Film Review: Red Rooms
RED ROOMS (LES CHAMBRES ROUGES) is a French-Canadian psychological thriller from writer and director Pascal Plante. A switch into the crime genre from his previous sports drama, NADIA, BUTTERFLY, shows he is more than just promising if RED ROOMS is anything to go by. The film arrives on VOD from
Film Review: BOOGER
An intoxicating fur ball of Body Horror and Hipster sensibilities, Booger is certainly one of the most original takes on the psychological thriller. And who doesn’t love cats? Lots of people don’t, and I don’t like those people. Let’s give it up for masterful debut films, especially when helmed by
Interview: Alice Maio Mackay
Award-winning director Alice Maio Mackay has become a Name in indie horror with her back-to-back releases of films shot with a predominantly queer, nonbinary, and trans cast and crew that explore queer experiences and lives through a low-budget, Ozploitation-esque style. SATRANIC PANIC is Mackay’s fourth feature following T BLOCKERS (2023),
Fantasia Film Festival: Infinite Summer
Spanish-Estonian science fiction film INFINITE SUMMER had its world premiere at Fantasia Film Festival a few days ago. Written and directed by Miguel Llansó (experimental, virtual-reality-themed JESUS SHOWS YOU THE WAY TO THE HIGHWAY), the film is rooted in familiar versions of transhumanism and new concepts that are genuinely unique
News: Top 4 Films We are Excited for at Fantasia 2024
Fantasia Film Festival Montreal is underway! It never disappoints in bringing genre fans exactly what we crave- be it whimsical, terrifying, futuristic, or gloriously horrifying. After the opening night film, BOOKWORM, featuring Elijah Wood, which looks like it’s carrying the soul of Jumanji that we never got from the Hollywood
News: SPECTREVISION LAUNCHES SPECTREVISION RADIO PODCAST NETWORK
SpectreVision, the award-winning production company headed up by Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, and Lawrence Inglee, continues to expand their scope by launching SPECTREVISION RADIO, a new podcast network. Film fans and podcast fans – to be fair, these cross over. SpectreVision Radio is a new podcast network featuring brand new
Film Review: Family Portrait
Written and directed by Lucy Kerr, her film debut FAMILY PORTRAIT, is clearly personal but also somewhat universal. The film was ingeniously acquired by distribution company Factory 25 and has started screening in the US (details below). For a debut feature, Kerr has given us realism with the rug pulled
Film Review: Mars Express (Fantastic Film Festival Australia)
Another excellent run for one of Fear Forever’s favourite film festivals. FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA 2024 brought the latest genre films to Sydney and Melbourne. Festival goers witnessed its exciting and diverse programming, from gorey exploitation horror to high-concept Science Fiction; MARS EXPRESS absolutely defines the latter. Director-writer Jérémie Périn‘s
LISTEN CAREFULLY (FANTASPOA 2024)
A darkly comedic “Taken” through the eyes of Fincher & Lynch. FANTASTPOA Film Festival 2024, Brazil screened the world premiere of Listen Carefully, the fourth writer-director moment from multi-hyphenate filmmaker Ryan Barton-Grimley (AKA RGB) is a hostage-heist indie for the new generation. Abstract is the perfect way to describe this
Film Review: The Complex Forms (Fantaspoa 2024)
As FANTASPOA Film Festival 2024 continues, its screenings stay true to its name. Most recently, a suspenseful fantasy from Italy, written and directed by Fabio D’Orta. THE COMPLEX FORMS is indeed complex, or, more aptly, intriguing, fascinating, strange and intricate. Honestly, I was captivated from beginning to end. When we