Fantasia International Film Festival

'​Skinamarink' Is the Stuff of Nightmares

Directed by Kyle Edward Ball

PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2022

It's usually a wonderful thing when a movie can capture your imagination. And it's usually positively lovely if a film can transport you ba...

'Yakuza Princess' Gives Japanese Gangster Cinema a Modern Update

Directed by Vicente Amorim

PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2021

It doesn't take long for Yakuza Princess to establish its violent tone. We immediately witness the horrific slaughter of a family in Osaka,...

Fantasia Review: 'Indemnity' Is a How-To on Great Action Sequences

Directed by Travis Taute

PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2021

It's safe to say that there is a genre film Renaissance happening in South Africa right now, as a new generation of directors are making fi...

Fantasia Review: 'Baby Money' Is Home Invasion Thriller, Minus the Thrills

Directed by Mikhael Bassilli and Luc Walpoth

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2021

A character-driven thriller ought to be compelling. Taking a home invasion thriller into a new space that perhaps we haven't seen before, o...

Fantasia Review: 'Hellbender' Heralds the Arrival of a New First Family of Horror

Directed by John Adams, Zelda Adams and Toby Poser

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2021

The Adams filmmaking family are making a name for themselves in indie horror circles. Following up the success of their breakthrough movie,...

Fantasia Review: 'Glasshouse' Is a New Take on Pandemic Horror

Directed by Kelsey Egan

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2021

When director Kelsey Egan co-wrote Glasshouse with Emma Lungiswa De Wet, the world was in a very different place. We welcomed people into o...

'The Suicide Squad' Is Premiering at Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival

PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2021

As we edge towards the release of The Suicide Squad, it's now been announced that James Gunn's latest blockbuster will make its world premi...

Fantasia Announces First Wave of 2021 Programming

PUBLISHED May 19, 2021

The 25th edition of Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival will take place virtually this summer, and today we've got the first wa...