Fantastic Fest

A Different Man marries dark comedy and psychological thrills wrapped up in a deeply unsettling, intellectually invigorating package.

A thriller-comedy with a bit of bite, Get Away has an iffy execution of the third act, but the payoff is fun mayhem all the same.

Escape From The 21st Century is the very best piece of media fueled by nostalgia with a unique take on genre exploration and storytelling.

Yugo Sakamoto’s Baby Assassins 3 is the best Baby Assassins has ever been through and through for the kinetic Akari Takaishi and Saori Izawa,

Better Man has heart in spades, never losing itself in its absurd premise, but instead always presents a sincere portrait of Robbie Williams.

What makes this Kurosawa film, Cloud (2024) stand out is the dedication to using every situation as the build-up to something rich.

A genuinely fun time at the movies. The ways that the team brought to life the Hellworld and Mr. Crocket’s viscerally camp kills drive the film home.

Halfway between a drama and a thriller, tragedy is key to Andrews’ storytelling in Bring Them Down, leaving you questioning if you’ll watch again.

For all of its do-it-yourself charm, Chainsaws Were Singing falls onto its own chainsaw by letting its own bit drag out far past its prime.

Bone Lake is a playful, twisty-turny take on relationships and aging that gets its kicks playing on audience assumptions about said topics.