This debut feature is led by a solid performance, but is ultimately a frustrating disappointment
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Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Riley Stearns’ The Art Of Self-Defense [Fantasia International Film Festival 2019]
One of Fantasia 2019's most hotly anticipated films is also one of its most polarizing and scattershot.
Joshua Reviews Hideo Nakata’s Sadako [Fantasia International Film Festival 2019]
One of the great horror franchises returns at Fantasia International Film Festival 2019.
Fantasia International Film Festival Announces 2019 Lineup; Five Films To Look Out For
With the announcement of the 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival lineup, we look at five films that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Joshua Reviews Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline [Fantasia 2018]
Indie darling Josephine Decker returns with her best film to date, a devastating character study that's one of 2018's most original films.
Joshua Reviews Sion Sono’s Tokyo Vampire Hotel [Fantasia 2018]
Sion Sono returns with a feature-length cut of his Amazon Prime series Tokyo Vampire Hotel, and it's one of his most ambitious, and cumbersome, films to date.
Joshua Reviews Ujicha’s Violence Voyager [Fantasia 2018]
Violence Voyager is a gnarly experiment in animation that's unlike anything you'll see this year.
Joshua Reviews Akiyuki Shinbo And Nobuyuki Takeuchi’s Fireworks [Fantasia 2018]
Fireworks is an animated film that is as gorgeously made as it is upsettingly plotted.
Joshua Reviews Joseph Kahn’s Bodied [Fantasia 2018]
Joseph Kahn returns with one of the year's most controversial, and brazenly hilarious, films.
Joshua Reviews Joel Potrykus’ Relaxer [Fantasia 2018]
Polarizing indie wunderkind Joel Potrykus returns with a look at an existential crisis in the face of the end of the world.
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