Fantastic Fest 25: “CAMP” is Low-Fi Witchiness
Tina Kakadelis Tina Kakadelis

Fantastic Fest 25: “CAMP” is Low-Fi Witchiness

CAMP, like the summer sleepaway activity the film is named after, is a means of connection, both among the characters in the film and between Fast and the viewer. Trauma is not healed in silence, but in moonlight dances, incantations, and laughter shared with friends.

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“The Toxic Avenger” (2023) Has a Warm, Oozy Heart
Tina Kakadelis Tina Kakadelis

“The Toxic Avenger” (2023) Has a Warm, Oozy Heart

Toxic Avenger gives you the splattering brain matter, flying blood, and oozy, toxic heart on its sleeve. When you boil it all down, The Toxic Avenger (2023) is a movie about a dad trying to show his kid how much he loves him and taking down the corrupt American healthcare system along the way. Isn’t that what superhero movies should be all about?

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“What We Hide” Unearths Pain of Addiction
Tina Kakadelis Tina Kakadelis

“What We Hide” Unearths Pain of Addiction

Maybe that’s where the title of What We Hide comes from. We often hide our love when people hurt us or we hide our pain when we love someone. Neither is sustainable. Something has to break.

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