If Steampunk had been adopted by Perfume companies and the Dollmaker Mattel, (instead of neo-gothic adults with an affinity for...
Kyle Edward Ball’s experimental debut feature Skinamarink is an eerie, elongated nightmare plucked straight from the mind of your childhood self....
There’s something so beautiful and enticing about the idea of leaving it all behind to chase down big city dreams in Los Angeles. The constant sun, show biz, the palm trees, possibilities…and traffic. It’s one of the most enduring cultural ideas and it’s fascinating how it crosses over from film...
Luz is a unique take on the possession sub-genre that has long been waiting for a refresh. I’m a big...
Lights, camera, howls! Larry Fessenden’s latest indie gem Blackout recently celebrated its World Premiere at the 2023 Fantasia Film Festival. An...
You’ve seen “Onyx The Fortuitous” on Youtube where he hijacks news reports with his odd personality and motormouth. Now he is coming to the big screen with his full-length feature Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, written, directed and starring Andrew Bowser, based on his internet-famous character also...
Fantastical drama Cold Skin tells a tale of loneliness, fear, and humanity in presence of beasts. Isolated at the top of...
2018 was a big year for Joe Bob Briggs. His return with last year’s 24-Hour marathon on Shudder broke the...
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,...
Indie film is firing on all cylinders when it’s at its most ambitious, and that’s exactly what you’re in for...
Andy Mitton, who shocked Fantasia attendees with his 2018 ghost story The Witch In The Window, returns to the festival...
Opening the 2019 Fantasia Film Festival Underground program this year was a surprising indie film, and one of the festival’s major discoveries, from a family of filmmakers that put everything they have into their DIY projects. The Deeper You Dig, which celebrated its world premiere at the festival July 11, is...