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Fantastic Fest Review: Actresses Akari Takaishi and Saori Izawa Slay as Titular Protagonists in “Baby Assassins 2”

The struggle to survive emotionally-charged, physically demanding situations can often become easier with the introduction of humor. That has certainly driven the success of the action comedy film genre, especially when they include mismatched protagonists. The new martial arts-driven action comedy, Baby Assassins 2, the sequel to the hit 2021 feature Baby Assassins, is one…

Macon Blair’s Reboot of ‘The Toxic Avenger’ To Debut in September at Fantastic Fest

@The Toxic Avenger Nearly forty years after the release of The Toxic Avenger, a reboot is scheduled to premiere at Austin’s Fantastic Fest on September 21. Macon Blair will direct the new version, which stars Peter Dinklage in the role of a much-bullied nerdyf janitor who acquires superhero powers after accidentally falling into a vat…

Fantastic Fest Announces a Sinfully Good 2023 Feature Programming Lineup and More!

FANTASTIC FEST ANNOUNCES A SINFULLY GOOD 2023 LINEUP, OPENING THE FEST WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF LEGENDARY PICTURES’ OUTRAGEOUS ‘THE TOXIC AVENGER’ AND THE WORLD PREMIERE OF PRIME VIDEO AND BLUMHOUSE’S TIME-TRAVELING SLASHER ‘TOTALLY KILLER’ AS CLOSING NIGHT FILM Paramount+’s PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES, 20th Century Studios’ THE CREATOR, NEON’s EILEEN, Netflix’s THE FALL OF THE HOUSE…

Fantastic Fest 2021 Announces First Wave of Programming

FANTASTIC FEST 2021 RETURNS FOR  THE YEAR’S BIGGEST CELEBRATION OF GENRE FILM First Wave Of Films Includes Festival Opener TITANE Along With BINGO HELL, LAMB, and THE TRIP And Dozens More Highly Anticipated Mind-Benders AUSTIN, TX  — Mechanophilia, possessed nuns, possessed children, hallucinations, ghostly hauntings, time travel, exorcism, cerebral expansion, heavy metal, friendship, yakuza, canine…