It’s that point of the yr once more, and I, for one, couldn’t be extra excited. Fantasia Worldwide Movie Competition 2025 kicks off on July sixteenth and, like traditional, they’ve received a fantastic collection of movies to take a look at. It’s a decidedly extra impartial group of movies this yr, however that’s simply how the horror style has been moving into 2025. Our Editor-in-Chief Chris Bumbray already checked out Collectively earlier this yr at Sundance (learn his overview HERE), so whereas that’s not on this checklist, it’s positively one in every of my most anticipated of your entire summer season. For those who’re attending the pageant in particular person, you’re going to need to examine all of those out. And if you happen to’re not, you’re going to need to pay attention to these, as they’ll launch all through the remainder of 2025 (and typically past) and sometimes show to be amongst horror’s better of the yr.
You possibly can try the full lineup right here. Tell us if you happen to suppose we’re lacking one thing that we should always be certain that so as to add to our viewing lineup. Let’s get began!
I Stay Right here Now
All I actually needed to hear about this movie was that it’s “Very Lynchian” with the intention to pique my curiosity. But additionally having Sheryl Lee’s involvement even additional leans into that. The movie follows “a girl trapped in a distant resort room, the place the violent echoes of her previous come alive, blurring the strains between her darkest nightmares and the waking world.“
Queens of the Lifeless
It’ll be attention-grabbing to see whether or not Tina Romero is ready to current zombies in an attention-grabbing approach like her father did for many years. With a forged that features Katy O’Brien and Riki Lindholme, she actually has my consideration. Whereas this appears to be like to be far more comedy than something George A Romero did, it’s clear Tina is attempting to ascertain her personal legacy whereas paying homage to her father. And the inclusion of drag queens getting attacked throughout a zombie outbreak is ripe for loads of social commentary, which is all the time a Romero staple.
Good Boy
A horror film the place a canine is the hero and saves the day? Signal me up! Add in style staple Larry Fessenden, and this one is close to the highest of my most anticipated at Fantasia. The excitement has been nice for this one, and I all the time love a horror twist on a topic that usually finds itself in a lot lighter genres.
All You Want Is Kill
The anime model of the manga that Tom Cruise’s Fringe of Tomorrow relies on is intriguing even to somebody who doesn’t have a tendency to look at numerous anime. However the story is so good, with its time-looping components, that it’s simple to get excited to see the place all of this got here from. It appears to be like extraordinarily colourful, and the animation may be very dynamic. Can’t wait to see how completely different the story is from the Liman model, and whether or not it really works in animation.
Mom of Flies
The Adams Household has rapidly develop into one in every of my favourite groups of indie filmmakers, and so they all the time carry one thing recent and attention-grabbing to Fantasia. From Hellbender to Hell Gap, they all the time present intense visuals and an unimaginable rating, so I’m very curious to see what they give you right here. The movie follows “a younger girl going through a lethal prognosis, who seeks darkish magic from a witch within the woods – however each treatment has prices.“
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