A Legionnaire goes AWOL to raise money for his brother’s widow in the JCVD vehicle Lionheart, directed by Sheldon Lettich. The 1990 film receives a 4k upgrade to MVD’s previous Blu-ray.
Fatima’s Coochee-Coochee Dance (1897)
One of the most popular ribbons of film from the dawn of motion pictures was “Fatima’s Coochee-Coochee Dance,” released for viewing in 1897 in Thomas Edison’s Kinetoscope peepshow machine.
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Someone’s Daughter (2026) [Fantasia 2026]
A woman is being brought somewhere against her will. Soon she realizes it’s an island and a former client she defended in a case is also there. As their kidnapper left them there to possibly die, they team up to try and find a way out. Soon, truths about both of them come out.
Tokyo Bust: Crime City (2026) [Fantasia 2026]
A Japanese detective from the same neighborhood as local thieves, shopkeepers, and the Yakuza teams up with a newly landed Korean detective to close a case that’s been causing them both issues.
When You Open the Door (2026) [Fantasia 2026]
Following a wolf bite, a woman is pulled to a woodland ritual led by an all-women group before going back to her life and the ramifications of it all.
I Want Your Sex [2026]
An anxious young man takes a job for an edgy artist, leading him into a new world of sex and openness in Gregg Araki’s hilarious I Want Your Sex.
30 Years of Fantasia: 1996 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed [Fantasia 2026]
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.