Based on the graphic novel Samurai Shiro by Danilo Beyruth, Brazilian director Vicente Amorim puts us in the heart of the Japanese community in Sao Paulo in Brazil (the largest outside of Japan itself) for a story mixing modern action with traditional…
The Fantasia International Film Festival is thrilled to add an additional special screening to its 2021 slate with the Canadian Premiere of Donnie Yen’s latest action feature RAGING FIRE.
Donnie Yen stars in this big-budget actioner where gunfire and kung-fu collide…
Attempting to follow up on a successful debut film is always a daunting feat, especially when your first earned more than one thousand times its budget back, making box office history. Director Shin'ichirô Ueda's cult zombie comedy One Cut of the Dead…
Another highlight from Fantasia Film Festival 2020 comes from the world premiere of the new McManus Brothers feature film; the Emmy-nominated writers behind American Vandal and producers on Cobra Kai. Billed as their first foray into horror, The Block Island Sound is an innovative and…
Premiering at Fantasia Film Festival 2020, Minor Premise is the latest in a line of cerebral science fiction films exploring the human consciousness. Delving into the science of the soul, the intriguing central concept is heavily based in neurological theory; ambitiously questioning…
The Fantasia International Film Festival closed out its 2020 edition yesterday, having successfully transitioned to a cutting-edge digital event in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian audiences proved dedicated to the long-running festival, and flocked to the digital edition, which…
Originating as a Kickstarter project, the highly anticipated martial arts comedy The Paper Tigers received it's world premier at Fantasia International Film Festival 2020. Inspired by the films of Shaw Brothers Studio, the movie is a hugely entertaining and heartfelt celebration of…
Sometimes a film unexpectedly stays with you after viewing. This is usually down to the central themes or certain performances, but for me The Oak Room's simple premise about storytelling, expertly crafted through a non-linear structure and atmospheric cinematography, caught me by…
British Columbian actor and musician Finn Wolfhard burst onto the world stage in the culture-shifting Netflix series STRANGER THINGS. With subsequent performances in the IT films, THE GOLDFINCH, THE TURNING, and THE ADDAMS FAMILY, among others, and forthcoming roles in Jason Reitman’s…
Premiering at this year's Fantasia and Edinburgh film festival, Rebecca Hall returns to the horror genre in this refreshingly emotional psychological thriller from Searchlight pictures.
Directed by David Bruckner, The Night House centres on the recently widowed teacher Beth (Rebecca Hall).…
The bonkers Nic Cage festival hit Prisoners of the Ghostland finally has a release date and a new trailer, directed by Japanese helmer Sion Sono, on his English language debut.
The post-apocalyptic film is very much in the vein of Mad Max/Escape From New…
Following the success of their brilliant slow-burn thriller The Oak Room, genre specialists Black Fawn Films are back with horror-comedy Vicious Fun. World premiering at Sitges Film Festival back in October, the film is an affectionate love letter to eighties serial killer…