Report for Fantasia Film Festival 2025 2/2

>Are You Afraid of Fantasia
Short film program. Mort d'un acteur was the best; very fun dark comedy. Grandma is Thirsty was good idea executed well. Specter of Christmas had nice monster make-up and miniature design, but nothing special. Rest were youtube horror shorts tier.

>Kazakh Scary Tales
3 episodes of a horror tv series from Kazakhstan. Some creepy moments and spooky monster design. Didn't flow well as a single screening experience because it's a tv show. Would watch more eps.

>Sham
Solid court room thriller from Takashi Miike. Not as exciting as his early work, but a well made and sometimes uncomfortable to watch movie based on a true story.

>The School Duel
Interesting satire on American culture. Looks very good in black and white. Ending twist has been done before, but otherwise a very good movie.

Rest of what I saw were anime and short animated films. All very good.