Eco-horror column in DMN
Click here to read Anna’s column in the Dallas Morning News about the new genre of eco-horror. Original story online
Category: fantasticfest
The Trip: Relationship Workshop
Relationships are hard, especially when both parties want the other one dead. That’s the premise of the fast, and darkly witty new Norwegian film The Trip, which burns as quick and hot as a...
Wright’s Trip to Soho
The fabulous new film “Last Night In Soho” screened as the first secret screening of Fantastic Fest, 2021. Being on a strict “no spoilers” diet about the beautiful and complex film, it might be...
The Vast of Night
While the Pentagon just confirmed the sighting of UFO’s, that hadn’t yet happened in 1950s America. There were rumors, mysterious objects in the night sky and starchy government confirmations of…weather balloons. This film places...
Anna’s Halloween + Mexican Horror Column in the Dallas Morning News
Anna’s Halloween column on the Mexican films at this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas is in today’s Dallas Morning News and can be read here.
Looking Forward to Binge Watching Tabula Rasa
With binge watching being a thing, finding a new binge watching series is the kind of thing that’s worth celebrating. Unfortunately they are still busy in Belgium making my new favorite binge -worthy television...
“Haunters” Is the Most Terrifying Movie Ever Made
There are a lot of films that promise terror. Haunters: The Art of the Scare shows you real terror. As someone who has done haunted interactive theater for years, I know what it takes...
Fantastic Debates 2017
The Fantastic Debates are a thing that take place every year at Fantastic Fest . Here’s a snapshot of what happened this year. Enjoy the video/photos of Suki-Rose Simakis in her black jacket taking...
The U.S. cannot be like the movie monster that destroys Seoul
Dallas Morning News May 4, 2017 Ever since I saw the movie Colossal at Fantastic Fest this past fall, I’ve been waiting for it to come out in theaters. I wanted to write about its perceptive...
Fantastic Fest 2016 in Pictures
*The one good thing about realizing that you forgot to hit “publish” on your Fantastic Fest photo gallery earlier this fall: when you realize your error, you can tell everyone that badges for Fantastic...
