Tag: 2018 Fantastic Fest

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) On the surface, one might think that the protagonist Sascha (Victoria Carmen Sonne) is perhaps a rather fortunate young lady.  In the prime of her life, she gets to experience a luxurious vacation along the Turquoise Coast in Turkey with a lively and fun group of… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2018 Review: HOLIDAY

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Jean-Claude Van Damme may be 57 years-old, but he can still kick ass on screen like any action star, thirty years his junior.  After a bit of a lull following his stardom during the 1980s and ’90s, the actor made quite the comeback with his appearances… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2018 Review: THE BOUNCER

Closing Night featured Drew Goddard’s “Bad Times at the El Royale   By Liz Lopez Rating: B- Six years after writer-director Drew Goddard’s big-screen debut (“The Cabin in the Woods”) comes his follow up film, “Bad Times at the El Royale,” featuring a retro-looking resort hotel and casino as a prominent character. It has a… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2018 Review: BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE

Fantastic Fest: “Tumbbad” Review – One festival film not to be missed   By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ The Indian horror film, “Tumbbad,” made its U.S. debut at Fantastic Fest in Austin and it is a film I would really like to scream out loud about so it won’t be missed, but I will try… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2018 Review: TUMBBAD

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) This year’s Fantastic Fest kicked off with a wickedly delightful treat of a horror flick which serves as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s original 1978 film.  Now I know this was already attempted with 1981’s Halloween II, but Blumhouse, writer/director David Gordon Green and co-writers… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2018 Review: HALLOWEEN (2018)