Neasa Hardiman’s Sea Fever is a bit of a fever dream, the kind of film that blends reality (life on...
Bruce McDonald is a Canadian treasure. He has directed some of my favorite films, such as zombie radio drama Pontypool...
81.25%
I’d always like to think that if I ever had to fight, like in a life or death situation, that my time spent in moshpits over the years would give me an edge in battle. But then again, I’m more of a pacifist who spends more time watching horror movies...
Canada’s national treasure of indie genre cinema, Bruce McDonald, returns with a dark and dreamy oeuvre titled Dreamland. Those who...
76.75%
If Steampunk had been adopted by Perfume companies and the Dollmaker Mattel, (instead of neo-gothic adults with an affinity for...
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I’m a huge advocate of watching movies while under the influence. I believe occasionally taking psychedelic drugs before a viewing heightens the experience, depending on the film of course. However, drugs may not be required when viewing Ryan Kruger’s debut feature Fried Barry. The act of watching the South African...
97.5%
The law is intended to maintain order and protect civil liberties. It may not always work out that way, but...
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Special Actors, Shinichiro Ueda’s follow-up to the break-away hit One Cut of The Dead, is a feel-good comedy involving cults, ghosts,...
77.5%
I remember interning at Fantasia three years ago and attending the Frontieres Market, a place for filmmakers to pitch ideas and rake in funding for their next project. While walking around the crowded room aimlessly, I was handed a postcard, advertising a movie called Slaxx, with the subtitle “An ass...
Fantastical drama Cold Skin tells a tale of loneliness, fear, and humanity in presence of beasts. Isolated at the top of...
In the new dark comedy Arizona, Danny McBride plays a villain who’s convinced he’s still a good guy, despite a...
I was talking with a fellow member of the press the other day on what qualifies as an opening movie for the Fantasia Film Festival. Based on last year’s opening film, The Villainess, my guess is that it would have to be both high-adrenaline and visually stunning. In that sense,...
