Carrie (TV series)
| A- | Fantastic Fest 2026 | They showed the first two episodes of Mike Flanagan's remake of Stephen King's Carrie as a TV series. This is going to be…
Phreaker
| B | Fantastic Fest 2026 | A very enjoyable movie. Very good story. I don't think the main character (a blind teenager) was based on anyone specific, but perhaps…
Play House
| B- | Fantastic Fest 2026 } Kudos to this husband/wife creative team. They won the Fantastic Pitches competition at last year's festival, which earned them $100,000 towards filming, and…
Ghost in the Cell
| B | Fantastic Fest 2026 | Excellent mix of comedy and kills in this horror flick. Horror-wise: You see some bits of most of the kills—those are already interesting.…
Game Master
| B | Fantastic Fest 2026 | Very funny. A little bit silly—you kind of just had to go with some elements. I appreciated that the humor was derived from…
Girl in the Night
| C+ | Fantastic Fest 2026 | The director of this film had a vision. Unfortunately it was one I did not appreciate. An interesting premise, and some nice touches…
5 More Minutes
| A | Fantastic Fest 2026 | Superb! Usually I have to be so emotionally drawn into a movie that my eyes are wet at the end (from either sorrow…
The Squirrel
| B | Fantastic Fest 2026 | Very interesting examination of a society that places too much emphasis on minute-by-minute safety and happiness. I was impressed by many of the…
Adult Supervision
| B | Fantastic Fest 2026 | Good psychological drama about a trip for a middle school class to a remote portion of Sweden, where no teachers were allowed to…
The Birthday Party
| B | Fantastic Fest 2026 | Good thriller. Well written to slowly unveil the turns and secrets. Mostly dark, moody atmosphere. (The trailer looks more brightly lit, but maybe…