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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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.
Starman (1984) [Science Fiction Month]
A celestial alien being, struck down by military forces, inhabits the form of a widow’s deceased husband and forges a bond with her as he attempted to find his way back home.
The Baltimorons (2025)
After an injury lands a man in an emergency dental situation on Christmas Eve, he forms a connection with his dentist and they slowly discover what it means to live, and love, again.