fantasia festival
Fantasia Reviews: Mami Wata
Slow moving film about female African spiritual leaders reminiscent of Kurosawa’s work
Fantasia Festival Reviews: Ida Red
John Swab’s Ida Red focuses on “Ida Red” Walker (Melissa Leo), the woman who united the criminals in Tulsa and head of a Midwestern crime family, is dying [read on]
What to Do in Montreal : August Festivals and Events 2021
August is hot and full of festivals in Montreal
What to Do in Montreal : July Festivals and Events 2021
July brings back plenty of festival faves — thank you vaccinations!
Fantasia 2019: Swallow [Review]
The Fantasia International Film Festival is recognized for screening some unique and risky films to their dedicated and passionate moviegoers. Most of the programming [read on]
Fantasia 2019: Daniel Isn’t Real [Review]
Let’s all be real here. Having an imaginary friend is actually quite terrifying. That feeling of being controlled and/or tormented by another spiritual being would be [read on]
Fantasia 2018: The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion [Review]
After its international premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival, South Korean director Park Hoon-jung brought to the audience a gritty action thriller titled The Witch: Part [read on]
Fantasia 2018: Searching [Review]
A father searches for his missing daughter using her computer and social media.
Fantasia 2018: Summer of ’84 [Review]
The usually winning combination of a small town in the 80s and a group of kids trying to solve a mystery does not work out for this new film.
Fantasia 2018: Anna and the Apocalypse [Review]
Zombie film meets musical in this fun, genre-bending new flick.
A Tardy Fantasia Festival Review: On the White Planet
South Korean director Bum-wook Hur introduces a beautifully bleak animation film to the 2015 edition of Montreal’s Fantasia Festival. Set in a dystopia where everything is [read on]
Deathgasm: The Climax of Witty Comedy and Excessive Gore
Brace yourself for 90 minutes of sheer awesome as Jason Lei Howden offers a horrifically hilarious Canadian Premiere to the Fantasia Festival’s screens. Deathgasm, a New [read on]
Fantasia-fest: Puppets with Punch in “The Arti: The Adventure Begins”
The last time I saw a puppet movie was way back, with Team America… but this here is on a whole new level.
Fantasia Festival Presents Dracula’s Comical Brethren
Bite into a chilling comedy full of unhappy vampires and bloodcurdling puns – brilliantly previewed the terrifying short animation The Mill at Calder’s End.