Fantasia 2023 – All Things Ick

‘New Life’ Fantasia Review – A Genre-Blending Thriller That Emotionally Devastates

August 10, 2023 Meagan Navarro Fantasia, Fantasia 2023, New Life, Reviews

Writer/Director John Rosman’s feature debut, New Life, introduces an emotionally charged thriller that bides its time setting up the personal stakes behind the central cat-and-mouse pursuit. Prolonging answers behind the motives of the chase instills overarching mystery as it focuses on parallel journeys for two women desperately searching for a better hand than they’ve been dealt. It’s not […]

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‘The Becomers’ Fantasia Review – Genre-bender Finds Gross Out Absurdist Humor in Quirky Love Story

August 1, 2023 Meagan Navarro Fantasia 2023, Movies, Reviews, The Becomers, Zach Clark

Writer/Director Zach Clark (Little Sister) takes familiar science fiction concepts, namely body-hopping aliens attempting to assimilate themselves on Earth, to awkward results and gets even weirder with it. The Becomers defies easy categorization as it blends absurdist humor with gross-out sci-fi and quirky rom-com conventions. It’s an ambitious voyage aimed to challenge perceptions and occasionally the gag reflex as […]

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‘Blackout’ Filmmaker Larry Fessenden Previews Unique Werewolf Movie and Teases Potential Monster Mashup [Interview]

July 31, 2023 Meagan Navarro Blackout, Fantasia, Fantasia 2023, Interviews, Larry Fessenden, Movies

Filmmaker and horror stalwart Larry Fessenden has dedicated an extensive career to independent horror. Fessenden continues to deliver unique interpretations of familiar movie monsters, from the vampiric Habit to a modern Frankenstein retelling with 2019’s Depraved. His latest, Blackout, brings a contemporary horror drama centered around a Wolfman. Blackout, which just debuted at Fantasia International Film Festival (our review), follows small […]

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‘The Sacrifice Game’ Fantasia Review – A Devilishly Fun New Entry In Holiday Horror

July 31, 2023 Meagan Navarro Fantasia, Fantasia 2023, Jenn Wexler, Movies, Reviews, Shudder, The Sacrifice Game

Director/Producer Jenn Wexler’s sophomore feature, The Sacrifice Game, continues her streak for unpredictable narratives centered around teen girls. Unlike the anarchic ’80s punk rock spirit of her feature directorial debut, The Ranger, The Sacrifice Game shifts gears in tone and era to examine friendship amidst a demonically charged home invasion over Christmas break. Its narrative turns, characters that challenge perceptions, and […]

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‘Where the Devil Roams’ Fantasia Review – Depression-Era Carnival Film Struggles With Its Narrative

July 28, 2023 Joe Lipsett Fantasia 2023, John Adams, Movies, Reviews, sam rodd, the adams family, tobey poser, Zelda Adams

The Adams Family are among the most exciting indie horror filmmakers working today. The prolific family of hands-on filmmakers – father John Adams, mother Tobey Poser, and daughter Zelda Adams – share writing, directing and acting credits on all of their films, including 2021’s Hellbender. Where the Devil Roams is the family’s most ambitious film yet, […]

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‘Booger’ Fantasia Review – Grief-Fueled Drama Features a Unique Kind of Body Horror

July 27, 2023 Joe Lipsett body horror, Booger, Fantasia 2023, Garrick Bernard, Grace Glowicki, Marcia DeBonis, Mary Dauterman, Movies, Reviews, Sofia Dobrushin

Anna (Grace Glowicki) is not okay. In writer/director Mary Dauterman’s feature directorial debut, the mid-twenties New Yorker is grieving the loss of her roommate and best friend, Izzy (Sofia Dobrushin). She’s dodging calls from her co-worker Devon for repeatedly missing work, eating questionable looking Thai take-out that Izzy left in the fridge, and refusing to […]

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‘Lovely, Dark, and Deep’ Fantasia Review – Cosmic Horror Only Scratches the Shallow Surface

July 25, 2023 Meagan Navarro Fantasia 2023, Fantasia 23, Georgina Campbell, Lovely Dark and Deep, Movies, Reviews, Teresa Sutherland

The final verse of Robert Frost’s memorable poem, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” inspires and captures the essence of writer/director Teresa Sutherland’s (The Wind, “Midnight Mass”) directorial debut. Lovely, Dark, and Deep applies cosmic horror to a familiar genre setting, the wilderness, to unfurl a twisted, stunningly shot psychological mood piece. While Frost’s poem was […]

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‘Blackout’ Review – Larry Fessenden’s Werewolf Tale Offers a Slice-of-Life Movie With a Horror Twist

July 21, 2023April 15, 2024 Meagan Navarro Blackout, Fantasia, Fantasia 2023, Larry Fessenden, Movies, Reviews

In 2019, indie horror filmmaker Larry Fessenden reimagined Frankenstein with a contemporary lens in Depraved. His follow-up, Blackout, takes his exploration of classic movie monsters further with a unique take on the Wolf Man. Alcoholism and lycanthropy afflict an artist in Blackout, the title’s dual meaning apparent, but Fessenden takes it a step further by exploring the volatile nature of a community […]

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‘Booger’ Exclusive Images Previews Genre-Bending Metamorphosis Thriller

July 21, 2023 Meagan Navarro Booger, Exclusives, Fantasia, Fantasia 2023, Movies

Writer/Director Mary Dauterman’s feature directorial debut, Booger, promises to take audiences on a grossly sweet journey. Ahead of its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival, Bloody Disgusting can exclusively reveal first look images that teases an unpredictable ride ahead for the genre-bending metamorphosis thriller. In the film: “After Booger, her dead friend’s cat […]

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‘The Becomers’ – An Alien’s Cover Gets Blown in New Trailer for Genre-Bending Comedy

July 18, 2023 Meagan Navarro Fantasia, Fantasia 2023, Movies, The Becomers

Body-snatching aliens attempt to navigate love in the modern world in The Becomers, a genre-bending comedy set to make its premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival. A new trailer and poster reveal below gives a glimpse at the weird, funny, grotesque blend of genres in the latestby writer/director Zach Clark (Little Sister). The Becomers […]

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‘Stay Online’ Trailer – Screenlife Thriller Filmed During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

July 17, 2023 John Squires Fantasia 2023, Movies, Stay Online, Videos

Fans of “Screenlife” thrillers Searching and Missing won’t want to miss Stay Online, the latest movie to immersive viewers into a story that plays out entirely across computer screens. Filmed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Stay Online will hold its world premiere on July 22 at Montreal’s Fantasia Festival. You can watch the trailer […]

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Fantasia 2023 – Full Frontières Market Lineup Includes ‘Krampusnacht’ and Many More Genre Films

July 17, 2023 John Squires Fantasia 2023, Fantasia 23, Frontieres, Krampusnacht, Movies

The 27th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival is set to commence from July 20 through August 9, 2023, and this year’s Frontières Market lineup has been announced. The genre-themed line up has been revealed by Variety this afternoon, and it includes films about everything from Krampus to pregnancy, deadly novels, and a blood transfusion app. Here’s […]

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‘Aporia’ – New Trailer for Judy Greer Starring Sci-fi Thriller Explores Time-Bending Morality

July 12, 2023 Meagan Navarro Aporia, Fantasia, Fantasia 2023, Movies

The chance to undo a tragedy leads to time-bending sci-fi thrills in Aporia, and a new trailer unveiled today gives a glimpse of the emotional stakes and haunting morality choices made. Aporia stars Judy Greer (Halloween Kills, “Archer”) as a widow grappling with impossible choices when presented with a time machine. The dramatic sci-fi thriller […]

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Fantasia Film Festival Second Wave Announces Serial Killer ‘Red Rooms’ As Opening Film, ‘Talk to Me,’ and More

June 8, 2023 Meagan Navarro Fantasia, Fantasia 2023, Movies, Red Rooms, Talk to Me

The 27th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival is set to commence from July 20 through August 9, 2023, taking place at the Concordia Hall Cinema, with additional screens at the Cinémathèque québécoise and Cinéma du Musée. The festival’s second wave of programming is here, bringing with it announcements of the opening film, serial […]

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Fantasia Film Festival – First Wave Includes ‘Blackout’, ‘Where the Devil Roams’, and ‘The Sacrifice Game’ [Photos]

May 11, 2023 Brad Miska Fantasia, Fantasia 2023, Movies

The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 27th edition with a whiplashing program of screenings, workshops, and launch events running from July 20 through August 9, 2023, taking place at the Concordia Hall Cinema, with additional screens at the Cinémathèque québécoise and Cinéma du Musée. The festival’s full lineup will be announced in […]

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