FESTIVALS

Fantastic Fest 2016

DVDanger: <i>A Dark Song</i>
DVDanger: A Dark Song
Director Liam Gavin on magic and loss

April 30, 2017

Into <i>The Void</i>
Into The Void
Gruesome cosmic horror hits VOD today

April 7, 2017

Beware the "Givertaker"
Beware the "Givertaker"
New Austin short launches the Dead Kids Club

Oct. 12, 2016

Get Greasy With <i>The Greasy Strangler</i>
Get Greasy With The Greasy Strangler
Director Jim Hosking on your new cult favorite

Oct. 7, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl
Gothic conventions revamped for coming-of-age chiller

Oct. 3, 2016

Fantastic Fest Awards
Fantastic Fest Awards
Wakaliwood's Bad Black surprise audience pick

Sept. 30, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Raw</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Raw
French horror proves you are what you eat (or vice versa)

Sept. 29, 2016

Fantastic Fest: VR Stories With Dark Corner
Fantastic Fest: VR Stories With Dark Corner
Is the future of horror shorts immersive?

Sept. 28, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Sadako vs. Kayako</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Sadako vs. Kayako
Japanese supernatural heavyweights come out swinging

Sept. 28, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Don't Kill It</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Don't Kill It
Dolph Lundgren goes for laughs in demon comedy

Sept. 28, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Fashionista</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Fashionista
Crime and madness in Austin's thrift stores

Sept. 27, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The Bad Batch</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: The Bad Batch
Ana Lily Amirpour gets post-apocalyptic with her second feature

Sept. 27, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The Lure</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: The Lure
This all-singing, all-dancing Polish mermaid film has teeth

Sept. 26, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Assassination Classroom: Graduation</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Assassination Classroom: Graduation
A heartwarming conclusion to the Japanese blockbuster

Sept. 26, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Dearest Sister</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Dearest Sister
The tale of a haunted woman is much more than meets the eye

Sept. 26, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Helmut Berger, Actor</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Helmut Berger, Actor
The lines get blurry in this documentary on an aging screen legend

Sept. 26, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The Girl With All the Gifts</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: The Girl With All the Gifts
A post-apocalyptic world that really grows on (or in) you

Sept. 26, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Playground</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Playground
A harrowing portrait of disaffected Polish youth

Sept. 26, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Zoology</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Zoology
A woman grows a tail in this magic-realist parable

Sept. 26, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The Dwarves Must Be Crazy</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: The Dwarves Must Be Crazy
Thai horror and comedy collide: butt-licking, bug-eating ensues

Sept. 25, 2016

Fantastic Fest: <i>The Autopsy of Jane Doe</i>
Fantastic Fest: The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Cracking sternums and cracking mysteries in horror whodunit

Sept. 25, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Aloys</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Aloys
A grieving detective tries to shake the shackles of loneliness

Sept. 25, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Original Copy</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Original Copy
An affecting profile of one of the last Indian film poster artists

Sept. 25, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Rats</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Rats
Morgan Spurlock’s new doc will burrow into your brain

Sept. 25, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The Young Offenders</i>
The Young Offenders
Gleeful Irish coke comedy is a sidesplitter

Sept. 25, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>We Are the Flesh</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: We Are the Flesh
Visceral horror probes the necessity of morals

Sept. 24, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Remarkable animated adventure from graphic novelist Dash Shaw

Sept. 24, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Age of Shadows</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Age of Shadows
I Saw the Devil director takes on a period spy thriller

Sept. 24, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses
Faith and law clash in this New Zealand documentary

Sept. 24, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The Red Turtle</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: The Red Turtle
Dutch animator teams with Studio Ghibli for wordless, immersive film

Sept. 24, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Better Watch Out</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: Better Watch Out
John Hughes meets Wes Craven in a candy-coated home invasion

Sept. 24, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>A Dark Song</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: A Dark Song
Sorcery and loss meld in stunning debut

Sept. 24, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The Void</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: The Void
Horror film is a relentless funhouse of gore

Sept. 23, 2016

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The Invisible Guest</i>
Fantastic Fest Review: The Invisible Guest
Locked room mystery is a nail-biter

Sept. 23, 2016

Fantastic Fest: <i>American Honey</i>
American Honey
Star Sasha Lane on an eye-opening road trip

Sept. 23, 2016

Fantastic Fest: <i>24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters</i>
24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters
Director Kevin Burke on one-sheets and screenprints

Sept. 23, 2016

Fantastic Fest: <i>Zoology</i>
Zoology
Director Ivan Tverdovsky on the tale of a tail

Sept. 22, 2016

Charting the Monsters of Fantastic Fest
Charting the Monsters of Fantastic Fest
Here there be movies

Sept. 22, 2016

<i>The Handmaiden</i>'s Tale
The Handmaiden's Tale
Sex, lies, and secrets in the U.S. premiere of Park Chan-wook's latest

Sept. 22, 2016

Don Coscarelli Returns With <i>Phantasm: Ravager</i>
Don Coscarelli Returns With Phantasm: Ravager
Great balls of dire

Sept. 22, 2016

Exposing <i>The Zodiac Killer</i>
Exposing The Zodiac Killer
The first film to be restored by the American Genre Film Archive

Sept. 15, 2016

Fantastic Fest Wave Three
Fantastic Fest Wave Three
Multiple monsters, sequels, and regulars (and RZA)

Sept. 7, 2016

Fantastic Fest Snags <i>Arrival</i>
Fantastic Fest Snags Arrival
The Handmaiden, Sadako vs. Kayako in wave two

Aug. 25, 2016

Fantastic Market Transforms
Fantastic Market Transforms
Blumhouse and more at Fantastic Fest industry sidebar

Aug. 17, 2016

Fantastic Arcade Announces 2016 Lineup
Fantastic Arcade Announces 2016 Lineup
Interactive arm of Fantastic Fest probes video games' outer limits

Aug. 10, 2016

Fantastic Fest First Wave Announced
Fantastic Fest First Wave Announced
Miss Peregrine, Phantasm: Ravager, and more

Aug. 2, 2016

Mondo Con: The Third Coming
Mondo Con: The Third Coming
Print, poster, and collectibles celebration announced

July 27, 2016

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