BAREBONES FANTASY FILM REVIEWS
On a quest to review low budget fantasy films to find the hidden gems that bring them to life!
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Mad God (2021) – A Stop-Motion Masterpiece
Read the Story: Mad God (2021) – A Stop-Motion MasterpieceA hellish landscape infused with the images of WWII and a dystopian future I hope never exists. Mad God is a stop-motion animation that brings to life a world so…
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A Knight’s War (2025)
Read the Story: A Knight’s War (2025)From the mind of Matthew Ninaber comes A Knight’s War, a surprisingly brutal and dark fantasy in which he writes, stars, and directs. “Long ago, a prophecy foretold the rise…
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Micro Budget Fantasy/Horror Films To Watch In 2026
Read the Story: Micro Budget Fantasy/Horror Films To Watch In 2026With the year fully underway and the Oscars on the horizon. It’s time to look at what Indie Fantasy/Horror Films we have to look forward to for the rest of…
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Spoiling You (2026) – A Beautifully Horrifying ASMR Horror
Read the Story: Spoiling You (2026) – A Beautifully Horrifying ASMR HorrorThe Romford ‘Horrhiffic’ Film Festival offered some truly incredible films this year. But one stands firmly in my mind, and that’s Megan Tremethicks’s ‘Spoiling You’. A horrifically beautiful, terrifying, and…
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Warchief (2024)
Read the Story: Warchief (2024)The realm of Amazon Prime is a cruel place. Sometimes you find a low budget gem of a film and instantly fall in love with it. But sometimes you find…
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Mythica: Stormbound (2023)
Read the Story: Mythica: Stormbound (2023)The Mythica series continues with a sixth instalment in a franchise I thought had ended long ago. But to my delight, a sixth opportunity arose in 2023 to transport me…
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The Girl Who Cried Pearls (2025)
Read the Story: The Girl Who Cried Pearls (2025)A dark fable about human greed and the lengths humans would go through in the pursuit of wealth and riches. This 17-minute stop-motion puppet short delivers a powerful and deeply…
