Tag: Fantastic Fest

FANTASTIC FEST ’26 REVIEW – GODMOTHER

“You have no idea what I’d do to take that ride again.”  Theo (Paige Evans) and Colby (Cameron Cuffe) are on the way to enjoy a couples weekend in the desert at a picturesque Air BnB … along with Theo’s free-spirited sister Katie (Riley Dandy), invited along at the last minute after a bad breakup. 

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FANTASTIC FEST ’26 REVIEW – DEATH HAS NO MASTER

“There is no land. There is no God. There is no house. There is nothing.”  DEATH HAS NO MASTER (La muerte no tiene dueño) follows an heiress to a colonial cacao plantation in Venezuela. After the death of her father, Caro (Asia Argento) travels from Italy to Venezuela to sell her childhood home. Upon arriving,

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FANTASTIC FEST ’26 REVIEW – DEATH OF A YELLOW BIRD

“What do you want me to see, Danny?” An unnamed man (Ari Millen) grappling with cancer travels to his family’s old cabin to reconnect with the memories of his father and younger brother, who have both passed on. Alone and isolated in the dead of winter, the man starts to hear strange sounds from below

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FANTASTIC FEST ’26 REVIEW – THE ONES WHO GRIEVE

“I know I’m strict with you, but this era needs men like me.” Set in the French countryside at the end of the 19th century where a mysterious affliction called “The Black Veil” ravages the country, THE ONES WHO GRIEVE follows Jacob (Thierry Frémont), who believes himself to be a “soldier of god,” and his

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FANTASTIC FEST ANNOUNCES A THRILLING 2026 LINEUP

The 2026 Fantastic Fest 21st edition will present 35 World Premieres, 21 International and North American Premieres, and 14 U.S. Premieres featuring the very best in genre from across the globe, alongside famous events and surprise guests. Celebrate all things spooky at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX, from September 17th-24th, 2026. The

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FANTASTIC FEST ’25 REVIEW – CAMP 

“There’s something evil here isn’t there?”  After a series of tragic events, Emily decides to take a summer job as a counselor at a Christian kids camp. Her initial worries about not fitting in because she has no faith melt away quickly, as she almost immediately bonds with the other women counselors. As they drink,

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FANTASTIC FEST ’25 REVIEW – THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR

“Put your hands together for Lord Grayson!”  Hammer Horror Classics meet IDLE HANDS in the campy queer melodrama THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR – a film that’s outrageous, hilarious, and even strangely affecting. The film kicks off in a club, where the flamboyant Boyd Grayson (Chris Colfer) performs as a one-man band on keyboards before

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FANTASTIC FEST ’25 REVIEW – BAD HAIRCUT

Somewhere in-between 80’s teen movies and later serial killer epics lies BAD HAIRCUT: a delirious horror-comedy that takes the barber’s chair to absurd heights.  In order to help boost his confidence, Billy’s friends take him to the local barber shop run by Mick for “the best haircut in town.” Armed with “Mr Snips,” Mick starts

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FANTASTIC FEST ’25 REVIEW – APPOFENIACS 

apophenia / a-pə-ˈfē-nē-ə / noun the tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things. Opening with a man watching what looks like porn, we slowly realize the video is of his girlfriend having sex with someone else. After he rage takes over and he “accidentally” shoots her, we’re introduced to

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FANTASTIC FEST ’25 REVIEW – COYOTES 

When a raging wildfire tears through the Hollywood Hills knocking out the power and blocking roads, a fractured family (Justin Long, Kate Bosworth, and Mila Harris) find themselves trapped in their house by a pack of starving coyotes determined to find the weakest prey. I really loved Director Colin Minihan’s WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE, so

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