Tag: Fantasy

[Fantasia 2021] Short Films: MACHO CARNE / MONSTER DYKË

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Two transgressive shorts: one about queer male sexuality, the other about a trans lesbian & a monstrous physical love.

[Festival du nouveau cinéma] APPLES / UNDINE

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The Festival du nouveau cinéma gave me a look at two fascinating films by a couple important filmmakers with strong auteur voices.

[Nightstream] Short Films: GUTTERWITCH / WEIRDO / LANDGRAVES

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The next batch of Nightstream shorts are terrifying, unsettling, surreal, and dark as midnight in the depths of winter.

[Fantasia 2020] Short Films: NIGHTINGALE / MR. THISFORTHAT / MILK TEETH

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Strange creatures everywhere; in nursing homes, in family homes, in orphanages. These 3 shorts show what's lurking right next to us in the shadows.

Carnival Row – Season 1, Episode 1: “Some Dark God Wakes”

On By C.H. NewellIn Amazon, Cara Delevingne, Carnival Row, Fantasy, Jared Harris, Orlando Bloom, Season 1, Victorian EnglandLeave a comment

Someone is killing fae in the Burgue, and the murder isn't stopping.

WITCHBOARD’s Got the Ouija Goodness

On By C.H. NewellIn 1986, Film, Horror, Kathleen Wilhoite, Kevin S. Tenney, Mystery, Ouija Board, ThrillerLeave a comment

Underrated, underseen, Kevin S. Tenney's 1986 horror WITCHBOARD helped make the Ouija popular again.

Too Much Camp in HOUSE II: THE SECOND STORY

On By C.H. NewellIn Arye Gross, Bill Maher, Comedy, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Jonathan Stark, Royal DanoLeave a comment

Sometimes sequels improve on the original, sometimes they're only a bit better. Other times, they're rougher than that.