After 8 days of films and fun, our quartet of critics share out their favorites from this year’s fest Spencer Brickey My top 5: Jon Partridge 5. Extreme Prejudice. They don’t make ’em like they used to. A rep screening in 35mm of Extreme Prejudice really drives that home. A sweaty, tangible, thrilling affair, made […] The post Fantastic Fest 2026: The Cinapse Crew’s “Best of the Fest” appeared first on Cinapse.

Markus Lehmusruusu's film kindles the fires of humanity in a world where it is nearly snuffed out Finland's official submission for the Oscars this year

Primetime is a descent into the mind of Chris Hansen, more a portrait of a man’s megalomania rather than the actual cultural effects of “To Catch A Predator”. Primetime is a fascinating look into not only the rapid rise and fall of Chris Hansen, but also the structure of biographic filmmaking, and what it can […] The post Fantastic Fest 2026: PRIMETIME Delivers A Surreal & Propulsive Fable About The Rise & Fall Of Chris Hansen appeared first on Cinapse.

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Adrian Chiarella’s supernatural conversion therapy thriller Leviticus is a radical scream for empathy that commands your terrified attention.

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Even though 2026’s SXSW was shorter than normal, it was packed with quality films ranging from studio pictures to incredibly small films (some featuring a cast and crew you can count on one hand!). There was a talking fox, Keke Palmer stealing clothing and our hearts, and Samara Weaving trying not to get murdered… in […] The post SXSW 2026: The TOP 10 Films of the Fest first appeared on Cinapse.

Hacky statement incoming: Boots Riley is a singular voice. It’s an overused phrase but in the current film landscape is it maybe no more apt than describing Boots.  His directorial debut Sorry to Bother You came out in 2018 after a prolific musical career starting in the ‘90s. Calling it a comedy feels restrictive as […] The post SXSW 2026: I LOVE BOOSTERS Solidifies Boots Riley’s Voice first appeared on Cinapse.

Before anything, “THIS MOVIE WAS MADE BY ONLY TWO PEOPLE” flashes on the screen. And Her Body Was Never Found wants its audience to be aware of the metatextual relationship you and it share, and this movie is meta as hell. And Her Body Was Never Found is about a couple that hikes into the […] The post SXSW 2026: AND HER BODY WAS NEVER FOUND is Meta Relationship Horror first appeared on Cinapse.

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Cinapse team Jon Partridge, Julian Singleton, Dan Tabor, and Ed Travis preview their most anticipated titles for Fantastic Fest 2025, screening September 18-25.

Ryan Coogler's Sinners creates a mythology all its own, but takes inspiration from the real-life legend of a blues musician and his deal with the Devil.

SXSW 2025 is over and with it Cinapse has an excellent crop of films for you to look out for. For this year’s wrap-up post, each attendee ranked their top ten films. Each staff’s number one pick received 20 points, with second place receiving 15 and third 10. After that, it followed in descending order […] The post SXSW 2025 Ranked: Cinapse’s Top 10 Films first appeared on Cinapse.

The pitch for Redux Redux is something like Saulnier’s Blue Ruin but with a sci-fi twist. It’s a low budget, grounded meditation on grief that erupts in shocking violence committed by someone that isn’t fully comfortable with committing it. It’s a prime example of taking the core of a tense character piece and making it […] The post SXSW 2025: REDUX REDUX is Tense Lo-Fi Sci-Fi first appeared on Cinapse.

The post-apocalypse genre has almost exclusively been a white fantasy, with real life doomsday preppers occupying the American consciousness as a mostly rural caucasian phenomenon. Bunkers, guns, food stockpiling on a farm… these images in popular culture…

I first met Matt Johnson serendipitously during the screening of his debut feature, 2013’s The Dirties at Fantastic Fest. I was sitting near the front chatting with this young guy about movies at the festival and what we liked, and the conversation led to…

A character study filled with humanity, even when flirting with superhuman capability. The post SXSW 2025: WE ARE STORROR: Michael Bay’s Parkour Documentary Will Be One of 2025’s Greatest Docs first appeared on Cinapse.

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