A young man enters into a bet to bed his crush in the lethargic sex “comedy” Paradise Bungalows. Written and directed by Francesco Lucente, the 1987 film comes to Blu-ray via MVD this month.
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A Pair of Animated Shorts [Fantasia 2026]
Fantasia always has a plethora of short films. Due to time, it was not possible to review all that many, so here are 2 that are animated and wildly different:
Parallel Gazes (Les regards parallèles) (2026) [Fantasia 2026]
What begins as an ambitious plan to steal a luxury car quickly spirals into a crime story filled with unexpected complications, fractured relationships, and the harsh reality that living like a gangster is far more complicated than it looks.
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.
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.
Unidentified Murder (2025) [Fantasia 2026]
An influencer hires an actor for a prank; things take a turn for the weird.
Bowels of Hell [2026] [Fantasia 2026]
A woman’s unresolved trauma leads to personal issues and murderous plumbing in Gurcius Gewdner & Gustavo Vinagre’s uneven horror-comedy-drama Bowels of Hell. Presented as part of the Fantasia Film Festival.