Fantastic Fest 2025 is taking place in Austin, Texas right now, and the yearly indie/genre film fest has a bunch of cool, killer premieres. These films are either headed to theaters soon or are looking for distribution. Our film writer, Adrian Torres, is covering the new releases. Catch up on all these previews right here.

When movies have portrayed animal activism in the past, they tend to fall into two groups. Okja, Project X, and Legally Blonde: Red, White & Blonde champion the stoppage of breeding farms, animal testing, and the general preservation of all animals. Then there are the depictions of extremists who want to bring about change through acts of vandalism or destruction. In the case of movies like 12 Monkeys and 28 Days Later, things don’t turn out well.

Director Martijn Smit

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