The Beastmaster (1982)
A warrior with a psychic connection to animals fights against an evil sorcerer.
Bubba Ho-tep (2002)
Elvis and JFK survive an undead mummy attack in a Texas retirement home.
John Dies At The End (2012)
Two friends use a drug that enables them to warp space time in an attempt to save the world.
Phantasm (1979)
Baffling Seventies horror flick about a scary tall mortician, killer dwarfs and sci-fi spheres
The Phantasm 5 Disc Boxset (2005)
The five disc set of spooky adventures with the Tall Man.
Phantasm II (1988)
The continuing horror of the Tall Man who empties graves
Phantasm III: Lord Of The Dead (1994)
The franchise becomes increasingly weird and bloody, with intriguing sci-fi bits.
Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)
Not the end quite yet, but the chase goes on, and the atmosphere is darker and the Tall Man more iconic
News

Streaming Spotlight: the rites of Spring We shine our Beltane spotlight on films in which the old ways linger

Fighting fit for a debut feature Valéry Carnoy talks toxic masculinity, memory, confidence and Belgian 'soft-power'

Collective power We look ahead at the programme of this year's Folk Film Gathering

Writing hidden messages Arnaud Desplechin on guilt, melodrama, feeling haunted, and Two Pianos

Clever crafting with Idiots Chris Barfoot on his six-camera set up and three-day shoot of his debut feature

'You get in the car, you go somewhere, you have an experience' Cole Webley and John Magaro on poignant road trip Omaha

More news and features

We're bringing you news and reviews from the San Francisco Independent Film Festival and Visions du Réel.



We're looking forward to Queer East and Cannes.



We've recently brought you coverage of Fantaspoa, Overlook, BFI Flare and SXSW, the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, the NY Rendezvous with French Cinema, the Glasgow Film Festival, the Berlinale, Sundance and Palm Springs.



Read our full for more.


Visit our festivals section.

Interact

Don't forget that you can follow us on YouTube for trailers of festival films and more. You can also find us on Mastodon and Bluesky.


It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest from the spring events:


Cannes 16 titles added to line-up


Cannes Carla Simón heads short film jury


Cannes Directors' Fortnight selection


Cannes Payal Kapadia heads Critics' Week jury