War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells’ seminal Sci-Fi novel of an alien invasion, is updated in the groan-worthy awful screen life adaptation starring Ice Cube and directed by Rich Lee, now streaming on Amazon Prime.
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FLUSH [Fantasia 2025]
A down-and-out man is stuck in a toilet at a nightclub in the French single-room thriller, Flush, directed by Gregory Morin and presented through the Fantasia International Film Festival.
The Undertone [Fantasia 2025]
A paranormal podcaster begins to notice strange occurrences around her house in the incredibly effective audio-based horror film The Undertone, written and directed by Ian Tuason, presented through the Fantasia International Film Festival.
Together [Fantasia 2025]
A couple moves out to the country and finds themselves growing closer… too close, literally, in Together, Michael Shanks’s melding of body-horror, relationship drama, with a dusting of folk horror. Together was presented as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival and is also in wide release.
Sugar Rot [Fantasia 2025]
Candy, an ice-cream scooper and stripper, deals with unwanted attention and an unwanted baby in the messy Sugar Rot, written and directed by Becca Kozak, presented through the Fantasia International Film Festival.
House On Eden (2025)
Three YouTube ghost hunters investigate a haunted house in the terrible found footage House on Eden, written, directed, and starring Kris Collins.
Occupy Cannes! [Fantasia 2025]
The Troma team descends on the Cannes Film Festival 2013 to try to sell “Return to Nuke ‘Em High; Part 1” in Lily-Hayes Kaufman’s fascinating documentary of celebrating independent cinema: Occupy Cannes, presented as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival.