Fantasia International Film Festival

Finn Wolfhard and Jay Baruchel Will Interview Each Other at Fantasia Festival

PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2020

Film festivals have had to go online in 2020 due to the pandemic, but Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival has pulled together a...

Here Are the First Titles Set to Play the Virtual Edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival

PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2020

Despite COVID-19's best efforts to stop them, Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival have managed to forge ahead with their 2020 e...

Fantasia Film Festival Is Moving Online for 2020

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has put a stop to large gatherings for the foreseeable future, but the organizers at Montreal's Fantasia Internati...

Fantasia Review: Blumhouse's 'Culture Shock' Is a Very Real Horror Story

Directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero

PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2019

The image of a Latina bound with rope; news reports about illegal activity at the border; images of American patriotism; a plea to end "Ame...

Fantasia Review: There Might Be a Good Movie Buried Somewhere in 'The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea'

Directed by Syllas Tzoumerkas

PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2019

Thanks to the efforts of Athina Rachel Tsangari, Alexandros Avranas and, of course, Yorgos Lanthimos, the New Greek Wave of cinema has offe...

Fantasia Review: 'A Good Woman Is Hard to Find' Is a Lesson in Not Messing With Single Moms

Directed by Abner Pastoll

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2019

Motherhood has more often than not been glamorized by Hollywood: films that portray mothers who somehow manage to juggle work and family, a...

Fantasia Review: 'Extra Ordinary' Finds Dark Comedy in Psychic Horror

Directed by Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman

PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2019

Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman's feature debut, Extra Ordinary, opens with footage of a fictional TV show called Vincent Dooley's Investigati...

Fantasia Review: 'Twilight' Offers a Bright Glimpse of Childhood Awkwardness

Directed by Yutaka Yamamoto

PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2019

Although many of us wouldn't want to revisit that time in real life if given the opportunity, the awkward aches of teenhood continue to pro...