When I first saw the trailer for this movie, I was definitely intrigued. I love a good monster movie that promises fun and thrills, but unfortunately, this one delivers weakly. I was initially bewildered that the highly anticipated film Resident Evil wasn’t the official opening-night movie, given how good it is, and that this seemingly… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2026: Beware Boiúna Is A Lackluster Opening For the Festival
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Noticias de Fantastic Fest 2026: Estreno mundial de Beware Boiúna en festival de cine Fantastic Fest
Beware Boiúna participó de la noche de apertura en el festival de cine Fantastic Fest en su estreno mundial el Jueves, 17 de septiembre, con la participacion del director Mike P. Nelson y las estrellas Kiana Madeira y Jessica Rothe. Fantastic Fest en Austin, Texas, es el festival de cine de género más grande de… Continue reading Noticias de Fantastic Fest 2026: Estreno mundial de Beware Boiúna en festival de cine Fantastic Fest
Fantastic Fest 26 Film Review – Kung Fu Deadly
When reading the basic synopsis of the story, I didn’t expect much and was even hesitant to watch it: “Two bumbling pest exterminators cross paths with the enigmatic Lien, a Taoist guardian hunting an ancient Chinese jiangshi in Dublin Ireland. Together they set out to deal with this menace the only way they know how:… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 26 Film Review – Kung Fu Deadly
Fantastic Fest ’26 – Film Review – Bloody Tennis
A fierce Michigander girl is sent by her parents to a remote European tennis training academy where she must fight for survival against the management and her peers. This latest Shudder entry by Nikias Chryssos (The Bunker, A Pure Place) is unshy with its cups of blood… succeeding in its claim of being a horror,… Continue reading Fantastic Fest ’26 – Film Review – Bloody Tennis
Fantastic Fest 2026: Red Snow – Plenty of Blood, but Its Vampire Left Me Cold
Red Snow wastes no time showing what kind of Christmas movie it intends to be. This Finnish horror comedy sends a vampire dressed as Santa Claus into people’s homes, where holiday cheer quickly gives way to graphic deaths. Written and directed by Ilja Rautsi, the film is violent, gory, and deliberately disgusting at times. It… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2026: Red Snow – Plenty of Blood, but Its Vampire Left Me Cold
Fantastic Fest 2026: PRIMETIME
In 2004, NBC debuted To Catch a Predator. It was a reality television show where NBC journalist and host Chris Hansen and a group of associates set up an undercover sting, in conjunction with local police, to catch sexual predators in the act of targeting minors. The show became a ratings success for the network,… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2026: PRIMETIME
Fantastic Fest 2026: RESIDENT EVIL
The unofficial festival opener of this year’s Fantastic Fest is the new movie from acclaimed horror filmmaker Zach Cregger. The film is the latest adaptation of the Resident Evil video game franchise. When I initially heard that Cregger’s latest cinematic offering would screen at Austin’s beloved genre film festival, I was ecstatic. Though I have… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2026: RESIDENT EVIL
Fantastic Fest 2026 Recap: Great Hospitality, Free Parking, and a Blanket Required
I spent most of my Fantastic Fest week in screenings, which meant getting well acquainted with the theater’s seats, menu, and occasionally ambitious air conditioning. The festival crew was great, the public-relations companies were extremely accommodating, and the ADA accommodations were especially helpful. Those things make a difference during several days of moviegoing, particularly when… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2026 Recap: Great Hospitality, Free Parking, and a Blanket Required
Fantastic Fest 2026: Into the Sky – one of those purely enjoyable sci-fi comedies
Into the Sky turned out to be one of the more purely enjoyable films I saw at Fantastic Fest. Co-written and directed by Evan Buxbaum and Drew Mylrea, it blends science fiction, comedy and a touch of romance into something strange, funny and surprisingly sweet. The premise is ridiculous in exactly the right way, and… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2026: Into the Sky – one of those purely enjoyable sci-fi comedies
Fantastic Fest: Ürei – bleak, disturbing, but well done
Some films I admire more than I enjoy fall squarely into that category, and Ürei is one of them. Written and directed by Yerkezhan Baizhan, the Kazakh horror film is bleak, unsettling, and at times genuinely difficult to watch. It is also very well done. Baizhan expands the story from her 2024 short film of… Continue reading Fantastic Fest: Ürei – bleak, disturbing, but well done