Fantastic Fest is one of the best film festivals in the states and the largest in the US. Held in Austin Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse, the event screens nothing but the best in genre films. Sound On Sight contributors Emmett Duff and I will be in attendance to bring the best coverage we can …
Michael Ryan’s Five Favourites – Rabies This year at Fantasia we heard horror in an entirely new language. As Israel’s horror pioneers, Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado borrowed from the World of Expoliation Cinema, but struck off in an entirely new direction. Rabies is darkly funny and filled with rage. The very existence of the …
Haunters aka Choneung Ryukja Directed and Written by Min-suk Kim South Korea, 2010 Fantasia imdb The best superhero movie this year is not Captain America or Thor or Green Lantern or X-Men: First Class; it features no costumes, no secret origins and amazingly, no exposition. The obvious comparison for this film is M. Night Shyamalan’s …
The Fantasia Film Festival is coming to a close this weekend and so we want to look back one last time at the highlights of the fest. It was an incredible year with many strong first time features, a batch of incredible short films and a ton of special guests. Michael, Simon, Justine and I, …