Fantastic Fest Diaries

Fantastic Fest 2019 Day Five Recap: 'The Lighthouse' Is A Genre-Obliterating Masterwork And 'In The Shadow Of The Moon' Is Fun, Twisted Sci-Fi

By Jacob Hall September 24th, 2019

In our Fantastic Fest 2019 day five recap, another collection of wild movies: In the Shadow of the Moon and The Lighthouse.

Fantastic Fest 2019 Day Four Recap: 'Dolemite Is My Name' Is One Of The Best Filmmaking Biopics Ever And 'Fractured' Is Too Familiar For Its Own Good

By Jacob Hall September 23rd, 2019

In our Fantastic Fest day four recap: Brad Anderson's new movie Fractured and Eddie Murphy's return to form in Dolemite is My Name.

Fantastic Fest 2019 Day Three: 'The Lodge' Is The Feel-Bad Horror Movie Of 2019, 'The Pool' Defies Reality And Good Taste, And 'The Mortuary Collection' Will Scratch Your Horror Anthology Itch

By Jacob Hall September 22nd, 2019

In our Fantastic Fest 2019 day 3 recap, we take a look at The Long Walk, The Lodge, The Pool and The Mortuary Collection.

Fantastic Fest 2019 Day Two: 'Color Out Of Space' Redefines What An H.P Lovecraft Movie Can Be, 'The Death Of Dick Long' Is A Wild Story Of Tender Idiocy, And 'Reflections Of Evil' May Be One Of The Craziest Movies Ever Made

By Jacob Hall September 21st, 2019

In our Fantastic Fest day two recap: Reflections of Evil, Color Out of Space, The Death of Dick Long, and Rock Paper and Scissors.

Fantastic Fest 2019 Day One: 'Sweetheart' Is A Killer Creature Feature, 'First Love' Is The Best Takashi Miike Film In Years, And 'Guns Akimbo' Is 'Scott Pilgrim' Via Axe Body Spray

By Jacob Hall September 20th, 2019

In our Fantastic Fest 2019 day one recap, we take a look at the obnoxious Guns Akimbo, the thrilling Sweetheart, and the undefinable First Love.

Fantastic Fest Day 8: 'Bad Times At The El Royale' Offers Slick Thrills, 'Lords Of Chaos' Blends Metal And True Crime, And 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote' Finally Arrives

By Jacob Hall October 1st, 2018

In our Fantastic Fest 2018 day 8 recap: Bad Times at the El Royale, Lords of Chaos, and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.

Fantastic Fest 2018 Day 7: 'After The Screaming Stops' Is A Hilarious And Moving Music Doc And 'Donnybrook' Is A Shallow Descent Into The American Nightmare

By Jacob Hall September 27th, 2018

We take a look at the wonderful music doc After the Screaming Stop and the dark drama Donnybrook in our Fantastic Fest 2018 recap for Day 7.

Fantastic Fest Day 6: 'Destroyer' Offers Nicole Kidman The Role Of A Lifetime, 'May The Devil Take You' Is The 'Evil Dead' Cover We Need, And 'The Wind' Crafts A Feminist Horror Western

By Jacob Hall September 26th, 2018

In our Fantastic Fest 2018 recap of Day 6, we look at Nicole Kidman in Destroyer, Timo Tjahjanto's May the Devil Take You and more.

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Fantastic Fest Day 4: 'Suspiria' Joins The Pantheon Of Great Horror Remakes, 'The Night Comes For Us' Is The Most Violent Action Movie Ever Made, And 'Deadly Games' Is A Holiday Horror Classic

By Jacob Hall September 24th, 2018

The new Suspiria is one of the best horror remakes of all time, The Night Comes For Us tries to out-Raid The Raid, and Deadly Games is an unsung gem.

Overlord - Standoff at Sparrow Creek - Hold the Dark - Fantstic Fest 2018 Recap

Fantastic Fest Day 3: 'Overlord' Brings The Gory Goods, 'Hold The Dark' Punishes (In A Good Way), And 'The Standoff At Sparrow Creek' Announces The Arrival Of An Exciting New Filmmaker

By Jacob Hall September 23rd, 2018

On day three of Fantastic Fest 2018: the gory WWII horror romp Overlord, the stunning Hold the Dark, & the thrilling, unsettling Standoff at Sparrow Creek.

Fantastic Fest Day 2: 'Border' Is A Beautifully Executed Bad Idea, 'Apostle' Delivers Vicious Thrills, And 'One Cut Of The Dead' Is The Best Zombie Comedy In Years

By Jacob Hall September 22nd, 2018

In day two of our Fantastic Fest 2018 recap: a brilliant zombie comedy, a gnarly horror movie from the director of The Raid, and an enigmatic gem.

Fantastic Fest Day 1: 'Halloween' Slays, 'Luz' Confounds, And 'The Perfection' Rises To Glorious Lows

By Jacob Hall September 21st, 2018

In our Fantastic Fest 2018 recap, we've got reactions to Halloween, Luz and The Perfection after they screened on the first day of the fest.