A gay man who loses his hands in a freak accident is given prosthetics whilst living under the watchful eye of his disapproving mother, but he has other plans for how to use his new appendages.
Category Archives: Movie Reviews
Coyotes [Fantastic Fest 2025]
A family and others are stuck between a fire and vicious animals in Colin Minihan’s uneven but worth watching Coyotes, presented as part of Fantastic Fest.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) [Science Fiction Month]
An android designed to look and behave like a child embarks on a fairytale like odyssey in search of answers to his existence, and the only mother figure he ever knew.
Deathstalker (2025) [Fantastic Fest 2025]
A warrior takes on a bloody quest in the hilarious, violent fantasy satirical Deathstalker remake, from writer-director Steven Kostanski, presented as part of Fantastic Fest 2025. [April 2026 update: Now streaming on Shudder and released on physical media via Shout Factory]
Beast of War [Fantastic Fest 2025]
Australian WWII soldiers are stuck on a raft and surrounded by a shark, in writer-director Kiah Roche-Turner’s tight and tense Beast of War, presented as part of Fantastic Fest 2025. Now on Shudder in January 2026.
Bad Haircut [Fantastic Fest 2025]
A college loser gets more than a snip when he visits an insane barber in writer-director Kyle Misak’s wild Bad Haircut, playing as part of Fantastic Fest 2025.
The Piano Accident [Fantastic Fest 2025]
A malcontent internet self-harm influencer retreats after an accident and is blackmailed into an interview in Quintin Dupieux’s odd dark-comedy with a dash of horror, The Piano Accident, presented as part of Fantastic Fest.