The Kitchen – Review

Ah, the dog days of August. It’s hot, humid, and the sun is high and hazy in the blue skies. What does the multiplex have to offer this weekend? Well, for fans of female comedians and crime junkies, there’s The Kitchen, a crime drama with the novelty of having three women in the lead roles […]

Les Particules – Fantasia 2019 Review

The feeling of going to a film festival, eagerly anticipating a film which you’ve been hyping up for the last few weeks, that ends up becoming a tonal disaster, is a feeling like no other. On the same bar as parental disappointment, nothing feels more shitty than watching a film which you’ve been excited to […]

The Lodge – Fantasia 2019 Review

Back in 2014, when modern-horror was slowly shifting towards a new cultural identity, Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala debuted their feature length narrative debut Goodnight Mommy, in front of an enthusiastic Venice Film Festival crowd. The reactions were ecstatic , claiming the film to be one of the year’s best and most articulately horrific films […]

The Incredible Shrinking Wknd – Fantasia 2019 Review

Happy Death Day, Source Code, Russian Doll, and Edge of Tomorrow. They all have one key element in common. Taken from a riff of the Groundhog Day effect, each of these examples of new transformative media have a similar plot device regarding the repeated cycle of a specific time and date. We usually look back […]

Why Don’t You Just Die! – Fantasia 2019 Review

Vodka, Putin, and political corruption, the modern state of Russian society is anything but stable. Arguably, the whole world is crumbling before our eyes, with America being another large hot mess. There’s just something so unique about Russia though. We’ve all seen skits and parodies about the lifestyle of the cold motherland, where alcohol and […]

Ready or Not – Fantasia 2019 Review

For those concerned about the “Twentieth-Century Fox Disney” acquisition which occurred earlier this year, regarding censorship within the Fox Searchlight division; don’t feel threatened fellow reader! As it gracefully turns out, their latest film Ready or Not, is anything but kiddy entertainment. To the brave souls who are committed for a devilish fun time, this […]

White Snake – Fantasia 2019 Review

Folklore… In all of our childhoods, we’ve all experienced at least one set of traditional customs relating to the subject. While more commonly read in European and Asian countries, the legends and fables of these numerous cultures will continue to preserve the art of storytelling within these minority groups. For all that is sacred, art […]