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What We’re Excited to See at Fantastic Fest 2023

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By: Nolan McBride, Ben McBride, and Paul Farrell

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Fantastic Fest 2023 is almost here! The largest genre festival in North America begins this week and Dead Ringers will be there to see the sights. Nolan, Ben, and Emily will be there in person — with Paul joining us virtually — and we’ll be sharing our thoughts on all the cool, weird, and completely fantastic movies we see on a special series of podcast episodes releasing throughout the festival. Plus, you can keep up with written reviews from Paul on this site. Without further ado, here are some of the films we’re most excited to see at this year’s Fantastic Fest!

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Fantastic Fest 2022 Begins!

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By: Ben & Nolan McBride

Fantastic Fest 2022 kicks off today! Dead Ringers is making its return to the largest genre festival in North America. Four of us — Nolan, Ben, Emily, and Kat — will be at the festival this year, and we’ll be sharing our thoughts on all the movies we see on a special series of podcast episodes releasing throughout the festival. Until then, check out some of the films we’re most excited to see this year!

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MAY and the Horror of Loneliness

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By: Emily von Seele

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Lucky McKee’s May has become a Halloween-viewing staple among genre fans. The strange fairy tale of a lonely young woman trying to find a meaningful relationship in a world of imperfection is a beautiful and unique film experience. May’s journey is one of hope and heartbreak, as we watch her try to form a bond with several people in her life, only to be let down and forced to take a rather unorthodox approach to finding that connection.

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Forgive and Forget: The Exploration of Guilt in STARFISH

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By: Emily von Seele

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I caught Starfish at Fantastic Fest last year and it was one of the most uniquely beautiful films that I saw. Writer/director A.T White explores grief, loss, depression, and guilt in a way that pulls viewers into the headspace and soulspace of Aubrey (Virginia Gardner) — a young woman who has recently lost both a friend and a partner and is struggling to make sense of her emotions.

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Beautiful Freaks: Love and Acceptance in Guillermo del Toro’s HELLBOY Films

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By: Emily von Seele

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There’s a moment in Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army that fills me with joy like no other. Hellboy (Ron Perlman) and Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), both lovesick, sit together in the library of the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.) and drown their sorrows with beer and sappy, soft rock love songs. Each character is facing his own romantic dilemma and is unsure how to proceed — fearing the worst, but hoping for the best.

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The Dangers of Life Online in UNFRIENDED (2015)

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By: Nolan McBride

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When Unfriended arrived in 2015,  the found footage subgenre was already on the decline, having saturated the market for the previous five or six years following the success of movies like Paranormal Activity. The format, it seemed, was wearing thin, prone to being too formulaic and one-note (though, to this day, I’ll still give most of them a shot). The movie reviewed well and grossed a ton of money relative to its meager budget ($1 million), but it seemed to exit the conversation just as quickly as it had arrived.

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Nolan’s Top 10 Horror Movies of 2017

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By: Nolan McBride

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2017 was a great year for horror. You’ve probably already had two months worth of folks telling you as such — including some that have written for this site — but even now it’s still an understatement. I had to leave off a number of great horror flicks, which is why my honorable mentions is almost as long as my regular list, but I wanted to highlight the movies that resonated with me the most, the ones I want to champion.

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