Fantastic Fest review roundup (Overlord, Starfish, One Cut of the Dead)
Our reviews of three breakout titles from this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin, including the world-premiere of overlord, the J.J. Abrams-produced WWII zombie film.
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Fantastic Fest review: Bad Times at the El Royale is a dark crime caper with a stellar cast
Drew Goddard’s follow-up to Cabin in the Woods is an old-school crime caper done right.
Fantastic Fest review: Under the Silver Lake is an absurd, exhilarating dive into the dark heart of Hollywood
David Robert Mitchell’s latest joins the pantheon of great cult head-scratchers.
Fantastic Fest review: Tenacious D hook up with a sex robot to battle Donald Trump Jr. in the demented Post-Apocalypto
Jack Black and Kyle Gass return in the crudely-drawn new series on YouTube Red.
Fantastic Fest review: Gaspar Noé’s Climax is a hallucinatory trip to nowhere
The Argentinian filmmaker / provocateur’s latest is a visually stunning trip into a dance troupe’s evening from hell.
Fantastic Fest review: Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria is a stunning expansion of the original
Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria remake is a beautiful and horrific fever dream that stands on its own.
Contest! Win tickets to the Montreal premiere of Venom
Tom Brady stars as an alien symbiote in the latest upcoming Marvel movie.
Fantastic Fest review: Gareth Evans’ Apostle is a brutal, overstuffed period piece
The director of The Raid shifts gears for a brutal period piece starring Dan Stevens. Our review from the film’s world premiere at Fantastic Fest.
Fantastic Fest review: After the Screaming Stops is a hilarious and heartfelt look at 80’s pop stars Bros
The film follows the tumultuous reunion of the Goss brothers nearly three decades after they last performed together.
Fantastic Fest review: Halloween is a worthy follow-up to the original
David Gordon Green’s Halloween is a brutal and unexpectedly heartfelt follow-up to John Carpenter’s horror classic.