"From a chimp ripping people's faces apart to the unabashed lunacy of Brian Yuzna's follow-up to a horror masterpiece, night one of Fantastic Fest also had an interesting dynamic for my specific double feature in that one film won't be out until 2026 and the other was originally released 15 years before this fest launched. One could almost consider the 20 years of FF the connection between the two."
"Johannes Roberts introduced his creature feature/monster movie "Primate" with the playful hope that it would make up for his generally reviled " Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City." Yes, it does top that slightly over-hated film through its excellent makeup effects and a few committed performances. It eventually gets pretty gnarly (and arguably kinda cruel in its brutality) but it suffers because it takes way too long to get there, feeling much longer than its brief runtime."
"Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) returns to her Hawaii home for summer break, where she reunites with sister Erin, dad Adam ( Troy Kotsur, bringing much-needed warmth to a cold movie), and their pet chimpanzee Ben. She's brought a couple friends for a little party while author dad goes off to a book signing event, but they don't know that Ben was bitte"
Fantastic Fest celebrated its 20th edition in Austin with a raucous, inclusive atmosphere and a co-founder shouting "Chaos Reigns!" until the audience chanted. Night one paired two wildly chaotic films, one due in 2026 and one originally released 15 years before the festival began, linking the festival's two-decade span. Johannes Roberts's creature feature Primate relied on excellent makeup effects and committed performances, delivering brutal, gory set pieces but suffering from slow pacing that made its short runtime feel longer. The lineup emphasized practical-effects brutality, nostalgic makeup-driven gore, and an unabashedly lunatic tone.
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