Fantastic Fest

NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN – Fantastic Fest Review
The story of Job, translated through nihilistic German cinema.

THE GREEN INFERNO – Fantastic Fest Review
The simple fact that a horror film inspired by the Italian cannibal movies of the ‘70s and ‘80s is being released to mall crowds is kind of a miracle in itself, so criticizing Eli Roth’s shoddily crafted homage feels like a somewhat futile endeavor. Some could argue that the obvious

THE SACRAMENT – Fantastic Fest Review
The latest from horror wunderkind Ti West is easily his best, and scariest, film yet.

ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW – Fantastic Fest Review
Director Randy Moore’s covertly shot, surrealist take on the “Disneyfication” of our daily lives is nothing short of brilliant.

CHEAP THRILLS – Fantastic Fest Review
E.L. Katz’s directorial debut is a sharp, brutal bit of blackly hilarious exploitation.

MAN OF TAI CHI – Fantastic Fest Review
Keanu Reeves’ directorial debut contains some finely choreographed martial arts madness. But is it any good?

Mondo Unveils TIMECRIMES As Its Latest Vinyl Soundtrack Release, Will Debut At Fantastic Fest
Mondo’s commitment to vinyl soundtrack releases this year has been impressive, immersive and quite eclectic. Rather than lingering within a specific genre, Mondo has created a sort of round robin of releases, with fans and collectors never knowing what’s coming next. In a year that started with The Deadly Spawn and most

SEPTIC MAN – Fantastic Fest Review
When is a man made of poo more than just the sum of his feces-encrusted parts?

A FIELD IN ENGLAND – Fantastic Fest Review
The latest from director Ben Wheatley is a psychedelic head trip, mixing philosophy with pure terror.

THE DIRTIES – Fantastic Fest Review
Matt Johnson’s school shooting comedy is a stab at social relevance hamstrung by an over-reliance on cinematic gimmickry.

COHERENCE – Fantastic Fest Review
James Ward Byrkit’s directorial debut is an odd, heady piece of sci-fi drama in the vein of Shane Carruth’s “Primer”.

Fantastic Fest 2013: My Playlist
Jacob shares the ten albums that are going to be scoring his booze soaked sojourn to the Alamo Drafthouse and Fantastic Fest 2013.