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In a cinematic age dominated by tentpoles and “influencers,” it’s refreshing to visit the world of film festivals, where one can still find content that’s authentically transgressive. I’m certain that some fans encountered the madness that is The Night of the Virgin (La Noche de Virgen) at the Fantasia Film Festival this past weekend. Roberto San Sebastián’s visceral, inverted homage to occult thrillers follows in the tradition of low-budget movies that push bodily functions and human behavior to the limit. Does that make it good? It depends on what you’re looking for. Considering the levels to which this film goes, some people would be advised against looking at all.

We begin with awkward, lonely Nico (played with a weird but oddly sweet charm by Javier Bódalo), who seeks to lose his virginity on New Year’s Eve. He’s about to give up when he...

Don’t mess with a Nepali “cantara” on New Year’s—especially if you’re a virgin. Had young Nico (Javier Bódalo) only been warned, he might have avoided the worst nightmare of his life. While his virginity wasn’t for a lack of trying (or spilled drinks, vomit, and curt rebukes), somehow surviving a night in the home of the first female to ever look at him with desire (Miriam Martín’s Medea) could force him to never want to undress again let alone wish to do so in the vicinity of a woman who might potentially let him. Let’s just say that Nico’s travels to a cesspool of urban filth (Medea’s bathroom rivals Trainspotting) in hopes of being deflowered by someone twice his age don’t quite turn out how he imagined.

The film that has Nico by the balls (although anus may be more...

Horror Channel FrightFest celebrates 12th year at Glasgow Film Festival with record-breaking fourteen titles – including Ten premieres and a screening of the 4K restoration of Phantasm!

FrightFest Passes are £70 and available from noon on Mon January 16th 2016. Passes cover all films on Fri 24 and Sat 25 Feb Only. Tickets for A Cure for Wellness and Phantasm: Remastered. Individual tickets for the Fri/Sat films are on sale Mon January 23rd from 10am.

To book tickets: +44 (0)141 332 6535 / boxoffice@glasgowfilm.org / www.glasgowfilm.org/festival

From the press release:

Monstrous stories, unspeakable urban legends, brutal acts and fearsome folktales dominate as the UK’s favourite horror fantasy event returns to the Glasgow Film Festival with a record fourteen films, including ten UK premieres, screening from Thurs 23 Feb to Sat 25 Feb 2017 at the iconic Glasgow Film Theatre.

Kicking off with a special screening of A Cure For Wellness, an intense psychological ride from Gore Verbinski,...

In the vein of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's Grindhouse comes a horror double feature from Spain called... well... Double Feature, or Doble Sesión for you purists out there. Check out the first bit of eye candy and more!

Below you'll find early art, cast listings, the first stills, and just about everything else you could possibly want to know. Look for more on this one as we get it.

Double Feature, as the title suggests, will be broken up into two parts... the first part entitled Ríos Revueltos (that's Troubled Rivers to us gringos) is written and directed by Enrique Diego and set in a post-apocalyptic future. Alberto Millán, Nicola Reale with Leticia García, Judit Molero, Paco Alonso and José Gallego star.

Synopsis

A story of friendship and revenge. Two friends, opposite poles, which will ultimately face a wild and bleak contest. In a post-apocalyptic future world, the...