Fantastic Fest 2026: Donkey Princess / Princesa Burro
Princess Diana (Antonia Giesen) grows up in a fairy tale world with her mother the Queen (Victoria Giesen) and her father the King (Francisco Melo). A plague hits the unfortunate Kingdom of Chile and Diana’s mother dies. Her father is heartbroken. Determined to protect Diana and his subjects from feeling the pain of heartbreak, the king issues a decree declaring that love is a plague. … Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2026: Donkey Princess / Princesa Burro
Fantastic Fest 2026: Kylgor In The Grisly Abyss
I have missed sword and sorcery movies and fantasy that isn’t J. R. R. Tolkien, George R. R. Martin, and especially Harry Potter. I want more weird fantasy. I want more low fantasy I want more barbarian heroes, more weird creatures, more eccentric worlds created by eccentric weirdos who aren’t afraid to have a narrator read backstory over maps and illustrations for 3 minutes before … Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2026: Kylgor In The Grisly Abyss
I’m going to Fantastic Fest 2026!
I’m lucky enough to be attending Fantastic Fest again this year! This time I will be attending remotely strapped into a chair of the CG Viewatorium (and Sachin Hingoo might be if he survives TIFF 2026). I’ll be sharing first impressions and reviews here at Monstrous Industry and at the Gutter. In the meantime, here’s some of the movies I’m interested in this year. Every … Continue reading I’m going to Fantastic Fest 2026!
No Longer Prey: On Situational Awareness, A Wounded Fawn (2022), and Kuroneko (1968)
One afternoon, I was out listening to music on a walk. A guy stopped me on the sidewalk in front of a church to inform me that walking around outside with both earbuds in isn’t safe. He thought I didn’t realize it’s important to be able to hear my surroundings. I listened, bemused, because any grown woman, no matter how sheltered you believe her to … Continue reading No Longer Prey: On Situational Awareness, A Wounded Fawn (2022), and Kuroneko (1968)
“Mad Bruv Summer with AEW All-In 2026!”
Every year my pal Sachin Hingoo shares his predictions and thoughts about the outcomes of AEW’s annual All-In wrestling extravaganza with Jeffery X Martin and other sickos at Biff Bam Pop. I’m not exactly a sicko, so I was honored when he asked if I’d be willing to share any predictions or thoughts. Summertime, and the living is easy for wrestling fans craving the grandeur … Continue reading “Mad Bruv Summer with AEW All-In 2026!”
