Park Chan-wook and Yorgos Lanthimos Films Open and Close Los Angeles’ Biggest Genre Film Festival, Featuring World Premieres, Cult Classics, and In-Person Appearances by Cinema Legends.

Beyond Fest, Los Angeles’ biggest film festival and the highest-attended genre film festival in the U.S., returns this week with its largest program yet, announcing a massive 2025 lineup featuring 90 feature films, including eight world premieres and 25 West Coast debuts.

Beyond Fest 2025 promises a celebration of fearless filmmaking unlike anything Los Angeles has previously experienced, delivering an epic slate of pulse-pounding premieres, electrifying restorations, and in-person encounters with some of Cinema’s most iconic and cult legends.

Every year, I am astounded anew by each new slate of films, a

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