As it is the 30th Anniversary of Fantasia, we (well, I on behalf of the team and site) will reshare reviews we’ve done for the fest including those done during the fest and those done for films that have played at the fest that we reviewed at other times to give an idea of the scope of Fantasia and how important it is for the film industry as a whole.
2022 was a solo year for me, doing as much coverage as could manage without Felix who was sadly out of commission.
So, here are my reviews from the fest:
Special Delivery
The Diabetic
Swallowed
The Fish Tale
Sissy
Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastic World of Jean Rollin
Megalomaniac
My Grandfather’s Demons
Accion Mutante
The Fight Machine
Dans ma peau
Maigret
Inu-Oh
Incroyable mais vrai
Cult Hero
Portal Masters
Mercenaries from Hong Kong
As most know by now, Fantasia is a great place for films to premiere, get picked up for distribution if they don’t already have a distributor in place, and generally to make waves, which leads to these films landing on our proverbial desks throughout the year. Here are some of the others from Fantasia 2022 that we have reviewed through the years between Fantasia 2022 and Fantasia 2026 (some during the fest but from other sources and some before):
From Emilie:
Hypocondriac
Hansan: Rising Dragon
Baby Assassins
Alienoid
Glorious
House of Darkness
Kid with the Golden Arm
Out in the Ring
From Felix:
Coupez! (Final Cut)
The Elderly (Viejos)
Face/Off
Hard Boiled
Harold and Maude
Honeycomb
Skinamarink
From Kim:
Next Exit
As we constantly review new films, classics, and re-releases, this list is only complete as of right this moment (at time of posting) and will likely become incomplete at some point.
Fantasia 2026 runs from July 16th to August 2nd, 2026