Category: Fantastic Fest

Fantastic Fest 2026 Of all the films I saw at Fantastic Fest 2026, 5 More Minutes was among the easiest to enjoy. It is clever, darkly funny, violent without being overwhelming, and just strange enough to feel perfectly at home at this festival. Directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera, the Spanish film stars Berto Romero and… Continue reading 5 More Minutes Movie Review: A Clever, Darkly Funny Time-Loop Comedy

Half is an absolute bloodbath. Directed by Samjad, the Indian action film follows Ethan and Ivy, half-human, half-vampire twins whose road trip turns horrific when a gang of armed bandits attacks them. They survive, but what follows is essentially an all-out revenge mission, and the film wastes little time getting there. The supernatural premise gives… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2026: Half – a Bloody, Relentless Revenge Film

When the person introducing Roma Elastica called it a “fever dream,” my instincts told me to walk away. I should have listened. Director Bertrand Mandico’s film is so strange, disjointed, and deliberately disturbing that any meaning beneath its excesses is hard to find. Set in 1982, the story follows Eddie (Marion Cotillard), a French actress… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2026: Roma Elastica – a fever dream easy to sleep through

Fantastic Fest 2026 opened with Resident Evil, and for me, it was a fun way to begin the festival. I’d never played the video game, so I went in with little knowledge of the franchise or any particular expectations. What I found was a fast-moving, bloody, highly visual action film that immediately set the tone… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2026: Resident Evil: a fun way to begin