Film Festivals Articles

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...

‘The Undertone’ Unveils New Trailer Ahead of Sold-Out Fantasia Premiere

Prepare to have your sanity scratched! Slaterverse Pictures and Black Fawn Films have just released their highly anticipated horror film, The Undertone. This movie looks set to mess with your mind and your ears, promising a truly unique and...

Spoiler-Free Reviews: A GRAND MOCKERY, LUCID, and LE TOUR DE CANADA (Fantasia 2025) 

A GRAND MOCKERY (Australia, 2025) Cowriters/codirectors Adam C. Briggs and Sam Dixon brought my university-days memories of reading literary works such as Louis-Ferdinand Céline’s Death on the Installment Plan and George Orwell’s Down and Out In...

Spoiler-Free Reviews: DESCENDENT, THE SQUARE, and HEAVENS: THE BOY AND HIS ROBOT (Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2025)

Once again, our coverage of Bucheon International Film Festival (BIFAN) reviews is cowritten by Film Festival Editor Joseph Perry and Guest Contributing Writer Chris Weatherspoon. A man of the world, guest reviewer Chris Weatherspoon has lived in...