Exploitation film Sugar Rot, which had its Quebec premiere at Fantasia Festival, follows punk girl Candy (Chloë Macleod, Foreigner) who works at an ice cream shop. When she is brutally assaulted by an ice cream man, she becomes the host of a mutant foetus and begins to transform into ice cream. Around her, store owner…
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Fantasia 2025 Review: Foreigner
Set in 2004, Iranian teenager Yasamin AKA Yasi (Rose Dehgan) has just moved to Canada with her dad, Ali (Ashkan Nejati), and grandma, Zoreh (Maryam Sadeghi), following her mother’s dealing some years prior. Nervous about starting a new school, Yasi sits watching her favourite sitcom, repeating the English dialogue, often at the same time as…
Fantasia 2025: My Most Anticipated Films
Fantasia International Film Festival, held in the heart of Montreal, is back for its 29th edition next week, running from 16 July to 3 August, and I’m delighted to be back providing remote coverage for my fourth year. Described as a juxtaposition between pop culture and alternative cinema, the festival showcases a broad range of…