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Category Archive: Fantasia 2020

Fantasia 2020: “Dinner in America” says ‘fuck ’em all but us’

Dinner in America
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Adam Rehmeier’s punk-rock indie romance takes a while to get out of first gear, but its charming leads are fun to spend time with.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 25, 2020August 26, 2020

Fantasia 2020: “Woman of the Photographs” takes the shine off our polished self-images

Woman of the Photographs
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Takeshi Kushida’s debut is a heartbreakingly dark love story about confidence and perception.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020

Fantasia 2020: “Survival Skills” blurs the thin blue line between fiction and reality

Survival Skills
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Quinn Armstrong’s debut is a clever riff on ’80s police training videos that sneaks in some earnest reflection on domestic violence.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020

Fantasia 2020: “Tiny Tim: King for a Day” is a loving portrait in eccentricity

Tiny Tim
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Johan von Sydow directs a touching, engaging documentary of a true one-of-a-kind performer.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on August 23, 2020August 23, 2020

Fantasia 2020: “The Undertaker’s Home” offers modest chills

The Undertaker's Home
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Argentina’s haunted house movie has plenty of atmosphere, but feels underwritten.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on August 21, 2020August 21, 2020

Fantasia 2020: “Crazy Samurai Musashi” goes for one take, ends up with no stakes

Crazy Samurai Musashi
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Tak Sakaguchi slashes his way through nearly 600 bad guys in a single take, but the audience gets exhausted long before he does.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

Fantasia 2020: “La Dosis” nurses its characters through loneliness

La Dosis
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Martin Kraut’s debut pits two tortured male nurses against each other in a tale dripping with horror and unexpected queerness.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

Fantasia 2020: “Monster Seafood Wars” is a light but pleasant snack

Monster Seafood Wars
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Minoru Kawasaki’s loving tribute to kaiju movies drags whenever the action moves away from the monsters.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on August 18, 2020August 19, 2020

Fantasia 2020: “Cosmic Candy” leaves a bitter taste

Cosmic Candy
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Rinio Dragasaki’s quirky comedy-drama about an unlikely parent-child relationship means well, but relies on a tiresome trope.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on August 17, 2020August 18, 2020

Fantasia 2020: “Free Country” is “True Detective” in the Eastern Bloc

Free Country
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Christian Alvart’s remake of a 2014 Spanish thriller turns post-Wall German backwoods into a tense stage for murder and grit.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 16, 2020August 16, 2020

Fantasia: “Life: Untitled” explores Japanese sex work

Life Untitled
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Kana Yamada’s stage adaptation Life: Untitled offers a glimpse into the lives of women on the margins of Japanese sex work.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 16, 2020August 16, 2020

Fantasia 2020: “The Columnist” lashes back at online trolls

The Columnist
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Ivo Van Aart’s uneven black comedy/thriller about a vengeful writer is ultimately more style than substance.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on August 14, 2020August 16, 2020

Fantasia 2020: “Morgana” is a moving documentary about female sexuality

Morgana
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Josie Hess & Isabel Pepper direct a fascinating, inspiring look at a woman who found the life she never knew she wanted in porn.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on August 13, 2020August 16, 2020
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