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Fantastic Fest

September 21-28, 2023
Alamo Drafthouse
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One of the largest genre festivals in the country, this 8-day long film festival features screenings of the newest horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and action media, as well as conversations with creators and themed parties.

The Artificial Eye: Oren Soffer on Filming <i>The Creator</i>
The Artificial Eye: Oren Soffer on Filming The Creator
Behind the camera of Gareth Edward's revolutionary sci fi blockbuster

Dec. 13, 2023

Kristoffer Borgli Is in a <i>Dream Scenario</i>
Kristoffer Borgli Is in a Dream Scenario
Norwegian filmmaker discusses his new satire starring Nic Cage

Nov. 22, 2023

How Dan Brown Created Neo-Noir <i>Your Lucky Day</i>
How Dan Brown Created Neo-Noir Your Lucky Day
Director and his star and composer on the twisty thriller

Nov. 18, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Crumb Catcher</i>
Crumb Catcher
Relationship drama takes a twisted turn into true insight

Oct. 11, 2023

A Totally Killer Time With Nahnatchka Khan
A Totally Killer Time With Nahnatchka Khan
Director of the new horror comedy on time travel and more

Oct. 9, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Cobweb</i>
Cobweb
Song Kang-ho in the touching tragedy of a failing director

Oct. 9, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>River</i>
River
Japanese sci fi dramedy treads lightly and charmingly

Oct. 3, 2023

The Jigsaw Is Family: <i>Saw X</i> Producers Explain What Makes a <i>Saw</i> Movie
The Jigsaw Is Family: Saw X Producers Explain What Makes a Saw Movie
Mark Burg and Oren Koules look to the future of the franchise

Oct. 2, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The Creator</i>
The Creator
Sci fi epic is grand in vision but can't fill its scale

Sept. 29, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Stopmotion</i>
Stopmotion
The artist subsumed by her art in chilling increments

Sept. 28, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Saw X</i>
Saw X
Least-secret secret screening still has some twists

Sept. 28, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Eileen</i>
Eileen
Novelist Ottessa Moshfegh gets her first adaptation

Sept. 27, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Kim’s Video</i>
Kim’s Video
Fascinating story of the NYC movie mecca gets lost in other films

Sept. 27, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Suitable Flesh</i>
Suitable Flesh
Skinamax and body-swapping horror slide into each other

Sept. 27, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The People's Joker</i>
The People's Joker
Transgressive trans satire of superheroes is a victory for good

Sept. 27, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>When Evil Lurks</i>
When Evil Lurks
Powerless in the face of hellish evil and earthly bureaucracy

Sept. 27, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>V/H/S/85</i>
V/H/S/85
Found footage anthology finds a future by pushing the rules

Sept. 27, 2023

Fantastic Fest Announces 2023 Jury and Audience Winners
Fantastic Fest Announces 2023 Jury and Audience Winners
Brazilian satirical thriller Property takes top award

Sept. 26, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Dream Scenario</i>
Dream Scenario
Nicolas Cage tenderly navigates the thorny world of public perception

Sept. 25, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow</i>
Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow
The big dreams and lost chances of a forgotten exploitation king

Sept. 24, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Spooktacular!</i>
Spooktacular!
Rise and fun-fulfilled legacy of America's first haunted attraction

Sept. 24, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Scala!!!</i>
Scala!!!
The very punk history of London’s legendary art/grindhouse cinema

Sept. 24, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Falling Stars</i>
Falling Stars
Witchcraft in the desert as a chillingly minimalist road trip

Sept. 22, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Animalia</i>
Animalia
Lyrical and beautiful alien invasion flick looks inwards

Sept. 22, 2023

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The Toxic Avenger</i>
The Toxic Avenger
Troma hero gets a joyfully idiotic big budget remake

Sept. 22, 2023

Joe Lynch Is Bringing Sexy Back With <i>Suitable Flesh</i>
Joe Lynch Is Bringing Sexy Back With Suitable Flesh
Fantastic Fest veteran gets carnal and cosmic in this H.P. Lovecraft adaptation

Sept. 21, 2023

Five Fantastic Fest Flicks From the American Genre Film Archive
Five Fantastic Fest Flicks From the American Genre Film Archive
AGFA Creative Director Joseph A. Ziemba goes bugnuts with this year’s restorations

Sept. 21, 2023

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With <i>The Toxic Avenger</i>
Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger
Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

Aug. 15, 2023

Previous Fantastic Fest coverage:
2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

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