This year was Fantasia’s 30th anniversary, 30! And yours truly has been attending since year two, so we decided to go all out. Tons of reviews, an article per year with links to all the films we’ve reviewed from that year’s line up, and a few other things. We went a bit nuts, it was a lot, and it was worth it! Check out all our coverage links in one place below:
Tag Archives: Action
Lionheart [1990] [MVD Rewind 4k UHD & Blu-ray]
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.
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.
30 Years of Fantasia: 1997 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.
Backstage Madness (aka Shermendelik karnavaly ) (2025) [Fantasia 2026]
A writer creates while under the pressure to be able to sell his story to an ever-changing market.
Tetsuo: The Bullet Man [2009] [Unearthed Films Blu-Ray]
A man undergoes a metal transformation during a revenge quest in the third Tetsuo film, The Bullet Man. The over-the-top, wild ride from Shin’ya Tsukamoto, the same madman who brought the previous two. Now on Blu-ray from Unearthed Films.
God Skin [Fantasia 2026]
A delivery boy joins an underground fighting ring in order to pay for his mother’s medical bills in this cyberpunk Muay Thai fantasy from Thailand.