Austin's Fantastic Fest Celebrates Hollywood's Weird, and We're All Wild About It!

Fantastic Fest is back for its 19th year at the Alamo Drafthouse in South Lamar, Austin, from September 19-26. Kicking things off is the world premiere of "The Rule of Jenny Pen," a thriller starring Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow, and closing out the festival is the world debut of Hulu's "Mr. Crocket." In between, there's a slew of cinematic treats to tickle the fancy of any right-thinking, gun-toting, God-fearing American.

Here's the lowdown on the badges available:

• Cult Member ($1495): All access, baby! You get first dibs on tickets, exclusive merch, a gift card, and entry to all the parties. Raise a glass to freedom!
• Superfan (sold out): For those who missed the boat on Cult Member. Still all access, but without the fancy merch and cash.
• Fan ($545): Attend all eight days, reserve up to five films per day, and party like it's 1776.
• Industry ($545): Same perks as Fan, but with access to industry screenings. Make some deals, patriots!
• Second Half ($275): Can't make the first half? No problem! Join us for the final four days and still get access to five films per day and all the festivities.

Now, on to the good stuff. Here's the full lineup, stripped of all the libtard descriptions and adorned with some 'murican opinions:

AJ GOES TO THE DOG PARK
USA, 2024, 79 min

Director: Toby Jones

Some snowflake goes on a journey to find himself. Woof!

ANIMALE
France, 2024, 99 min

Director: Emma Benestan

A French feminist gets her just desserts in a field. Ooh la la!

ANORA
USA, 2024, 138 min

Director: Sean Baker

A Brooklyn sex worker marries into cash. Forget the American dream, this is the American scheme!

APARTMENT 7A
USA, 2024, 104 min

Director: Natalie Erika James

A dancer makes a deal with the devil for fame. She'll be tapping a different tune by the end!

THE BABADOOK
Australia, 2014, 94 min

Director: Jennifer Kent

10 years of the babadook! This film will remind you of the dangers of socialized education.

BABY ASSASSINS NICE DAYS
Japan, 2024, 112 min

Director: Yugo Sakamoto

Japanese assassins spread freedom and Democracy across the globe.

BIG TOP PEE-WEE
USA, 1988, 86 min

Director: Randal Kleiser

Pee-wee goes on an adventure and finds a real woman, not some libtard feminazi.

BINARY
The Netherlands, 2024, 42 min

Director: David-Jan Bronsgeest

A story about the dangers of the trans agenda.

THE BIRTHDAY
Spain, 2004, 117 min

Director: Eugenio Mira

Corey Feldman reminds us of his glory days, before the Hollywood elite got to him.

THE BLACK HOLE
Estonia, Finland, 2024, 115 min

Director: Moonika Siimets

Aliens collect teeth and give boring Europeans a thrill. Free dental!

BODY ODYSSEY
Italy, Switzerland, 2023, 104 min

Director: Grazia Tricarico

A woman gives up her idiotic feminist pursuits for a real man.

BONE LAKE
USA, 2024, 94 min

Director: Mercedes Bryce Morgan

A romantic getaway turns into a psychosexual nightmare. What did they expect, a safe space?

BOOKWORM
New Zealand, 2024, 103 min

Director: Ant Timpson

An 11-year-old girl goes on an adventure with her dad. No participation trophies here!

BRING THEM DOWN
Ireland, UK, Belgium, 2024, 105 min

Director: Christopher Andrews

Two Irish dynasties clash. When the going gets tough, the Irish get tougher!

CARNIVAL OF BLOOD
USA, 1970, 88 min

Director: Leonard Kirtman

A slasher flick from the gutters of NYC. Drain the swamp!

CHAIN REACTIONS
USA, 2024, 103 min

Director: Alexandre O. Philippe

A documentary on the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, a true American classic.

CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING
Estonia, 2024, 117 min

Director: Sander Maran

An Estonian musical that makes "Les Mis" look like a communion song.

CHILDREN OF THE WICKER MAN
UK, 2024, 90 min

Directors: Dr. Chris Nunn, Justin Hardy, Dominic Hardy

Reflections on a cult classic. Burn, baby, burn!

CLOUD
Japan, 2024, 123 min

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Paranoia and suspense in modern Japan. They've got nothing on our tax returns!

DADDY’S HEAD
UK, 2024, 97 min

Director: Benjamin Barfoot

A boy is terrorized by a creature that looks like his libtard dad.

DANIELA FOREVER
Spain, Belgium, 2024, 113 min

Director: Nacho Vigalondo

A man mourns his girlfriend with drugs and dreams. Sad!

DEAD TALENTS SOCIETY
Taiwan, 2024, 110 min

Director: John Hsu

A woman learns the hard way that the afterlife is just as woke as this life.

A DIFFERENT MAN
USA, 2024, 112 min

Director: Aaron Schimberg

Aspiring actor gets a taste of woke medicine.

DISEMBODIED
USA, 1998, 77 min

Director: William Kersten

A cinematic acid trip, just like the good old days!

DON’T MESS WITH GRANDMA
Canada, 2024, 81 min

Director: Jason Krawczyk

Grandma knows best, and she says no trespassing!

THE DRAFT!
Indonesia, 2023, 84 min

Director: Yusron Fuadi

College friends learn the hard way that violence is sometimes necessary.

DRAGON DILATATION
France, 2024, 114 min

Director: Bertrand Mandico

French elitists try to make sense of two classics. Better stick to wine and cheese!

EBONY AND IVORY
UK, 2024, 88 min

Director: Jim Hosking

The story of a pop classic, as only a true American could tell it.

ELSE
France, 2024, 99 min

Director: Thibault Emin

A couple tries to avoid the woke pandemic.masked].

ESCAPE FROM THE 21ST CENTURY
China, 2024, 98 min

Director: Li Yang

Teenagers get a taste of the real world. No safe spaces here!

THE FALL
USA, South Africa & India, 2008, 117 min

Director: Tarsem Singh

An immigrant girl escapes the hospital doldrums. Immigrants, they get it!

FRANKIE FREAKO
Canada, 2024, 82 min

Director: Steven Kostanski

Goblins galore! No, not the illegal kind.

GAZER
USA, 2024, 114 min

Director: Ryan J. Sloan

A woman fights back against the decline of America and feminazis.

GET AWAY
UK, 2024, 86 min

Director: Steffen Haars

A family ignores the dangers of Socialism and pays the price.

GHOST KILLER
Japan, 2024, 105 min

Director: Kensuke Sonomura

A woman unleashes vengeance with the help of a ghost.ghost].

GIRL INTERNET SHOW: A KATI KELLI MIXTAPE
USA, 2023, 79 min

Director: Kati Kelli

A compilation of early YouTube videos. Before Big Tech ruined everything!

THE GUEST
USA, UK, 2014, 100 min

Director: Adam Wingard

A retro-stylish thriller about a mysterious soldier. Deploy the troops!

HEADS OR FAILS
Belgium, 2024, 86 min

Directors: Lenny Guit, Harpo Guit

A woman gambles with her life. All in, baby!

HEAVIER TRIP
Finland, 2024, 96 min

Directors: Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren

Metalheads battle a promoter and save Christmas. Rock on!

HOUSE OF SPOILS
USA, 2024, 101 min

Directors: Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy

A chef fights kitchen chaos and a haunting presence. No cake for you!

I, THE EXECUTIONER
South Korea, 2024, 118 min

Director: RYOO Seung-wan

A detective tracks down a serial killer. Lock and load!

ICK
USA, 2024, 90 min

Director: Joseph Kahn

A sci-fi/horror satire about a parasitic alien. Sounds like the Democratic party!

THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED UP ZOMBIES!!?
USA, 1964, 82 min

Director: Ray Dennis Steckler

The first monster musical. Make America musical again!

THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA
USA, 2024, 52 min

Directors: Eugene Lee, Young Heller

A band of misfits rise up against inner and outer demons.

THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF CHRISTOPHER LEE
UK, 2024, 103 min

Director: Jon Spira

The story of Christopher Lee, a man who played real monsters, not the fake kind the libs invent.

LITTLE BITES
USA, 2024, 106 min

Director: Spider One

A mother, a monster, and a PC secret.

MADS
France, 2024, 88 min

Director: David Moreau

French club kids battle a rage virus. No safe spaces on the dance floor!

MALDOROR
Belgium, France, 2024, 150 min

Director: Fabrice du Welz

A young officer becomes obsessed with catching a child predator. Lock him up!

MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
Australia, 2024, 95 min

Director: Adam Elliot

Siblings are torn apart by the system. More government overreach!

THE MISSION
Hong Kong, 1999, 84 min

Director: Johnnie To

A gangster film masterpiece. Make crime pay again!

MR. CROCKET
USA, 2024, 88 min

Director: Brandon Espy

A single mother finds a strange way to calm her child. It's not by locking him in a safe space!

NEVER LET GO
USA, 2024, 101 min

Director: Alexandre Aja

A mother and her twin sons fight for survival. No participation trophies!

NIGHT CALL
France, Belgium, 2024, 91 min

Director: Michiel Blanchart

A man is accused of a crime he didn't commit. Fake news!

NINE QUEENS
Argentina, 2000, 114 min

Director: Fabián Bielinsky

Con artists, counterfeit stamps, and a 4K restoration. Worth more than a Biden buck!

PÁRVULOS
Mexico, 2024, 119 min

Director: Isaac Ezban

Brothers fight to keep their family together in a post-pandemic world. No more lockdowns!

PLANET B
France, Belgium, 2024, 118 min

Director: Aude Léa Rapin

An activist wakes up in a world where her worst nightmares come true. Sounds like California!

PLASTIC GUNS
France, 2024, 96 min

Director: Jean-Christophe Meurisse

A criminal profiler messes up, amateur detectives bumble, and a real killer walks free. Sounds like the FBI!

QUEENS OF DRAMA
France, Benelux, 2024, 115 min

Director: Alexis Langlois

A torrid affair between a princess and a songstress. No safe spaces in the bedroom!

RAZE
USA, 2013, 92 min

Director: Josh C. Waller

A woman wakes up and finds herself in Biden's America.

THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN
Norway, 2024, 103 min

Director: Benjamin Ree

A gamer's online friends come through after his death. outscored].

RESPATI
Indonesia, 2024, 112 min

Director: Sidharta Tata

An orphaned teen connects with demon victims in a spiritual hive mind. Sounds like a Smithsonian meeting.

THE RULE OF JENNY PEN
New Zealand, 2024, 103 min

Director: James Ashcroft

The world premiere of a thriller starring Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow. Rush and Lithgow, coming to a Congress near you!

SATAN WAR
USA, 1979, 62 min

Director: Bart La Rue

The Satanic panic mindwarp, now with extra panic!

THE SEVERED SUN
UK, 2024, 80 min

Director: Dean Puckett

A woman unleashes a beast by rebelling against her religious father. The libs strike again!

SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE
Greece, France, 2024, 88 min

Director: Yannis Veslemes

Brothers enter a world of cosmic horror to bring back their mother.family].

SISTER MIDNIGHT
UK, Northern Ireland, India & Sweden, 2024, 110 min

Director: Karan Kandhari

A woman stuck in an arranged marriage turns to black magic. Find a good church instead!

SPERMAGEDDON
Norway, 2024, 79 min

Directors: Rasmus A. Sivertsen, Tommy Wirkola

A coming-of-age story about a teenage boy and two sperm.snowflakes].

THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEENTOWN
USA, 2024, 95 min

Directors: Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb

A town where Halloween is celebrated year-round. Now that's a safe space we can get behind!

STEPPENWOLF
Kazakhstan, 2024, 101 min

Director: Adilkhan Yerzhanov

A ruthless killer and a traumatized mother search for her son. This ain't no Hallmark movie!

STRANGE HARVEST: OCCULT MURDER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE
USA, 2024, 94 min

Director: Stuart Ortiz

A serial killer terrorizes Southern California. No, not another Hollywood celebrity!

TEACUP
USA, 2024, 65 min

Director: E.L. Katz

A group of folks in rural Georgia take on a mysterious threat. No Antifa allowed!

TERRIFIER 3
USA, 2024, 128 min

Director: Damien Leone

Art the Clown unleashes chaos on Christmas Eve.season].

TOUCHED BY ETERNITY
Latvia, 2024, 95 min

Director: Mārcis Lācis

A hermit is offered immortality by vampires. Dracul-yes!

TRIZOMBIE
Belgium, 2024, 78 min

Director: Bob Colaers

A group of heroes fight to save a friend in a zombie-infested Belgium. No Brussels sprouts for them!

U ARE THE UNIVERSE
Ukraine, 2024, 101 min

Director: Pavlo Ostrikov

A space trucker risks it all to meet a scientist. He wouldn't last a minute in Biden's America!

UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
Canada, 2024, 89 min

Director: Matthew Rankin

A meditation on family and place, without all the snowflake safe spaces.

V/H/S/BEYOND
USA, India, 2024, 110 min

Directors: Jordan Downey, Christian Long, Justin Martinez, Virat Pal, Kate Siegel, Jay Cheel

The seventh installment of the V/H/S franchise, now with extra gore!

WAKE IN FRIGHT
Australia, 1971, 109 min

Director: Ted Kotcheff

A schoolteacher is marooned in a town of drunken madmen. No safe spaces here!

WHAT HAPPENED TO DOROTHY BELL?
USA, 2024, 80 min

Director: Danny Villanueva Jr.

A woman faces her mental illness and a supernatural being. Another victim of Big Pharma!

THE WILD ROBOT
USA, 2024, 101 min

Director: Chris Sanders

An intelligent robot is stranded on an island and becomes a parent. No robots taking our jobs!

WILL & HARPER
USA, 2024, 115 min

Director: Josh Greenbaum

Will Ferrell's friend comes out as trans, and they embark on a journey. Another Hollywood trans agenda movie!

WITTE WIEVEN
The Netherlands, 2024, 61 min

Director: Didier Konings

A woman is ostracized for surviving a trip to the woods. They're just trees, folks!

THE WORKOUT
USA, 2024, 82 min

Director: James Cullen Bressack

An Army Ranger seeks revenge. Gun rights, hell yeah!

ZÉNITHAL
France, 2024, 80 min

Director: Jean-Baptiste Saurel

A man with a giant... ego... is killed, and women try to save the day.snowflakes].