Most Anticipated Films at Fantasia International Film Festival 2016

Now that the full schedule is out, Fantasians have planned what they will see and bought their tickets.  This year’s line-up is full of potentially great stuff and some real oddities.  Personally, I look forward to being surprised.  In the past, I was happily surprised by Shaun of the Dead, GS Wonderland, A Christmas Horror Story, Borning, etc.

All films I randomly went to see without much planning.  So what am I looking forward to this year?  Here’s a few I want to see without knowing a ton about them in advance.

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Lesson of the Evil (Aku no kyôten) (2012)

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It’s so gratifying to see Takashi Miike returning to his chaotic roots that helped make him such a beloved auteur. While I’m sure his court room movie “Ace Attorney,” and the “Ninja Kids” actioner were fine outputs, “Lesson of the Evil” is a return to form for a man who proves he hasn’t lost a bit of his step. “Lesson of the Evil” isn’t just shocking, but it’s gory, disturbing, and features some of the most surreal supernatural elements I’ve seen in years. Miike comes back with a bang, and I had a difficult time turning away from “Lesson of the Evil,” even when it was tough to sit through.

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