Film Festivals Articles

Spoiler-Free Reviews: MOTHER OF FLIES and INFLUENCERS (Fantasia 2025) 

MOTHER OF FLIES (U.S., 2025) Official synopsis: When a young woman faces a deadly diagnosis, she seeks dark magic from a witch in the woods. But every cure has its cost. The filmmaking Adams Family — John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Poser — won...
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Spoiler-Free Review: MANCUNIAN MAN: THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF CLIFF TWEMLOW 

Official synopsis: The life and obscure career of Cliff Twemlow, an actor, composer, screenwriter, and novelist from Manchester, who was a pioneer in the production of independently-made low-budget British action films made for the home video...
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Spoiler-Free Reviews: BULLET TIME and SHRIMP FRIED RICE (Fantasia 2025) 

Along with its amazing array of genre features, Fantasia International Film Festival also boasts a wide array of short films. Here are reviews of two high-energy mind blowers. BULLET TIME (U.S., 2025) Official synopsis: In a surreal world fueled by...
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Spoiler-Free Reviews: HELLCAT and I LIVE HERE NOW (Fantasia 2025) 

HELLCAT (U.S., 2025) You’re likely to find much more about the plot of writer/director Brock Bodell’s excellent chiller Hellcat elsewhere online, but my advice to you is simple: Don’t. You’ll want to go along for the ambiguous ride exactly how...
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