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Fantasia International Film Festival, 2020

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You Cannot Kill David Arquette
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Fantasia 2020: ‘You Cannot Kill David Arquette’ is a sweet, silly, and entertaining documentary | Awesome Friday!

Wednesday, 2 September, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

Each step in his journey is eye-opening and engaging, from the backyard wrestling show he takes part in (and gets decimated) to the Mexican street

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Amelia Moses / Bleed With Me
Festival Coverage Interviews

Interview: Amelia Moses on her film “Bleed With Me” | Awesome Friday!

Wednesday, 2 September, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

Bleed With Me is the first feature from Canadian director Amelia Moses. This slow-burn psychological horror film is rife with tension and atmosphere. As I said in

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Patrick
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘Patrick’ is a sweet story of coming into one’s own | Awesome Friday!

Tuesday, 1 September, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

Patrick is a simple story about a man coming to grips with his new normal and whether he even wants it to be his new normal.

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Fried Barry
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘Fried Barry’ is excessive, but is it bold or juvenile? | Awesome Friday!

Monday, 31 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

For all its excess, there are a few bright spots, including a mental health facility breakout scene that is both ridiculous and exciting, but even

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The Oak Room
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘The Oak Room’ weaves stories within stories to great effect | Awesome Friday!

Sunday, 30 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

Each scene is beautifully shot as well. Each shot is captured in a wide aspect ratio that lets you admire details from around the rooms

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Hail to the Deadites
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘Hail to the Deadites’ is an opportunity missed | Awesome Friday!

Sunday, 30 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

Some B movies go nowhere, and others become cult classics. People love this latter category of film. People go out of their way to see

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The Block Island Sound
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘The Block Island Sound’ is suitably creepy | Awesome Friday!

Saturday, 29 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

The Block Island Sound is a gorgeously shot horror film. Almost every exterior shot is beautiful and takes full advantage of the location. The score and

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Sleep
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘Sleep’ blurs the lines between dreams and reality | Awesome Friday!

Saturday, 29 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

A confident first feature from director Michael Venus, the film is anchored by a phenomenal central performance by Gro Swantje Kohlhof as Mona navigates her

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Hunted
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘Hunted’ covers some well-worn revenge ground | Awesome Friday!

Friday, 28 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

The rape-revenge story is a well-worn film story. The bad man seems nice. The bad man gets the woman alone. The bad man reveals himself

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A Mermaid in Paris
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘A Mermaid in Paris’ is a fun, heartfelt fantasy | Awesome Friday!

Friday, 28 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

A Mermaid in Paris is, shockingly, from this last group. A man, Gaspar (Nicolas Duvauchelle), finds the wounded mermaid Lula (Marilyn Lima) on the banks of

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Quinn Armstrong / Survival Skills
Festival Coverage Interviews

Interview: Quinn Armstrong on his film “Survival Skills” | Awesome Friday!

Friday, 28 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

Survival Skills is a film I haven’t been able to stop thinking about since I first watched it. A biting satire of police training, it

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PVT Chat
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘PVT Chat’ can’t decide whether it’s honest or sleazy | Awesome Friday!

Thursday, 27 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

The film crosses back and forth over the lines, from some moments that ring incredibly true and honest to others that are effectively softcore porn.

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Free Country
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘Free Country’ is a stark, engaging mystery | Awesome Friday!

Thursday, 27 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

Each lead actor is great, but Felix Kramer, as Markus, steals the show. He’s a brute, but he might be a bad man for good

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Survival Skills
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Fantasia 2020: ‘Survival Skills’ is way more than just a weird VHS nostalgia trip | Awesome Friday!

Wednesday, 26 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

It would be easy to write Survival Skills off as a cheap nostalgia bid or a wacky experiment, and it would have been easy just to be

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A Witness Out of the Blue
Festival Coverage Reviews

Fantasia 2020: ‘A Witness Out of the Blue’ is a solid action thriller | Awesome Friday!

Wednesday, 26 August, 2020Saturday, 23 September, 2023By Matthew

Opening with a gang of thieves storming a jewellery store only to be cornered by the police as they finish filling their bags, some quick

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