Fantasia

"...Teller. Disney would have us believe that their new Fantasia/2000 is the greatest thing since sliced white bread, or..."

June 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest Interview: "Butt Fantasia"

Short and sweet Q&A with director Mohit Jawal

"...the two universal constants converge in short film "Butt Fantasia."..."

Sept. 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What's Fantastic at Fantasia

Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon

"...hot titles we may yet see – to Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival...."

Aug. 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Minor Premise

Who are we, anyway? It depends when you ask ...

"...Unlike 2019 Fantasia personality mindbender Dead Dicks, the characters' aren't just trying..."

Sept. 6, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Lapsis

The gig economy savaged in this SF warning about modern capital

"...Festival and a North American debut this week at Fantasia International Film Festival. Hutton doesn't hammer home a blunt..."

Sept. 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Bleed With Me

Blood binds friendships in this remote chiller

"...Bleed With Me is screening as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 20-Sept. 2,..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: The Block Island Sound

Aquatic horror reaches - and grabs - the stars

"...Block Island Sound is screening as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 20-Sept. 2,..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: The Dark and the Wicked

Gone to Texas, gone to Hell in this occult horror

"...and The Wicked is screening as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 20-Sept. 2,..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Detention

Taiwanese video game adaptation is a tale of political redemption

"...Detention is screening as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 20-Sept. 2,..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Monster Seafood Wars

C'mon, who hasn't wondered what Godzilla tastes like?

"...Monster Seafood Wars is screening as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 20-Sept. 2,..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: The Columnist

Doomscrolling turns deadly in this Twitter troll satire

"...The Columnist is screening as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 20-Sept. 2,..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: For the Sake of Vicious

Merciless revenger's tragedy never blanches from violence

"...Sake of Vicious is screening as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 20-Sept. 2,..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: The Oak Room

Canadian crime labyrinth cuts deep and cold

"...The Oak Room is screening as part of the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 20-Sept. 2, www.fantasiafestival.com...."

Aug. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: The Clapboard Jungle

Live shots from the indie filmmaking trenches

"...The Clapboard Jungle is screening as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 20-Sept. 2,..."

Aug. 26, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Crazy Samurai Musashi

Hour of swordplay sound fun? Have we got the bloodbath for you!

"...Crazy Samurai Musashi is screening as part of the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 20-Sept. 2, www.fantasiafestival.com...."

Aug. 25, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Lake Michigan Monster

Come hear the absurdist sea shanty I sing ye, argh!

"...Fantasia Festival in Montreal runs through Aug. 1. We'll be..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Black Magic For White Boys

The latest from Onur Tukel is his most rambling and pointed

"...Fantasia Festival in Montreal runs through Aug. 1. We'll be..."

Aug. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

A life in the grindhouse is not obscured by a tragic death

"...Fantasia Festival in Montreal runs through Aug. 1. We'll be..."

Aug. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: The Deeper You Dig

Cat-and-mouse horror is driven by empathy for hunter and hunted

"...Fantasia Festival in Montreal runs through Aug. 1. We'll be..."

Aug. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Stare

J-horror finds unexpected new tension in the "long hair ghost" genre

"...Fantasia Festival in Montreal runs through Aug. 1. We'll be..."

Aug. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Daniel Erickson Scores Mad Love at Fantasia Fest

Austin filmmaker's mannequin noir wows Montreal

"...Necklace made a major splash at the recently concluded Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. For a more detailed..."

July 19, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Fantasia Review: The Paper Tigers

Aging kung fu comedy-drama is hits sweet and funny

Sept. 4, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From Austin To Canada: The Virtual Film Fest Experience

Local filmmakers on having world premieres at Fantasia

"...for the premieres of their new movies at the Fantasia International Film Festival. But these are not normal times...."

Aug. 31, 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

"...not uncommon for a film to play at Canada's Fantasia International Film Festival, and then get booked for Fantastic..."

Sept. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Miles Ahead

Don Cheadle stars in and directs this unusual Miles Davis biopic

"...a re-creation of actual events, but instead a fictional fantasia that isn’t, but could be, believably true. The film..."

April 15, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The AggreGAYtor: January 2

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Fantasia Barrino’s popularity idles, Charlie Sheen tawt he taw a..."

Jan. 2, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Journey to the Center of the Earth

The new version of this Jules Verne classic provides gentle fun, but without the 3-D visual effects "comin' right at ya," this journey's center will not hold.

"...to character development or the screenplay, trusting Verne's far-fetched fantasia about the inner-Earth biosphere to carry the day. And..."

July 11, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Academy Award-Nominated Animated Shorts 2006

See this year's five nominees and some additional animated shorts.

"...technically stunning Disney-produced animation that was made for a Fantasia sequel that never coalesced. "Maestro" by Hungarian Géza M...."

Feb. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Drive Me Crazy

"...I possibly tell you about this agonizingly familiar teen fantasia that you don't already know? That it's an adaptation..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Fantastic Fest Review: The Deeper You Dig

Family-made home movie is a supernatural eye-opener

"...was captivating and enthralling when it played at Canada's Fantasia film festival last month, and it's true now that..."

Sept. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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