{"id":54099,"date":"2026-07-26T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T22:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=54099"},"modified":"2026-07-26T19:18:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T23:18:37","slug":"30-years-of-fantasia-2016-reviews-at-cinema-crazed-fantasia-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/26\/30-years-of-fantasia-2016-reviews-at-cinema-crazed-fantasia-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Years of Fantasia: 2016 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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2016 was ten years ago, 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:
\nBattledream Chronicle<\/a>
\nCreature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex<\/a>
\nHunt for the Wilderpeople<\/a>
\nNever Tear Us Apart<\/a>
\nNovaseed<\/a>
\nPsychonauts, the Forgotten Children<\/a>
\nSeoul Station<\/a>
\nThe Toxic Avenger<\/a><\/p>\n

From Emilie:
\nAgonie<\/a>
\nThe Alchemist Cookbook<\/a>
\nAtmo HorrorX<\/a>
\nBed of the Dead<\/a>
\nThe Dark Side of the Moon<\/a>
\nL\u2019Elan<\/a>
\nEmbers<\/a>
\nHarmony<\/a>
\nI, Olga Hepranova<\/a>
\nThe Inerasable<\/a>
\nKaiju Mono<\/a>
\nKidnap Capital<\/a>
\nLet Me Make You a Martyr<\/a>
\nLittle Sister<\/a>
\nThe Love Witch<\/a>
\nLowlife Love<\/a>
\nThe Lure<\/a>
\nMan Underground<\/a>
\nLa Rage du Demon<\/a>
\nRealive<\/a>
\nRed Christmas<\/a>
\nShelley<\/a>
\nShe\u2019s Allergic to Cats<\/a>
\nSlash<\/a>
\nTank 432<\/a>
\nTherapy<\/a>
\nThe Unseen<\/a>
\n20 Past Films From Fantasia International Film Festival Worth Looking For<\/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 2016 that we have reviewed through the years between Fantasia 2016 and Fantasia 2026 (some during the fest but from other sources and some before):<\/p>\n

From Felix:
\nRed Christmas<\/a>
\nBeware the Slenderman<\/a>
\nBlood Father<\/a>
\nDon’t Breath<\/a>
\nIn a Valley of Violence<\/a>
\nKickboxer: Vengeance<\/a>
\nLights Out<\/a>
\nParasites<\/a>
\nTrain to Busan (aka Bu-San-Haeng) (physical media)<\/a>
\nTrain to Busan (aka Bu-San-Haeng) (film)<\/a>
\nWe Are the Flesh (Tenemos la carne)<\/a>
\nYoga Hosers<\/a>
\nBrix and the Bitch<\/a> (short)<\/p>\n

From Emilie:
\nAbattoir<\/a>
\nAnother Evil<\/a>
\nAntibirth<\/a>
\nAntigang (aka The Squad aka The Sweeney: Paris)<\/a>
\nBad Blood: The Movie<\/a>
\nThe Stylist (short)<\/a>
\nDemon<\/a>
\nThe Devil’s Candy<\/a>
\nThe Eye’s of My Mother<\/a>
\nI Am Not a Serial Killer<\/a>
\nMiruthan<\/a>
\nThey Call Me Jeeg (aka They Call Me Jeeg Robot aka Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot)<\/a>
\nWe Go On<\/a>
\nWhite Coffin<\/a>
\nMother of God (aka Madre de Dios) (short)<\/a>
\nLimbo (short)<\/a>
\nAn Interview with Will Blank, Director of Limbo<\/a>
\nThe Procedure (short)<\/a>
\nQuenottes (Pearlies)<\/a><\/p>\n

From Tomas:
\nRed Christmas<\/a>
\nThe Greasy Strangler<\/a><\/p>\n

From Jeremy:
\nThe Greasy Strangler<\/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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