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Filmquest Review: Man Vs. Snake is Better Than The King of Kong

Fred Topel
June 17, 2016
Movies, Review
I originally reviewed Man Vs. Snake: The Long And Twisted Tale Of Nibbler at Fantastic Fest. On Sunday, June 19 it will play at Filmquest before its release on June 24, so I present my review of the film again.... Read More...

The Invitation Interview: Karyn Kusama and Phil Hay

Fred Topel
April 7, 2016
Exclusive, Interview, Movies
Back at Fantastic Fest, I reviewed the horror film The Invitation and loved the way it made social pressures the horror. I also got to have a great conversation with director Karyn Kusama and co-writer Phil Hay... Read More...

The Martian Blu-Ray Review

Fred Topel
February 4, 2016
Movies, Review
I’d love to tell you what the bet part of The Martian is, but it’s all the best part. Every aspect of survival and maintaining one’s sanity on Mars is fascinating, but everything in the NASA offices on earth is... Read More...

Fantastic Fest Review: Assassination Classroom

Fred Topel
October 5, 2015
Movies, Review
Assassination Classroom is the kind of idea so strange they could only get away with it in Japan, yet so whimsically absurd that it’s what movie audiences everywhere need. At least this one does. It is based on... Read More...

Fantastic Fest Review: The Invitation Is My Nightmare

Fred Topel
September 29, 2015
Nerd Stuff
  The Invitation is Karyn Kusama’s best movie. I know how important Girlfight was to female filmmakers and leads, the Latino demographic and I have it to thank for Michelle Rodriguez in Furious 7, but I... Read More...

Fantastic Fest Review: Brand New Testament Converted Me

Fred Topel
September 27, 2015
Movies, Review
Writer/director Jaco Van Dormael’s previous film, Mr. Nobody, was my favorite film of 2009, 2011 and 2013. ’11 I when I saw it at a Los Angeles Film Festival program for festival hits that didn’t land distribut... Read More...

Fantastic Fest Review: High-Rise Gets Savaged

Fred Topel
September 27, 2015
Movies, Nerd Stuff, Review
High-Rise has everything I would love in a movie: collapse of society, foraging for supplies, absurd debauchery and more. It’s either the source material by J.G. Ballard, the adaptation or director Ben Wheatley... Read More...

Fantastic Fest Review: Yakuza Apocalypse Is Blissfully Absurd

Fred Topel
September 25, 2015
Movies, Review
So wait, they’re yakuza and vampires? Honestly, how has no one thought of this before? I mean, I can’t say for sure they haven’t. I haven’t exhausted all the yakuza films of Japanese cinema. It is a good idea t... Read More...

Fantastic Fest Review: February is a Big Brouhaha

Fred Topel
September 25, 2015
Movies, Review
As February begins with a tone that only exists in indie films, I knew it was a film that only exists for film festivals. It could still be good, but it’s already ruled out any kind of public appeal, even in ni... Read More...

Exclusive Interview: Marko Zaror on Redeemer and The Green Ghost

Fred Topel
September 22, 2015
Interview, Movies
  Redeemer now on Blu-ray and DVD As I get ready to attend Fantastic Fest this year, I think back to a movie I saw at least year’s Fantastic Fest. Redeemer is the latest from Chilean martial artist ... Read More...







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