2025's Fantastic Fest shot in with a variety of genre trick and treats! Though covering the festival virtually meant missing some of the most notable titles—secret screening Silent Night, Deadly Night, I'm looking at you!—there was still plenty to love from back in the comfort of my own home. Don't miss my full coverage of … Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2025 Wrap-Up
Fantastic Fest 2025: Dolly
★★★★ Evoking the spirit of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has been attempted by many a horror film over the years. Writer/director Rod Blackhurst gets perhaps the closest we have seen in awhile—his Dolly makes for a modern Leatherface equivalent, donning a sadistic ceramic doll mask. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of this grimy indie … Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2025: Dolly
Fantastic Fest 2025: Coyotes
★★★★ A campy creature feature starring scream king Justin Long sounded to good to be true, but Coyotes was determined to prove itself worthy of an instant cult-classic status anyway. Set in the Hollywood Hills amongst a ferocious storm, courtesy of the Santa Anna winds, a wild pack of feral coyotes lets loose on the … Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2025: Coyotes
Fantastic Fest 2025: The Curse
★★★ Taiwanese import The Curse comes to Fantastic Fest with some lofty expectations, arriving well after the height of the J-horror craze. Admittedly, there is a lot of fun to be had from that subgenre of horror, spooky ghost girls and all. From The Ring to The Grudge to Suicide Club and everything in between, … Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2025: The Curse
TV Review: The Curse
Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems, Good Time) returns to the A24 universe, this time with Nathan Fielder (Nathan for You, The Rehearsal) and Emma Stone (La La Land, Easy A) in tow, for Showtime’s newest series, The Curse. This unusually bizarre dramedy focuses on a wealthy couple whose HGTV show, Flipanthropy, appears primed for success with … Continue reading TV Review: The Curse