Fantasia Festival 2020 Review - "SANZARU" (2020)

FANTASIA FEST 2020 COVERAGE:
SANZARU (2020)
Written and directed by Xia Magnus
Starring Aina Dumlao, Justin Arnold, Jon Viktor Corpuz, Jayne Taini
Running time 1 hour and 40 minutes
Currently unrated, but contains mild gore, adult themes and brief ghostly nudity



"Sanzaru" is the collective name for the See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil monkeys (who each traditionally have their own names btw). I avoided looking this up until after watching the film for fear of accidentally spoiling a major element of Xia Magnus' sweaty, southern, spookhouse flick. As it is, knowing the meaning spoils none of the plot but exposes some of the themes I thought were most interesting in the film, specifically communication.

Fantasia Festival 2020 Review - "FRIED BARRY" (2020)

Fried Barry (2020)
Written and directed by Ryan Kruger
Starring Gary Green, Chanelle de Jager, Brett Williams and Joey Cramer
Running time: 1 hour and 39 minutes
Currently unrated, but it contains copious drug use, sexual content, violence, adult themes and the birth of an alien/human hybrid

Director Ryan Kruger’s Fried Barry is A LOT. The story of a burned-out, deadbeat dad who’d rather spend his time in bars or shooting up than at home with his family. One afternoon he’s just up and abducted by aliens who possess his body and take it on a whirlwind tour of the city and its seedy underbelly. It’s entertaining and surprisingly well-acted, but ultimately really exhausting.

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN 18

Everything Old Is New Again

Vol. 18 - August 2020

by Hunter Bush

Howdy, howdy one and all. How's everybody doing? Dark lord but it is hot out! I dunno how things'll be where you are, or when this drops but as I'm writing it we are heading into the dog days of summer in Philly. Nevertheless I'm back hunched over my laptop, the click clack of my fingers on the keys battling the susurration of a fan and clink of ice cubes in my glass, all to bring YOU, dear reader, the latest installment of Everything Old is New Again!