Column on Fantastic Fest in the Dallas Morning News
Here’s a link to my column on Fantastic Fest in the Dallas Morning News yesterday.
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“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 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...
Jane Doe at Fantastic Fest
You’ve heard the one about people whistling past the graveyard, to hide their fear? What would you say if you’d seen film festival-goers up to their elbows in a prop body? During Fantastic Fest...
Smartphones and Death
Earlier this month noted political blogger Andrew Sullivan had an essay in New York Magazine, where he talked about leaving the Internet and social media for his health. Sullivan talks about our recent change...
My Column Was a Fantastic Fest “Moment.”
Other than the sharing of content, a letter to the editor and the occasional Reddit comment thread, I don’t really know who is reading my work. So even though I missed this when it...
Victoria: A Wild Single-Shot Ride of a Film
I saw the film “Victoria” at Fantastic Fest this fall, only because the world-of-mouth at the festival was so good. I had originally dismissed the film as just a “trick” because of it having...
Fantastic Fest Photo Recap!
Earlier this month, Fantastic Fest wrapped up. You might have caught the column I wrote about Fantastic Fest films from Africa for the Austin America-Statesman, the Fantastic Debates pictures I published or the LAZER...
Check Out Today’s Statesman Column on Fantastic Fest and Africa!
Today’s column on Fantastic Fest ran in the online-only version of the Austin-American Statesman. Click here to read it. Since M3NSA Ansah told me the first “Coz Ov Moni” film was viewable on YouTube,...
American Ultra: The Spy Stoner Movie
My 76 year-old father loves action movies. The more whiz-bang and improbable they are, the better. It doesn’t even matter if they are serious spy/action movies or a sophisticated wink at the genre....
