I shudder to think that I almost didn’t go see this film. The press screening was early in the morning, it was a purported 2 and 1/2 hours long, it was…
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Mother’s Day, directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, III, IV), is loosely based on a horrific, true story that took place in Wichita, Kansas 10 years ago – as well…
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Director Adam Green brought his patented flair for gore to Fantastic Fest with Hatchet II, the sequel to the well received Hatchet (2006.) The movie will be released in theaters unrated, the second…
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Harrowing is the word that keeps coming to mind every time I think about this nasty little Spanish thriller, also known as Secuestrados. It’s a nail biter from the opening long-cut…
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Exceptional writing, solid acting performances, and a refreshingly original premise elevate A Horrible Way To Die to the short list of must-sees from Fantastic Fest 2010. For a movie lover, there…
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Fantastic Fest 2010 was host to the first public screening of I Spit on Your Grave: Unrated (2010.) The film is a remake of the shocking, iconic 1978 movie sometimes known…
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By Jane Almirall and Shannon Hood Day three of the festival we got some screenings in, a few interviews, and lots of shorts. I Saw The Devil Directed by Ji-woon Kim.…
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Given the current spate of advances in genetic engineering, Splice seems eerily prescient. After all, we have already seen the rapid evolution of cloning. Supermarkets now carry cloned produce, and mammals…