Montreal’s Fantasia Festival is gearing to kick off its virtual edition on August 20th and today the final wave of films has been announced, piling on to an already massively impressive slate.
Stay tuned throughout the festival for our coverage and
Ahead of its premiere at this year’s Fantasia Festival in Montreal, a new trailer and poster have been released for the creepy looking horror title out of New Delhi, titled Kriya.
Directed by Sidharth Srinivasan, the film involves a DJ who
A new poster has been released for Anthony Scott Burns‘ (Our House) upcoming thriller Come True ahead of its premiere at this year’s Fantasia Festival.
The film involves a young woman who, after running away from home, discovers an offer to participate
Montreal’s Fantasia Festival is gearing up for its first virtual edition and today the second wave of titles have been revealed, adding a big list of mouth-watering genre selections on top of an already impressive first wave.
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Those who are fans of Tukel’s previous efforts will find themselves in familiar territory here and will likely enjoy what they see.
Canada’s biggest genre film festival, Fantasia Festival, is heading online for its 2020 edition. Partnering with Festival Scope and Shift72, the festival will still offer things like Q&As and live panels, along with the impressive lineup the festival is known for.
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The Wretched is a surprising delight, which doesn’t skimp on some great creature effects and fun, sometimes shocking moments that make this a memorable endeavor that I can easily recommend giving a look.
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The premise alone for Extra Ordinary, a film about a timid driving instructor whose ability to communicate with the dead puts her in a position to save the life of a teenager who is about to be sacrificed by a one-hit-wonder musician in order to resurrect his career, should be enough to warrant the price of admission.
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Harpoon is a surprisingly refreshing film; with its smart script and devilishly dark story, it’s far more substantive than what you might come to expect from a typical containment thriller.
7
This genre-bender is the type of movie best seen cold, with no knowledge of any plot details beforehand, in order to truly benefit from its wild thematic shifts.
7.5
Completely over the top in the best ways imaginable, Chelsea Stardust’s Satanic Panic is a gore-soaked camp-fest that is chock full of fun and consistently entertains from beginning to end.
5
Tone-Deaf is still a fun little thriller featuring two strong leads in Crew and Patrick, but the lack of commitment of its primary components prevents this from being anything but a mediocre affair.
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Tigers Are Not Afraid is an excellent piece of genre cinema that is, at times, as beautiful as it is horrific, presenting a new and wholly unique perspective of how pervasive the drug cartels are in Mexico and specifically how they can affect all those surrounding them.
5
The Divine Fury is an entertaining, yet slight action-horror film that, while containing a few thunderous moments, doesn’t quite stick the landing or embrace its great concept.
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Door Lock is a well shot and at times fiercely creepy thriller that almost acts as a companion piece to Sleep Tight, and while I wouldn’t say it reaches the same heights as the original, it deviates enough from the source material to feel like its own story.
As Montreal’s Fantasia Festival enters its third week, the award winners for this year’s edition have been announced, with Lee Su-Jin‘s Idol winning Best Film.
Take a look below for the full list of winners and click here to check
