Category Archives: Reviews

Fantasia 2012 – Lloyd the Conqueror Review (Matt Hodgson)

Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Lloyd the Conqueror Starring Evan Williams, Mike Smith, Brian Posehn, Tegan Moss, and Harland Williams Directed by Michael Peterson I decided to check out Lloyd the Conqueror in one of Fantasia’s late-afternoon time slots simply based on the poster alone. Not only did the poster look awesome, but the quote atContinue reading “Fantasia 2012 – Lloyd the Conqueror Review (Matt Hodgson)”

Fantasia 2012 – Dead Sushi Review (Matt Hodgson)

Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Dead Sushi (World Premiere) Starring Rina Takeda, Shigeru Matsuzaki, Kentaro Shimazu, Takashi Nishina, and Asami Directed by Noboru Iguchi It was just the other night as I watched Iguchi’s other film at Fantasia, Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead, that I started thinking, ‘maybe I’m too old for this stuff.’ ShoutsContinue reading “Fantasia 2012 – Dead Sushi Review (Matt Hodgson)”

Fantasia 2012 – Sushi Girl Review (Matt Hodgson)

Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Sushi Girl (2012) Starring Tony Todd, James Duval, Noah Hathaway, Mark Hamill, and Andy Mackenzie Directed by Kern Saxton MINOR SPOILERS When I started Entertainment Maven a few years ago it was not because I was in love with movies, but rather with the art of storytelling. Movies, books, video games,Continue reading “Fantasia 2012 – Sushi Girl Review (Matt Hodgson)”

Fantasia 2012 – Cold Steel Review (Matt Hodgson)

Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Cold Steel (2011) Starring Peter Ho, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Jia Song, Micky Ho, and Ringo Yu Directed by David Wu Up until my Saturday afternoon screening of Cold Steel, I had yet to see anything at Fantasia that I had loved. I had of course been wowed, seen some great action,Continue reading “Fantasia 2012 – Cold Steel Review (Matt Hodgson)”

Fantasia 2012 – Blood-C: The Last Dark Review (Matt Hodgson)

Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Blood-C: The Last Dark Voice Cast – Nana Mizuki, Kenji Nojima, Ai Hashimoto Directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani Back in 2000 a company called Production I.G. was looking for an original concept and a chance to use completely digital animation. The result was a brisk 45-min feature called Blood: The Last Vampire.Continue reading “Fantasia 2012 – Blood-C: The Last Dark Review (Matt Hodgson)”