[Fantastic Fest Review] THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK is A Brilliantly Tense Noir Fueled By Paranoia
Henry Dunham’s The Standoff At Sparrow Creek celebrated its US premiere at the 2018 Fantastic Fest, stunning and disarming every single...
When it comes to review writing, I typically don’t struggle. I’m not trying to toot my own horn or anything,...
Can a gritty crime thriller be both dark and feel-good? Writer/Director Drew Goddard sure thinks so in his swinging ensemble flick Bad Times at the El Royale. A pure delight from start to finish, Bad Times will hit hard at your sweet tooth, but isn’t afraid to swing low and...
Halloween is right around the corner and for a lot of people, that means one thing: haunted houses and mazes....
If it possible to be both a serial slasher and a family man? Bloodline from Blumhouse Productions and director Henry...
Perhaps one of the oddest films we’ve seen at this years Fantastic Fest is co-writer/director Ali Abbasi’s Border (Gräns). This film is a morbid, sometimes disgusting fairy tale set in a modern-day Sweden. Unfortunately, the less said about this movie the better, so apologies for being intentionally vague or withholding. Film Festivals...
Hell Fest is an upcoming slasher flick set in an amusement park that people have been buzzing about all summer....
In true Fantastic Fest fashion, the festival surprised everyone when this year’s secret screening was announced to be none other...
Dennison Ramalho’s feature debut The Night Shifter is a macabre and maniacal tale of morality and vengeance from beyond the grave. Heavily steeped in fantasy and Brazilian superstition, the film is a harrowing but humorous story. The Night Shifter marks Ramalho’s feature film debut after several shorts, including the ‘J is For Jesus’ segment...
I’m still scraping my jaw off the floor. I promise this review will start in a minute. A warning ahead...
Jeremy Saulnier’s cold, brooding film Hold The Dark premiered to eager audience in the hot swelter of Austin’s Fantastic Fest 2018. Saulnier...
Suspicions are high in Korean horror film Burning, directed by Lee Chang-dong. The film celebrated its Texas Premiere at the 2018 Fantastic Festival in Austin, and it was one not to be missed. I caught it on Friday, and I’m still unpacking my thoughts. A beautifully poetic mystery based on the...
