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The Director of TRAIN to BUSAN is back with a whole NEW Infection. This time it learns!? COLONY (2026) is set in a building where a bio-engineered virus is let loose to change the visitors into something else? Is it zombies? Will they get out? I tell you all in my spoiler FREE review! In theaters Aug 28th from Well Go USA!
Well I think I just killed my career with this video. I'm sure nobody will watch it though BUTT who knows... I've seen worst CRAP than this. Bowels Of Hell (2026) is a horror comedy that is filled to the brim with absurdity and creativity. Just don't go in expecting Hereditary alright? See what I thought of this one! It Premiered at Fantasia (2026) for their 30th anniversary!
Imagine being in such a rough spot that you owed so much money you faked cancer to get rich fast... That's the premise for SICKO (2026) a slick new Kazakhstan Crime Drama film that premiered at Fantasia Film Festival by Aitore Zholdaskali. This one gets pretty dark. See what I thought! I do a review of the movie and more.
Christmas Eve dinner becomes a nightmare as Gino must protect his loved ones from his reanimated grandmother who crashes the celebration with UNHOLY intent! Unholy Night (2026) Premiered at Fantasia 2026!
If you need to take a vacation in your mind and possibly risk never coming back well... You might want to watch SOUR MINNOWS (2026) Which premiered at Fantasia 2026 30th Anniversary. We a couple friends happen upon 6 men licking the pavement their world turns upside down and inside out. In this TRIPPY AF indie worth seeing.
Two kids... named Red and Blue, twins raised in total isolation by an automated house, live according to the rules set by Papa, a creepy voice behind a locked door who provides food, shelter, entertainment, and order. Their carefully controlled world is disrupted by a new "Friend". From the Director of A Little Bit Zombie! Only this one is a serious film. Played at Fantasia International Film Festival (2026)
It's th 30th Anniversary of Fantasia but did you know it's the 60th Anniversary of ULTRAMAN? That's right the Silver Hero from outer space who fights Kaiju Monsters to save the planet is 60 yrs old. A New Documentary airing at the festival called The Origin of Ultraman (2026). I got the chance to check it out.
How Did a Toilet Movie Win Best Film? FLUSH (2025) Review. In this French horror-comedy fever dream, middle-aged party disaster Luke ducks into a club bathroom for a quick hit—and ends up trapped in one stall as his drug-fueled paranoia explodes into blood, rats, and surreal madness. FLUSH is grimy, claustrophobic, and hilariously unhinged. Fantasia 2025
A Great New Concept For A Horror Film! BURNING (2024) Review. In a suburban village, a house belonging to a young family who recently lost their firstborn is burning. Neighbors say that the house bears the mark of a curse, as no one understands how the fire started, each neighbor has their own ideas but nobody trusts that house. Premiered at Fantasia 2025 Film Festival.
YOU Need To See This Hilarious Indie Gem! $Spositions (2025) Review. One of the wilder most unexpected films of the Fantasia Film Festival So Far! A Midwest worker risks his savings on crypto, spiraling into gambling addiction and straining ties with his girlfriend, disabled brother, and recovering addict cousin in this anxious modern comedy. Equal parts intense & hilarious!
A Buffet Commercial Becomes Sentient - Buffet Infinity (2025) Review. Seriously one of the weirder films at the fest so FAR! It's about An All-You-Can-Eat Buffet commercial harbours an alien intelligence which is trying to take over the world. Premiered At Fantasia Film Festival 2025!
The Undertone's MASTERFUL Sound Design SHOOK ME! The UNDERTONE (2025) Spoiler Free Review. A podcast host covering spooky content moves in to care for her dying mother. When sent recordings of a pregnant couple's paranormal encounters, she discovers their story parallels hers, each tape pushing her toward madness. SOLD OUT & Premiered at Fantasia Film Festival 2025.
An Alien Crashlands Into Our Hearts - STINKER (2025) Review. Three strangers with nothing in common—Sadyk, a homeless old man with a death wish, Nadya, a cold-faced shopkeeper, and an alien hiding in the outhouse and desperate to return to its planet—cross paths in a godforsaken corner of Kazakhstan. Premiered at Fantasia 2025!
Fantasia 2025 just dropped a psychological bomb with A Grand Mockery (2024), a grimy, surreal descent into madness that feels like a found Super 8 tape filmed during a nervous breakdown. Co-directed by Adam C. Briggs and Sam Dixon—who also stars—this Aussie acid-trip follows a man unraveling under the weight of addiction, paranoia, and some truly haunting inner voices.
What is that Terrifying Sound..? NOISE? Premiering at Fantasia Film Festival 2025, NOISE is a chilling Korean horror film where sound is the scariest thing of all. Joo-young (Lee Sun-bin), who has a hearing impairment, starts to notice disturbing noises in her new apartment—right before her younger sister vanishes. As the sounds grow more intense, so does the presence of something dark stalking her home. Tense, eerie, and packed with dread, NOISE turns every creak into a nightmare.
Did This Girl Just Meet a Time Traveler? - REWRITE (2025) Review - Fantasia 2025. Yasuhiko (Kei Adachi), a mysterious transfer student from the year 2311, suddenly appears in Miyuki’s (Elaiza Ikeda) life. Drawn together by his secret, they grow close. He tells her he was inspired by a novel from her time—a book she’ll one day write. On the day he leaves, she promises to write it and preserve their summer. A decade later, as the book nears publication, something’s off. The reunion never comes. Did something go wrong in the past—or is there more she doesn’t know?
A small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying gig in a backwoods town only to learn, too late, that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match. Premiered at Fantasia Fest July 21st. Coming SOON!
After years of savings and sacrifice, the Kamikis, a tight-knit family of seven, are elated when their dream of owning a home in the countryside finally comes true. Sure, the house is a bit old and creaky, but nothing could possibly ruin this fresh start for them... Except for the vengeful ghost of a murdered girl.. Premiered at Fantasia Film Festival! COMING SOON!
Could Children Survive the Apocalypse? How important is family? Three young brothers living in a cabin in the middle of the woods hide a dark, disturbing secret in their basement. Premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival on the July 28th! Coming SOON!
Derek takes a job at a tech firm, developing an AI sex doll named Susan. As he explores the boundaries of desire, pleasure, and pain with Susan, he confronts profound questions about humanity in an uncertain future. Premiered at Fantasia Film Festival
