The Godzilla filmmaker on how the end of his unofficial trilogy of action flicks gets weird

Burnie Burns and Matt Hullum mix 80s horror and mythology for a new twist on possessed dolls

The Evil Dead icon makes an adult movie (not that kind) for people that have really lived a life

Chilling documentary about the Israeli offensive in Gaza reveals how AI and surveillance culture has been used to normalize mass murder

First programming announcement for 2027 fest also touts Freaks and Geeks script reading

Fest adds latest and last from Mike Leigh plus the newest from Austin’s own Adrianne Palicki

Mahershala Ali challenges American cinema’s conventional narrative on belief in this violent drama set in Houston’s Black Islamic community

Character-first slasher moves on an undercurrent of dread

Agata Trzebuchowska’s understated tale of a twisted family is designed to get under your skin and churn your stomach

Worthless creature feature should slide back into the slime

A gentle apocalypse becomes a story of found family

The finding of footage becomes as scary as the footage found

Zellner Bros. beam down a suitably idiosyncratic version of the alien invasion flick

Cruise and Iñárritu’s multilayered eco satire is crippled by its narcissism

Fantastic Fest Interview: Connecting With Nature in The Squirrel

A Celebration of Community at a Time of Division in Flag Day Doc

The Rivers That Run Through Us

Fantastic Fest Interview: Falling Down the Conspiracy Rabbit Hole With Gimme Truth

Fantastic Fest Interview: In Award Winner Girl in the Night, Not all Heroes Wear Capes

Fantastic Fest Review: Victorian Psycho