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[Fantasia Review] Paradise Hills Offers Beauty, But Misunderstands Its Own Appeal

July 16, 2019 by Joe Lipsett

A beautifully maintained island full of young women that need to be “fixed.” A rebellious princess with a tragic past. A fantasy world with a mildly dystopian undercurrent, complete with a financial caste system. This is the world of Paradise Hills, the feature film debut of Alice Waddington. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage Tagged With: Alice Waddington, Awkwafina, Danielle Macdonald, Eiza González, Emma Roberts, Milla Jovovich

[Fantasia 2019] Five Films To Get Excited For At This Year’s Festival

June 28, 2019 by Joe Lipsett

You know that it’s summer when you start getting emails about Fantasia Film Festival. The largest genre film festival in North America is celebrating its 23rd year in Montreal, QB this summer. 130 features from the globe will be playing the fest, which runs from July 11 – Aug 1, 2019. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror, Horror Film Festival Coverage Tagged With: a good woman is hard to find, abner pastoll, alex essoe, dreadout, hideo nakata, homewrecker, Kimo Stamboel, lorcan finnegan, ringu, sadako, vivarium, zach gayne

[Fantasia Fest 2018] BODIED Is As Controversial As It Is Unexpected

July 30, 2018 by Joe Lipsett

Jackie Long, Calum Worthy, Bodied

Fantasia 2018 coverage continues with Joseph Kahn’s rap battle film Bodied, which has been garnering outstanding reviews as a festival circuit favourite.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies Tagged With: Bodied, Calum Worthy, Fantasia 2018, Fantasia Film Festival, Jackie Long, Joseph Kahn, rap battle, Rory Uphold, TIFF 2017

[Fantasia Fest 2018] PUPPET MASTER: THE LITTLEST REICHT Delights In Tasteless, Offensive Gore

July 22, 2018 by Joe Lipsett

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reicht

Fantasia Festival 2018 rolls on with a little gory help from approximately 40 murderous puppets. Time for Puppet Master: The Littlest Reicht.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies Tagged With: Barbara Crampton, Fantasia 2018, Fantasia Film Festival, Puppet Master, S. Craig Zahler, Sonny Laguna, Thomas Lennon, Tommy Wiklund, Udo Kier

[Fantasia Fest 2018] KNUCKLEBALL Is A Lean, Mean Canadian Thriller

July 22, 2018 by Joe Lipsett

Munro Chambers

Fantasia Festival 2018 rolls on with Knuckleball, a nasty little Canadian thriller by Mike Peterson.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies Tagged With: Fantasia 2018, Fantasia Film Festival, Kathleen Munroe, Luca Villacis, Michael Ironside, Mike Peterson, Munro Chambers

[Fantasia Fest 2018] CAM Is A Sex Positive Identity Theft Thriller

July 21, 2018 by Joe Lipsett

Madeline Brewer, Cam

Fantasia Festival 2018 continues with Isa Mazzei and Daniel Goldhaber’s audacious web thriller, Cam.

Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fantasia Film Festival, Horror Film Festival Coverage, Movies Tagged With: Blumhouse, Cam, Cam Film, Cam Film 2018, Daniel Goldhaber, Fantasia Film Festival, Isa Mazzei, Madeline Brewer, thriller

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The 411 on me

I am a freelance film and television journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

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> Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

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