Tag: Steven Kostanski


  • Fantastic Fest 2025: Creatures and Gore Herald the ‘Deathstalker’ Return

    Long before The Lord of the Rings was ever conceived as a thought in Peter Jacksonโ€™s head, the โ€˜80s were filled with medieval fantasy movies. From the Conan the Barbarian films to Jim Hensonโ€™s Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, heroes and monsters were explored in ways audiences havenโ€™t seen since. So many fantasy worlds were illustrated…

  • Fantastic Fest 2025: 10 Films to Melt Your Brain at This Year’s Festival

    Alamo Drafthouseโ€™s Fantastic Fest is less than a week away, and itโ€™s time for us to reveal the ten films weโ€™re pumped to see at the 20th edition of the Austin-based genre festival. First of all, there is an amazing array of talent on display here, filled with amazing motion pictures, both seen and unseen.…

  • Fantastic Fest 2024: Frankie Freako Is Freaking Fun

    When you attend a film festival, you have to be selective about the movies you watch. There are usually so many options you canโ€™t possibly see everything, so you have to decide which titles appeal to you the most. Sometimes a movie interests you because of the premise or the trailer, but other times, the…