Fantastic Fest ‘18 Review: “BORDER” Brings a Genre Twist to a Classic Tale By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff and Viktor Åkerblom Written by Ali Abbas, Isabella Eklöf and John Ajvide Lindqvist Directed by Ali Abbasi It is a nearly universal...
Fantastic Fest ‘18 Interview Nicolas Pesce: Adapting Murakami’s “PIERCING” for Screen By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Note: This is an excerpt from a longer interview, which will be made available when PIERCING is released in December. Nicolas Pesce’s second film PIERCING...
Fantastic Fest ‘18 Review: “THE PERFECTION” gives us body horror with a smirk By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Allison Williams, Logan Browning, Steven Weber Directed by Richard Shepard Written by Eric C. Charmelo, Richard Shepard, & Nicole Snyder We horror fans...
Fantastic Fest ‘18 Review: “MAY THE DEVIL TAKE YOU” unleashes Indonesian hell By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Chelsea Islan, Pevita Pearce, Ray Sahetapy Written & Directed by Timo Tjahjanto Indonesian horror is having a moment at North American genre film festivals....
Fantastic Fest ‘18 Review: “PIERCING” skewers the best laid plans By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska, & Laia Costa Written & Directed by Nicolas Pesce Based on the novel by Ryû Murakami Nicolas Pesce first film, 2016’s...
