Fantasia International Film Festival 2016

Sitting on a VIA Rail train about to leave the beautiful city of Montreal, Quebec, I can’t seem to shake a touch of melancholy. Guess it’s because it’s not just Montreal I’m saying goodbye to. (For now that is; I’ll be back.) It’s also Fantasia Fest. (For now that is; I will certainly be back nextContinue reading “Fantasia International Film Festival 2016”

Some Freaks

Some Freaks is not the typical type of picture you would expect to find playing at a world-renowned genre festival, but then again, Fantasia isn’t your typical genre fest. Hence, the darkly empathetic, teen-coming-of-age drama fits in perfectly alongside films by Takashi Miike and Mike Flanagan. Some Freaks is John Hughes meets Todd Solondz (or moreContinue reading “Some Freaks”