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Interview by Paul Salfen TUMBBAD is one of the scariest movies we saw at Fantastic Fest. It's about greed, and the visuals and storyline succeed in keeping your attention in this cautionary tale which takes place during the British Raj period of India.  Writer and Co-Director Anesh Prasad and Composer Jesper Kyd tell us why

SYNOPSIS: Born and raised in a suburb ridden by drug trafficking, Driss and Manuel were like brothers. As adults, they have gone down exactly the opposite path: Manuel chose to embrace this thug life, while Driss completely rejected it and became a cop. When Manuel’s biggest deal goes terribly wrong, the two men meet again

No, Demián Rugna is not terrified.  But YOU will be when you watch his film, which will be out on the Shudder Network in October.  TERRIFIED won Best Picture at Fantastic Fest 2018 in the Horror category.

Fantastic Fest announced this year’s Fantastic Fest Award winners today, stating “It has been an…

Worst date ever? How about being invited to a book club by an attractive woman only to be rated on your physical attractiveness and then murdered and ground up into sausage. In Guilhad Emilio Schenker’s new thriller, MADAM YANKELOVA’S FINE LITERATURE CLUB, making its international premiere at Fantastic Fest, Sophie (Keren Mor) has been stuck

Can we stop pretending that a film like Drew Barnhart’s RONDO is an acceptable film…

I’m not going to suggest that I have any idea what it means to…

By Bears Rebecca Fonte The last film I saw for Fantasia was Robert Krzykowski's THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN BIGFOOT and it saved my whole festival. Having watched a number of features big on blood but lacking heart, this Sam Elliott drama shook me by the soul in a way films rarely do.

I am more than willing to admit when something is clearly not for me.  I…

Reviews by Bears Rebecca Fonte Cinepocalypse arrived in Chicago last month (a festival which arose from the not quite cool ashes of suburban Chicago/Wizard World Con inhabiting Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival) and touched down in downtown Chicago at the historic and totally cool Music Box Theater. The fest featured the US and Midwest premieres