Azrael, directed by E.L. Katz (Cheap Thrills) and written by Simon Barrett (You’re Next, The Guest), is the most hard-hitting movie I’ve seen at Fantasia so far, and it was one of my most-anticipated, too, solely because I saw the words “post-apocalyptic” and “Samara Weaving” in its plot summary. I didn’t need to know anything…
I went into Cuckoo with as little knowledge about it as possible, only really knowing that it starred Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens, and what a wild ride it was! Cuckoo first premiered at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year, but Shea and I were lucky enough to catch it for its…
We’re entering the second week of our Fantasia Festival coverage and if you haven’t been following us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), you’re missing out! Not only can you follow what movies we’re seeing, but you can also see additional coverage, including from the red carpet! Last night, I got to see the world premiere of Witchboard,…
When I first confirmed that I would be covering the Fantasia Film Festival this year, there were two movies I knew for sure that I wanted to see. The first was Chris Stuckmann’s Shelby Oaks (you can read my spoiler free review of that right here) and the other was the focus of this review:…
We’re kicking off the Fantasia International Film Festival with a self-described “transgender holiday film,” directed and co-written by Alice Maio Mackay. There’s nothing like a good Christmas slasher in the middle of a humid Montreal July to offer a little bit of escapism. Carnage for Christmas is the first film in Fantasia’s ‘Underground’ lineup in…
My love for horror has been well documented here on Screen Love Affair already, but to add a bit more to the lore, the slasher genre in particular is how I got into horror movies to begin with. Gram was watching Friday the 13th: Part VII in the guestroom and I, despite being scared, wanted…
In 1978 John Carpenter gave us Halloween which has become synonymous with the season, from the iconic look of Michael Myers to the amazing soundtrack. Now we have Thanksgiving, which is Eli Roth’s attempt at creating the defining slasher horror movie of the (American) Thanksgiving season. Taking place in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the movie begins on…