Showing posts with label Fantasia 2020. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fantasia 2020. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

The Paper Tigers - 2020 Fantasia Movie Review



The Movie: The Paper Tigers

The Director: Bao Tran

The Cast: Joziah Lagonoy, Matthew Page, Jae Suh Park, Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Alain Uy, Ron Yuan, Ken Quitugua

The Story: Three Kung Fu prodigies have grown into washed-up, middle-aged men, now one kick away from pulling their hamstrings. But when their master is murdered, they must juggle their dead-end jobs, dad duties, and old grudges to avenge his death.

The Interview:


A Witness Out of the Blue / 犯罪現場 - 2020 Fantasia Movie Review



The Movie: A Witness Out of the Blue犯罪現場

The Director: Chi-Keung Fung

The Cast: Louis Koo, Louis Cheung, Jessica Hsuan, Cherry Ngan, Philip Keung, Fiona Sit, Patrick Tam, Andy On, Ling Man-lung, Sam Lee, Evergreen Mak, Power Chan

The Story: A Hong Kong crime thriller about a detective who discovers that a parrot can help him to solve a case.

Saturday, August 29, 2020

Detention / 返校 - 2020 Fantasia Movie Review



The Movie: Detention / 返校

The Director: John Hsu

The Cast: Gingle Wang, Tseng Chin-Hua, Fu Meng-Po, Cecilia Choi

The Story: A high school student in 1960's Taiwan during the period of White Terror and martial law must deal with the consequences of her actions against a secret book club.

Special Actors / スペシャルアクターズ - 2020 Fantasia Movie Review



The Movie: Special Actorsスペシャルアクターズ

The Director: Shin'ichirô Ueda

The Cast: Kazuto Osawa, Hiroki Kono, Takuya Fuji, Ayu Kitaura

The Story: Kazuto has a lifelong dream of becoming an actor, but has been suffering from a special medical condition where he faints and collapses when he gets nervous. Now he has a chance to join a group of actors who have been hired to expose and take down a cult.

Friday, August 28, 2020

Sheep Without A Shepherd / 误杀 - Movie Review



The Movie: Sheep Without A Shepherd / 误杀

The Director: Sam Quah

The Cast: Joan Chen, Xiao Yang, Paul Chun, Tan Zhuo

The Story: Desperate measures are taken by a man who tries to save his family from the dark side of the law, after they commit an unexpected crime.

Monday, August 24, 2020

Crazy Samurai Musashi - 2020 Fantasia Movie Review



The Movie: Crazy Samurai Musashi

The Director: Yuji Shimomura

The Cast: Tak Sakaguchi, Kento Yamazaki, Masaaki Takarai, Akihiko Sai

The Story: Legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi fights off hundreds of opponents.

The Travelling Cat Chronicles / 旅猫リポート - 2020 Fantasia Movie Review



The Movie: The Travelling Cat Chronicles / 旅猫リポート

The Director: Kôichirô Miki

The Cast: Sôta Fukushi, Yuko Takeuchi, Alice Hirose, Takurô Ôno, Ryôsuke Yamamoto, Tomoya Maeno, Yûko Takeuchi

The Story: A young man takes a road trip visiting old friends in hopes that one of them will be able to adopt his cat. They both quickly learn that this will be no easy task.

Sunday, August 23, 2020

Monster Seafood Wars / 三大怪獣グルメ - 2020 Fantasia Movie Review



The Movie: Monster Seafood Wars / 三大怪獣グルメ

The Director: Minoru Kawasaki

The Cast: Keisuke Ueda, Ayano Yoshida Christie, Yûya Asato, Shojiro Yokoi, Reon Kurosaki, Gota Ihashi, Satoshi Kobayashi, Hikomaro, Paradise Yamamoto, Ukulele Eiji, Kei Grant, Asato Izumi

The Story: Yuta, a young master at the Tsukiji Fish Market, accidentally drops his meal of mixed seafood into the Sumida River. Some time afterwards a gigantic mutated squid monster arises from the depths and begins to wreak havoc upon an awe-stricken Tokyo.

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Lapsis - 2020 Fantasia Movie Review



The Movie: Lapsis

The Director: Noah Hutton

The Cast: Ivory Aquino, Arliss Howard, Babe Howard, Dean Imperial, Dora Madison, James McDaniel, Madeline Wise, Frank Wood

The Story: In a parallel present, Ray Tincelli is struggling to support himself and his ailing younger brother. After a series of two-bit hustles and unsuccessful swindles, Ray takes a job trekking deep into the forest, pulling cable over miles of terrain to connect large, metal cubes that link together the new quantum trading market.

The Columnist - 2020 Fantasia Movie Review



The Movie: The Columnist

The Director: Ivo van Aart

The Cast: Genio de Groot, Katja Herbers, Rein Hofman, Bram van der Kelen, Claire Porro, Harry van Rijthoven

The Story: Columnist and author Femke is flooded with anonymous nasty messages and death threats on social media. One day she has enough and decides to take revenge.

Fly Me To Saitama / 翔んで埼玉 - Fantasia 2020 Movie Review



The Movie: Fly Me To Saitama / 翔んで埼玉

The Director: Hideki Takeuchi

The Cast: Fumi Nikaidô, Gackt, Yûsuke Iseya, Masaki Kyômoto, Kumiko Takeda, Haruka Shimazaki, Kumiko Asô, Ryô Narita, Brother Tom, Shôtarô Mamiya, Akaji Maro

The Story: In a world where people are discriminated based on their birthplace, a resident of the much-reviled Saitama Prefecture embarks on a revolutionary campaign to improve things for his home.

Sunday, August 16, 2020

Hail to the Deadites - Fantasia 2020 Documentary Review



Documentary Review: Hail to the Deadites

The Director: Steve Villeneuve

The Story: A documentary about the fans of the Evil Dead films and explores the classic franchise's undying and ever-growing popularity.

Saturday, August 15, 2020

Life: Untitled / タイトル、拒絶 - 2020 Fantasia Fest Movie Review



The Movie: Life: Untitled / タイトル、拒絶

The Director: Kana Yamada

The Cast: Sairi Itô, Reiko Kataoka, Aimi Satsukawa, Yuri Tsunematsu, Kokoro Morita, Wan Marui, Aika Yukihira, Tomoko Nozaki, Ayumi Ookawara, Dai Ikeda, Hannya, Syunsuke Tanaka, Denden

The Story: This is a film about female escorts who are living life as best they can. Kana Yamada makes her feature directorial debut, adapting her own stage play. Sairi Ito stars as the protagonist, Kanou. - NYFF

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business - Fantasia 2020 Documentary Review



The Documentary: Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

The Director: Justin McConnell

The Story: Following five years in the life and career of an independent filmmaker, supported by dozens of interviews, posing one question: how does an indie filmmaker survive in the current film business?

Monday, August 10, 2020

TwoOhSix Picks - 2020 Fantasia International Film Festival


The 2020 Fantasia International Film Festival Virtual Edition kicks off on August 20th and runs through September 2nd with what I am calling the coolest collection of movies I have seen since, well since the 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival! After scouring the roster of movies that will be virtually screening exclusively to audiences in Canada this year, I have come up with my picks for the ones you do not want to miss.

The Hot List