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The Fantasia International Film Festival turns 30 this year, running July 16 through August 2 in Montreal. That's over 125 features and more than 200 shorts crammed into eighteen days. If you have never paid attention to Fantasia, here is the pitch: it is the largest genre festival in North America, and it operates almost entirely outside the machinery that dominates the fall circuit. No campaign consultants. No Telluride-to-Toronto handoff. Just horror, sci-fi, animation, ku

As we're gearing up for the latest Cannes Film Festival to start, I figured now would be a perfect time to celebrate the upcoming event by talking about the festival. What exactly am I going to discuss? I could've jot down potential films I think people should be on the lookout for as next season's award players, or write down what I think could win the coveted Palm d'Or prize this year. Instead I think it'd be more appropriate to discuss my top five personal favorites that c