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 Tree of Knowledge [Fantastic Fest 2025]
A young man embarks on a strange journey of absurd self-discovery in Eugene Green’s comic fable The Tree of Knowledge, presented as part of Fantastic Fest 2025.
The 10 Best Musical Numbers You May Not Have Seen (But Need to See)
When it comes to the subject of movie musicals, it always seems like a handful of numbers from classic films are always presented as being the best of the genre. And, to be fair, they deserve that attention. Whether it involves Judy Garland pining to be “Over the Rainbow” or James Cagney giving a new meaning to patriotism with “Yankee Doodle Dandy” or Gene Kelly getting happily soaked while “Singin’ in the Rain,” everyone knows these numbers by heart.
Today, we’re going in the opposite direction with segments from 10 films that never quite achieved classic status but nonetheless feature larger than life musical sequences that are too much fun.
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