Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Final Wave Of Brilliance Unloads
More than 30 titles were added to the final wave 2021 at the Fantasia Film Festival. If you hadn’t heard, 2021 is Fantasia’s 25th edition, so if there was ever a time to join the festival season frivolities, this would be the year to begin. If you wanted to check out the advanced screening for James Gunn’s Suicide Squad, it’s amongst the other 120-something titles you can get your hungry eyes on.
Some of the standout titles in the final wave 2021 unveiling include news about the closing film. Takashi Miike fantasy sequel The Great Yokai War: Guardians. In case you missed it, opening the festival on August 5th, is Brain Freeze. This World Premiere promises plenty of zomcom action from Quebec by Julien Knafo.
Lee Won-tae’s (The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil) The Devil’s Deal will whet the appetites of fans for this auteur of horror.
Following on from their 2021 new release, Kandisha, directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, with David Bruckner is The Deep House.
This biggest gorefest of the season will have to be awarded to the controversial The Sadness. Director/writer
Rob Jabbaz’s heavy-hitting pandemic horror movie promises to give you everything you remember about ’90s Hong Kong Category III films.
For lovers of brutal revenge thrillers, Catch the Fair One is the result of a four-year collaboration between the director Josef Kubota Wladyka and the film’s star Kali “K.O. Mequinonoag” Reis.
Keep your eyes on your Mother of Movies platform of choice for our most anticipated titles. For the rest of the announced 2021 third wave, see below.
Movies That Were Awesome At Fantasia Film 2021 – Final Wave 2021
Glasshouse
Director Kelsey Egan released an epic apocalyptic tale about an airborne virus that makes you forget.
Ida Red
Dir. John Swab
The Sadness Premieres In the Final Wave for Fantasia Film 2021
Dir. Rob Jabbaz (Taiwan.) The smash hit went on to stream on the Shudder platform. Was the hype worth the wait?
THE DEEP HOUSE
If you’re a fan of intense cinema, then the prospect of an underwater horror movie from the directors of “Martyrs” is likely to send shivers of excitement through you. This new film promises to blend the harrowing psychological terror that “Martyrs” is known for, with the claustrophobic and unpredictable nature of the underwater environment.
Into this abyss, a group of mystery hunters descends, seeking the answers to unanswered questions. The directors of “Martyrs” are hoping The Deep House forces you to remember why these filmmakers are so great.
As has been their hallmark, we can expect meticulous attention to the psychological state of the characters, as isolation and the alien environment take their toll. The directors’ ability to create visceral experiences could translate into underwater sequences that are not only visually stunning but also emotionally taxing.
“Underwater horror” can often lean into jump scares and monster chases, but with the directors of “Martyrs” at the helm, the film would more likely be a brooding descent into madness. The promise of their directorial vision in an environment as ripe for horror as the bottom of the ocean is a tantalizing one for any connoisseur of the genre looking for a satisfying ending to the Fantasia Film festival season.
Dirs. Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury (France)
WHEN I CONSUME YOU
Perry Blackshear returned with a new dark and hard-hitting title called When I Consume You. One of Mother of Movies’ favorite films from the Fantasia Film festival season.
Final Wave 2021 FFF
CATCH THE FAIR ONE
Dir. Josef Kubota Wladyka and story by Kali “K.O. Mequinonoag” Reis
ON THE 3RD DAY
Dir. Daniel de la Vega
THE NIGHT HOUSE
Dir. David Bruckner
GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY
Dir. Theodore Schaefer
CANADIAN PREMIERE.
SWEETIE, YOU WON’T BELIEVE IT
Kazakhstan – Dir. Yernar Nurgaliyev
A film you won’t regret seeing is available on free streaming sites in most countries. Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It was Mother of Movies’ favorite film for 2021.
