Fantastic Fest

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.

Párvulos is built to be a powerful film, moving slowly to paint a family portrait that forces the audience to look at their own.

Mark Duplass’s The Creep Tapes is an unbeatable piece of genre storytelling that highlights creativity in self-restraint.

Memoir of a Snail is the perfect balance between depressing and funny, highlighting the depth that animation can provide as a medium.

Punk, cool, and genre-blending, Karan Kandhari’s Sister Midnight is a debut feature film that goes for the jugular.