Wrapping Up Another Year of Fantastic Fest

The Chronicle Screens staff looks at the Good, the Mad, and the Weird

"...Fantastic Fest is (almost) over. The annual celebration of global..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Girl

Writer/director/star Chad Faust heads into the dead heartlands

"...Homecomings can be strange affairs. Chad Faust - writer, star, and..."

Sept. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Canceled For 2020

Alamo's genre festival hopes to be back in 2021

"...Another, seemingly inevitable hit to Austin's film festival scene has..."

July 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Returns to Celebrate Itself

Global genre gathering announces streaming lineup

"...Fantastic Fest may be taking a year off due to..."

Sept. 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: The Creatures of the Night Make Beautiful Music in Bloodthirsty

Director Amelia Moses on the allure of the werewolf

"...it comes to horror films, it's not uncommon for a film to play at Canada's Fantasia International Film Festival,..."

Sept. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Reformats, Resets in Pandemic Response

South Lamar reunion will become dispersed fest instead

"...Another domino on the fall festival circuit has, if not..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Laughter

Hurt and healing in this French-Canadian post-civil war drama

"...A highly anticipated standout from this year’s Fantastic Fest lineup,..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

Fantastic Fest Returns ... In the Flesh

Alamo Drafthouse's genre celebration, coming to a cinema soon

"...Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse's celebration of weird and wonderful..."

June 22, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Teddy

French werewolf comedy has a tragic bite

"...Teddy (Anthony Bajon) is a dork. He thinks he's cool, so..."

Sept. 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: The Boy Behind the Door

David Charbonier and Justin Powell on their dark thriller

"...Child abduction is a bleak subject for a tense thriller to..."

Sept. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

"...Mad gods, spurting space barbarians and a head full of..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

They're Here! Fantastic Fest Wave One Arrives

Overlord, Apostle headline fest opening salvo

"...Austin's primo genre film festival, Fantastic Fest, has just opened..."

July 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Bloodthirsty

Canadian werewolf tale finds the monster within the artist

"...Nowadays it’s often difficult to tell how much of a..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

Fantastic Fest Review: The Old Man Movie

Ever wonder where your milk comes from? Don't. Seriously.

"...Children in cities, it is said, have become removed from the realities of where their..."

Oct. 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: The Queen of Black Magic

Indonesian horror is stomach-churning and gut-wrenching

"...If there are two signatures to Indonesian horror, they would be an..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: How To Deter A Robber

Holiday home invasion comedy puts family first

"...Combining the classic intrigue of minor home burglaries (a la Home Alone)..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

Fantastic Fest Announces 2023 Jury and Audience Winners

Brazilian satirical thriller Property takes top award

"...Brazilian social thriller Property has just been announced as the..."

Sept. 26, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...Who said that you had to get rid of all the..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...A wealthy family. A murder. A mystery. That's a fine..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...It's time to get small. With two rounds of feature films already on the..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Wave Three Crashes Down

Music and madness fill festival lineup

"...Bow down, ye unworthies! The final wave of Fantastic Fest films has been unleashed, and..."

Sept. 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Goes for the Big 10

Kevin Smith's 'Tusk,' 'ABCs 2' and 'V/H/S 3' in first titles

"...Get giddy. Fantastic Fest, Austin's world-renowned celebration of all cinema geeky, strange,..."

Aug. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Snags Arrival

The Handmaiden, Sadako vs. Kayako in wave two

"...Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse's celebration of the most bizarre..."

Aug. 25, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest First Wave Announced

Miss Peregrine, Phantasm: Ravager, and more

"...Bite your nails in anticipation no more! Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse's..."

Aug. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...Fantastic Fest is nearly upon us, and the cinematic celebration..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Parties On

Time to plan your FF drinking, plus two sneak announcements

"...With Fantastic Fest, it's not just the films: It's the parties..."

Sept. 10, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Heads to Lakeline

Genre festival moving to newest, biggest Alamo

"...Attention fans of genre, gore and all-round odd cinema! The..."

May 10, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Won’t Stop Announcing Awesome Stuff

May the Schwartz be with all of us

"...There's just no way to play it cool with Fantastic Fest, not when..."

Sept. 8, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest to Screen 'Buried'

Thriller plays opening night with star Ryan Reynolds in attendance

"...What could be more cold sweat 'n' clammy palms terrifying..."

Aug. 25, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...The Fantastic Fest second wave is here, and bigger than you..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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