Focused on the youth of Japan, Wilderness is an oddly assembled film. Its main narrative centered around…
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Fantasia 2018: ‘Rondo’ Starts Strong, Ends Strong, But Suffers In Transition
by Shane Doverby Shane DoverThere’s a whole underground world of deviant sexual play out there that most people don’t encounter, and…
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Released originally as a ten-episode series for Amazon, Tokyo Vampire Hotel is the kind of film that could only…
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Akin to last year’s The Florida Project, Tigers Are Not Afraid centers around youth trapped in an inhospitable environment. They are…
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Fantasia 2018: ‘Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich’ is a Mean and Gory Kill Compilation
Mean-spirited, bloody, and over-the-top; these seem to be the driving forces behind the creation of Puppet Master: The…
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Battle rap, the musical subspecialty that’s better known today for its parodies, makes a triumphant return in…
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‘Heavy Trip’ has got enough jokes to sustain itself, and the music is all really good — if you like metal.
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The internet is a scary place. But it’s just the internet, right? At least, that’s what you…
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Fantasia 2018: ‘Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura’ Is Saved by Its Strong Cast
by Brian Marksby Brian MarksDestiny: The Tale of Kamakura is a film displaced in time. It seems to yearn for a…
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‘The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot’ — A Fascinating Exercise in Genre Reinvention
From the title alone, you might expect The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot to be a…
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Stênio talks to the dead, and the dead talk back. A coroner in the crime-ridden city of…
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The Fantasia Film Festival’s 2018 installment has already had some incredibly strong entries this year, and while…
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What begins as a mystery involving a missing body and a tormented detective devolves into a boring…
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‘Pledge’ succeeds in large part due to the strength of Weiner’s screenplay about a horrific fraternity, as well as the talents of the actors involved.
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While ‘Satan’s Slaves’ doesn’t quite reach lofty heights, it carries itself with enough confidence and tension to satisfy horror fans.
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One of the highlights of Fantasia 2018 is this update on Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window,” now transported to a crime-riddled neighborhood in South Africa.