The Columnist – Review Alysha Prasad March 12, 2021 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in August 2020 as part of our Fantasia Festival coverage. Why can’t we just have different opinions and be nice about it? Femke Boot (Katja Herbers), a columnist, author,...
PVT Chat – Fantasia Festival 2020 Review Alysha Prasad August 31, 2020 Reviews Now more than ever, there exists so many different ways for us to socialise with other people all around the world. Especially relevant during recent times is the reliance on video calls to feel close to...
Clapboard Jungle – Fantasia Festival 2020 Review Alysha Prasad August 29, 2020 Reviews Justin McConnell’s documentary, Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business, spans a five year period in McConnell’s life as an indie filmmaker. It not only follows his tumultuous journey...
Bleed With Me – Fantasia Festival 2020 Review Alysha Prasad August 27, 2020 Reviews Bleed With Me, from writer-director Amelia Moses, is a terrifying fever dream that makes you question everything you thought you knew, filled with beautiful imagery and a lot of blood. Timid and...
Feels Good Man – Fantasia Festival 2020 Review Alysha Prasad August 23, 2020 Reviews By now, everyone has surely seen Pepe the Frog at least once, whether it be whilst scrolling innocently through the web or even stumbling upon it on the news or late night talk shows. What most people aren’t...
Doppelbänger – Fantasia Festival 2020 Review Alysha Prasad August 20, 2020 Reviews The very idea that human beings may one day be rendered obsolete by improving technology is a hard concept to swallow. Sofian Khan’s short film, Doppelbänger, transports us into the future, where there...
Hail to the Deadites – Fantasia Festival 2020 Review Alysha Prasad August 16, 2020 Reviews No one who was a part of the first Evil Dead film could have imagined that it would turn into the franchise it is today, nor that the popularity of the films would just continue to grow over time. Steve...
Sleep – Fantasia Festival 2020 Review Alysha Prasad August 14, 2020 Reviews What do you do if you can’t tell if you’re awake or still stuck in a dream? Michael Venus’ never-ending nightmare, Sleep (Schlaf), opens with Marlene (Sandra Hüller), a woman who suffers from horrible...