{"id":63238,"date":"2025-07-13T21:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T21:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/63238\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T21:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T21:44:10","slug":"5-films-to-look-foward-to-at-fantasia-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/63238\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Films To Look Foward To At Fantasia 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s that time of the year again, and I, for one, could not be more excited. Fantasia International Film Festival 2025<\/strong> kicks off on July 16th and, like usual, they\u2019ve got a great selection of films to check out. It\u2019s a decidedly more independent group of films this year, but that\u2019s just how the horror genre has been going in 2025. Our Editor-in-Chief Chris Bumbray already checked out Together earlier this year at Sundance (read his review HERE<\/a>), so while that\u2019s not on this list, it\u2019s definitely one of my most anticipated of the entire summer. If you\u2019re attending the festival in person, you\u2019re going to want to check all of these out. And if you\u2019re not, you\u2019re going to want to take note of these, as they\u2019ll release throughout the rest of 2025 (and sometimes beyond) and often prove to be amongst horror\u2019s best of the year. <\/p>\n

You can check out the full lineup here<\/a>. Let us know if you think we\u2019re missing something that we should make sure to add to our viewing lineup. Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n

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I Live Here Now<\/p>\n

All I really had to hear about this film was that it\u2019s \u201cVery Lynchian\u201d in order to pique my interest. But also having Sheryl Lee\u2019s involvement even further leans into that. The film follows \u201ca woman trapped in a remote hotel room, where the violent echoes of her past come alive, blurring the lines between her darkest nightmares and the waking world.\u201c<\/p>\n

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Queens of the Dead<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll be interesting to see whether Tina Romero is able to present zombies in an interesting way like her father did for decades. With a cast that includes Katy O\u2019Brien and Riki Lindholme, she certainly has my attention. While this looks to be much more comedy than anything George A Romero did, it\u2019s clear Tina is trying to establish her own legacy while paying homage to her father. And the inclusion of drag queens getting attacked during a zombie outbreak is ripe for plenty of social commentary, which is always a Romero staple.<\/p>\n

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Good Boy<\/p>\n

A horror movie where a dog is the hero and saves the day? Sign me up! Add in genre staple Larry Fessenden, and this one is near the top of my most anticipated at Fantasia. The buzz has been great for this one, and I always love a horror twist on a subject that often finds itself in much lighter genres. <\/p>\n

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All You Need Is Kill<\/p>\n

The anime version of the manga that Tom Cruise\u2019s Edge of Tomorrow is based on is intriguing even to someone who doesn\u2019t tend to watch a lot of anime. But the story is so good, with its time-looping elements, that it\u2019s easy to get excited to see where all of this came from. It looks extremely colorful, and the animation is very dynamic. Can\u2019t wait to see how different the story is from the Liman version, and whether it works in animation.<\/p>\n

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Mother of Flies<\/p>\n

The Adams Family has quickly become one of my favorite teams of indie filmmakers, and they always bring something fresh and interesting to Fantasia. From Hellbender to Hell Hole, they always provide intense visuals and an incredible score, so I\u2019m very curious to see what they come up with here. The film follows \u201ca young woman facing a deadly diagnosis, who seeks dark magic from a witch in the woods \u2013 but every cure has costs.\u201c<\/p>\n

What films are YOU looking forward to at Fantasia? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n

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