Fantastic Fest Awards

Wakaliwood's Bad Black surprise audience pick

"...It was a big night for Ugandan cinema at Fantastic Fest as Bad Black, the latest film from Wakaliwood's..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Wave Three

Multiple monsters, sequels, and regulars (and RZA)

"...Few festivals have Fantastic Fest's reputation for familiarity and a certain..."

Sept. 7, 2016 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 celebration of the weirdest corners..."

Aug. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: A Piercing Conversation With Nicolas Pesce

Why are we all so attracted to serial killers?

"...that's not what interest Nicolas Pesce, the writer-director behind Fantastic Fest sexual thriller Piercing. He said, "I'm less fascinated..."

Sept. 20, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: VR Stories With Dark Corner

Is the future of horror shorts immersive?

"...A crumbling sanitarium. A sleazy motel. Three locations at Fantastic Fest. Or rather, they're not. They're three VR installations..."

Sept. 28, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea

Remarkable animated adventure from graphic novelist Dash Shaw

"...think James Cameron’s Titanic could’ve used more sharks? Then Fantastic Fest has good news: Comic book artist/writer turned writer/director,..."

Sept. 24, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Fantastic Fest Review: The Red Turtle

Dutch animator teams with Studio Ghibli for wordless, immersive film

"...(co-produced by Studio Ghibli), seems a far cry from Fantastic Fest’s staple horror and sci-fi lineup. But sometimes even..."

Sept. 24, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

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 First Wave Hits Hard

Stephen King adaptations, Arabic cinema, and Three Billboards

"...to nerve-jangling terror, the first wave of films for Fantastic Fest 2017 (Sept. 21-28) announced this morning has it..."

Aug. 8, 2017 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

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

"...space barbarians and a head full of metal. Yes, Fantastic Fest has announced its first wave of programming for..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...got Knives Out, the new closing night film for Fantastic Fest...."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest 2015 Revisited

With the 2016 lineup here, time for VOD and DVD reruns

"...Festival films have a life cycle. Some drop by for..."

Aug. 6, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Adds Last Two Titles

Follow-up to FF fave The Lure joins list

"...Just when Fantastic Fest made us think they'd locked their lineup, here..."

Sept. 17, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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 fire with its first..."

July 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...its world premiere as the opening night film for Fantastic Fest 2023...."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...Fantastic Fest – the Austin-based film festival dedicated to horror,..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Honors Japanese Film Master Takashi Miike

Third wave includes special tribute to the J-horror innovator

"...announcement of its third and final wave of films, Fantastic Fest has declared that it will be giving him..."

Sept. 11, 2019 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 not only is..."

Sept. 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Fantastic Fest Announces New Board

Familiar faces make up directors for troubled festival

"...There was an undoubted cloud hanging over Fantastic Fest 2017, so much so that some attendees openly..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...Fantastic Fest 2015 is less than a month away, and..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...The fifteenth annual Fantastic Fest – the Alamo Drafthouse's celebration of cinema unique..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Charting the Monsters of Fantastic Fest

Here there be movies

"...Of all the film festivals in town, no one brings the beasts quite like..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Fantastic Fest Review: Fashionista

Crime and madness in Austin's thrift stores

"...third Texas-based project. What was screened this week at Fantastic Fest was a near-complete work print (Rumley confirmed via..."

Sept. 27, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Zoology

A woman grows a tail in this magic-realist parable

"...As described in an email interview with the Chronicle,..."

Sept. 26, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Subverting Expectations at Fantastic Fest With Ladyworld

Female-fronted film prepares for a #MeToo backlash

"...several years (including the short "Bark," which played at Fantastic Fest 2016), Kramer's background is in theatre. "I'm a..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Dearest Sister

The tale of a haunted woman is much more than meets the eye

"...film, Chanthaly, was well received at its premiere at Fantastic Fest in 2013. Dearest Sister, which had its world..."

Sept. 26, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Fantastic Fest Review: Better Watch Out

John Hughes meets Wes Craven in a candy-coated home invasion

"...in the second feature from Chris Peckover (director of Fantastic Fest 2010 title Undocumented). In Better Watch Out (which..."

Sept. 24, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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