Film Festivals

One of the largest international film festivals dedicated to genre films is celebrating its 25th year in 2021. Fantasia Film Festival is located in Montreal, Canada, and will be presenting its festival in a digital format for movie-lovers and critics from August 5-25, 2021, including screenings, premieres, panels, and workshops. The festival will take a heightened focus on Japanese cinema "in celebration of the key role that Japan’s culture has played across Fantasia’s history".

On the latest episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we discuss Comic-Con 2021, review Ride the Eagle, Old, & Snake Eyes before debating the best sidekicks in film and TV.

On this episode, Aaron sits down for an interview with Nicholas Simon, the founder and Managing Partner of Indochina Productions.

Beast Beast follows three youths in various states of adolescence in search of meaning, fun, and adoration. Read on for our review.

For this special SXSW 2021 episode, we take our annual deep dive into the heart of the South by Southwest film festival.

The Fallout is a remarkable film that explores the ramifications of tragedy on our adolescents and how the human conditional response is not a one-size-fits-all.

Olivia Munn stars as a young executive undergoing a conflict with her inner dialogue in writer-director Justine Bateman's Violet.

Shein Mompremier stars as Ludi, a nurse trying to make ends meet in Miami's Little Haiti. Read on for our review.

Direct from SXSW 2021 - Reviews of Episodic Premieres: Them, Cruel Summer, Dale's House, and Chad

A slow-burn horror tale with an environmental mindset, The Feast never bites off more than it can chew. Read on for our review.