{"id":54075,"date":"2026-07-26T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=54075"},"modified":"2026-07-26T04:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T08:47:50","slug":"30-years-of-fantasia-2017-reviews-at-cinema-crazed-fantasia-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/26\/30-years-of-fantasia-2017-reviews-at-cinema-crazed-fantasia-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Years of Fantasia: 2017 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed [Fantasia 2026]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As it is the 30th Anniversary of Fantasia, we (well, I on behalf of the team and site) will reshare reviews we\u2019ve 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.<\/p>\n

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2017, the year I (Emilie) lived in Montreal for the summer, let\u2019s see what we covered at the fest itself and what we covered at other times that also played Fantasia, starting with the films that played at the fest:<\/p>\n

From Felix:
\nTilt<\/a>
\nUndress Me<\/a>
\nDeath Line (Raw Meat)<\/a>
\nDead Shack<\/a>
\nBetter Watch Out<\/a>
\nThe Night Watchmen<\/a>
\nTragedy Girls<\/a>
\n78\/52<\/a><\/p>\n

From Emilie:
\nA Ghost Story<\/a>
\nJojo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable \u2013 Chapter 1<\/a>
\nBoyka: Undisputed<\/a>
\nMuseum<\/a>
\nSpectrum Fest: Films from the Autism Spectrum<\/a>
\nMohawk<\/a>
\nBad Genius<\/a>
\nReplace<\/a>
\nWu Kong<\/a>
\nBitch<\/a>
\nBorn of Women 2017<\/a>
\nCold Hell<\/a>
\nNapping Princess<\/a>
\nAtomic Blonde<\/a>
\nSequence Break<\/a>
\nRon Goossens, Low-Budget Stuntman<\/a>
\nPoor Agnes<\/a>
\nKing Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen<\/a>
\nKarmina<\/a>
\nThe Short Films of Izzy Lee<\/a>
\nYou Only Live Once<\/a>
\nM.F.A.<\/a>
\n68 Kill<\/a>
\nMayhem<\/a>
\nBushwick<\/a>
\nDead Man Tells His Own Tale<\/a>
\nJailbreak<\/a>
\nLe Serpent aux milles coupures<\/a>
\nAn Interview with Director Eric Valette<\/a>
\nOverdrive<\/a>
\nBlade of the Immortal<\/a>
\nThe Night Watchmen<\/a>
\nPrey<\/a>
\nThe Endless<\/a>
\nIt\u2019s Alive<\/a>
\nSavage Dog<\/a>
\nThe Shorts of Fantasia International Film Festival 2017 \u2013 Part 1<\/a>
\nThe Shorts of Fantasia International Film Festival 2017 \u2013 Part 2<\/a>
\nThe Shorts of Fantasia International Film Festival 2017 \u2013 Part 3<\/a>
\nBroken Sword Hero<\/a>
\nVampire Cleanup Department<\/a><\/p>\n

From Jeremy:
\nSuspiria, The Exorcist II, and Story<\/a>
\nAdventures In Fantasia<\/a>
\nSmall Gauge Trauma 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

As most know by now, Fantasia is a great place for films to premiere, get picked up for distribution if they don\u2019t already have a distributor in place, and generally to make waves, which leads to these films landing on our proverbial desks throughout the year. Here are some of the others from Fantasia 2017 that we have reviewed through the years between Fantasia 2017 and Fantasia 2026 (some during the fest but from other sources and some before):<\/p>\n

From Felix:
\nLet There Be Light<\/a>
\nMy Life as a Zucchini (Ma Vie de Courgette)<\/a>
\nQ: The Winged Serpent<\/a>
\nSuspiria<\/a>
\nTerminator 2: Judgment Day<\/a><\/p>\n

From Emilie:
\nFashionista<\/a>
\nGame of Death<\/a>
\nGeek Girls<\/a>
\nBorn of Sin<\/a>
\nLowlife<\/a>
\nMa Vie de Courgette (My Life as a Zucchini)<\/a>
\nNight of the Virgin<\/a>
\nNovember<\/a>
\nTom of Finland<\/a><\/p>\n

From Nikki:
\nValerian and the City of a Thousand Planets<\/a><\/p>\n

As we constantly review new films, classics, and re-releases, this list is only complete as of right this moment (at time of posting) and will likely become incomplete at some point.<\/p>\n

Fantasia 2026 runs from July 16th to August 2nd, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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