'Hellraiser' and 'Medusa Deluxe' provided scares and surprises at this year's Fantastic Fest, in Austin Texas.
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Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘¡García!’ Brings Bond and Indiana Jones Spirit to HBO Max
What if a secret agent with super powers was frozen in the 1960s and brought back today? That's what happens in 'Garcia'.
Read More »Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘Country Gold’ Satirizes and Honors Country Music Stars
'Country Gold' pays tribute to 1990s country singers and provides laughs along the way. Ben Hall plays George Jones.
Read More »Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘Smile’ – One You Can’t Look Away From
"Smile" takes its heroine on a supernatural journey. But no one believes she is haunted.
Read More »Fantastic Fest: Horror, Sci-Fi and Just Plain Weird Goes Live September 22
Fantastic Fest, the world's largest sci-fi, horror and unusual film festival, goes live September 22 at Austin's Alamo Drafthouse.
Read More »Anthem Film Review: ‘Grid Down, Power Up’ Narrated by Dennis Quaid
"Grid Down, Power Up" calls into focus the vulnerabilities of the American electrical grid and what can be done to protect it.
Read More »Anthem Film Review: Tackling Woke: ‘Melons’ and ‘We’re Doing Good’
Two comedies at Anthem Film Festival took on woke and cancel culture. 'Doing Good' and 'Melons' make you laugh and think about people.
Read More »Anthem Film Review: A Tale of Two Communist Cities – Hong Kong and Berlin
Freedom and Communism bring about different results. Two films from Anthem Film Festival show how freedom was lost in one and gained in another.
Read More »Anthem Film Festival Review: Laughing Your Way to Truth and COVID
Films have a point of view and a theme. Sometimes, the best way to convey a viewpoint is with humor. Really, no joke.
Read More »Anthem Film Review: ‘Beyond Homeless: Finding Hope’
Homelessness is a crisis. The film 'Beyond Homeless: Finding Hope' examines multiple approaches to helping unhoused people.
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