Fantastic Fest

Gore Verbinski returns with Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die, we talked with him about the film’s overt stance against AI, and his return.

Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die is a rousing success due to its cast, social commentary, and dynamic direction from Gore Verbinski.

CAMP is a lot to sit with, deeply concerned with exploring its central characters mindset while also flirting with breaks into the surreal.

One Battle After Another is a mixture of disparate elements that shouldn’t work, but against all odds does, and it is a win for the audience.

Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia is his latest dark comedy that features two powerhouse performances but still winds up an empty dark comedy.

Vicious (2025) is a suffocating, often cruel experience that accurately simulates depressive self-loathing while building a vague mythology.

Chris Stuckmann’s Shelby Oaks works because it feels every bit like a “by horror fans, for horror fans” experience.

Sisu Road to Revenge prioritizes action, to the point where almost every big set piece received a raucous round of applause from the crowd.

One part Italian rom-com and one part Chinese martial arts film, Forbidden City is a genre smashing title that pays off big. 

Anti-colonial horror at its finest, Mārama is moving and cathartic, Ariana Osborne makes this Maori gothic revenge horror story near perfect.