ceremony on 21 July 2019.Select statements from Fantasia... Continue Reading →
Fantasia 2019 Review: Sadako [-FILM-]
Sadako...Director: Hideo NakataWriters: Noriaki SugiharaStars: Himeka Himejima, Elaiza Ikeda, Ren KiriyamaReviewPlaying at Fantasia Film Festival 2019, Sadako is Hideo Nakata's return to the Ringu world. In the first Ringu Nakata had it dripping it menace and fear, unfortunately with Sadako most of that is gone and replaced with a very standard and seen-it-before storyline.After an... Continue Reading →
Frontières at Fantasia Announces Official 2019 Selections!
Frontières...After a highly successful Frontières Platform at the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, Frontières returns to the Fantasia International Film Festival for the 11th edition of its co-production market, which will take place July 18-21 in Montreal.Frontières is pleased to announce its complete Official Selection line-up of 20 international genre projects in advanced... Continue Reading →
Fantasia 2019 – Poster Art & Deadlines For Film Submissions
Fantasia International Film Festival...The Fantasia International Film Festival returns July 11 to August 1, 2019, to celebrate its 23rd edition. This Summer will again see three weeks of festive screenings, exciting premieres, and activities for both the public and industry professionals.Fantasia programmers are currently hard at work curating a memorable selection of films. Directors, producers,... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Lifechanger
@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 – Film Review: Satan’s Slaves
....atmospheric, creepy and just plain scary...
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 →
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 2017 – Dead Shack Review & Interview
@TigersMS78 reviews and interviews... Review There is a danger in doing a comedy/horror, its one of the genres with the most risk. Things can go terribly wrong. Fortunately Dead Shack is not one of those films. The setup is simple, a family plus one of their kid's friends go to a run down cabin for a... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: Poor Agnes
@lcfremont reviews...Director: Navin RamaswaranWriter: James Gordon RossStars: Lora Burke, Amy Marie Wallace, Robert NotmanReviewPremiering at Fantasia Film Festival, Poor Agnes brings with it a unique take on the well worn psychopath hiding in plain sight story. Starring Lora Burke as the Agnes in question and Robert Norman as Mike, her unfortunate victim, Poor Agnes examines... Continue Reading →
INTERVIEW WITH BARBARA CRAMPTON
Lisa Fremont interviews Barbara Crampton for her film Replace.