What does it mean to be human? What does true tolerance towards others and their differences actually look like? Label•less, an Off-Broadway fusion of dance and live performance, explores these questions in a literal sense. The show consists of people from all walks of life giving extended monologues that flesh out their personal struggles. Each … Continue reading Theater Review: Label•less
Fantasia 2026 Wrap-Up
2026's Fantasia International Film Festival was a whirlwind of ooey, gooey, poop-filled horror, densely stuffed with some of the year's best genre flicks and animation. Check out my full coverage after the jump... Films BLAISE Full review at the link. BORN IN THE JUNGLE Born in the Jungle is a colorful family adventure set in … Continue reading Fantasia 2026 Wrap-Up
Fantasia 2026: Bowels of Hell
★★★ A horror movie about killer toilets? No, we’re not “shitting you”: Bowels of Hell is the real deal. This very strange movie transforms a facet of life into the source of an elaborately preposterous nightmare. The gross-out nature of the movie should prove to be pure camp, but instead, the filmmakers take this all … Continue reading Fantasia 2026: Bowels of Hell
Film Review: The Devil’s Mouth
★★★★ There have been some strong contenders, but few have landed anywhere near the seaside town of Amity. Look no further than movies like Sharknado or Trailer Park Sharks for perfect evidence that the horror subgenre practically birthed by Jaws has grown a bit long in the (shark) tooth. Where any given aquatic horror will … Continue reading Film Review: The Devil’s Mouth
Film Review: I Want Your Sex
★★★★★ Indie favorite Gregg Araki really knows sex. From early favorites The Living End and Totally F***ed Up to the masterful Mysterious Skin and even his ultra-gay, oddball Starz series, Now Apocalypse, the best of Araki's works find a way to alchemize eroticism and dark comedy. I Want Your Sex may be Araki's most audience-friendly … Continue reading Film Review: I Want Your Sex
Fantasia 2026: Nightborn
★★ When it comes to folk horror, we have been flooded as of late with some truly great gems: Midsommar, Apostle, Bring Her Back, The Witch. And then there’s Nightborn. Hopeful that the Finnish countryside setting and a dilapidated homestead would make for compelling genre fun, plus the addition of fan favorite actor Rupert Grint, … Continue reading Fantasia 2026: Nightborn
Fantasia 2026: The Mouths
★★★ Carrying a distinctly J-horror vibe, The Mouths is a welcome return to form for The Grudge franchise curator, Takashi Shimizu. The creeping dread has a careful build to it, leading to multiple sequences of super creepy ghost girls, crawling CGI ants, and bewitched trees. The whole film presents as bafflingly outdated in a cozy, … Continue reading Fantasia 2026: The Mouths
Fantasia 2026: Someone’s Daughter
★★★★ Canadian survival thriller Someone’s Daughter may seem on the surface to be a typical stuck-in-the-wilderness flick. However, in the vein of Sam Raimi’s excellent Send Help, this film has much more on its mind. After a riveting cold open that leaves the kidnapper dead, two unlikely people must work together to make it off … Continue reading Fantasia 2026: Someone’s Daughter
Fantasia 2026: No Rest for the Wicked
★★★★★ A moody, atmospheric gay love story set against the backdrop of a gorgeous fishing town? Count me in! No Rest for the Wicked is akin to Call Me By Your Name in the visuals department, even if the focal point is a love story even more tragic. The couple seems doomed from the moment … Continue reading Fantasia 2026: No Rest for the Wicked
Fantasia 2026: Zsazsa Zaturnnah vs the Amazonistas of Planet X
★★★★ For campy ridiculousness and queer joy, it doesn't get much better than preposterously-named Zsazsa Zaturnnah vs the Amazonistas of Planet X. Based on the Filipino sensation, this gem was a blast from start to finish, supercharged with a specific energy that I’ve only tasted from seasons of Drag Race Philippines. These characters, the super … Continue reading Fantasia 2026: Zsazsa Zaturnnah vs the Amazonistas of Planet X