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Using the heading of "9 indie pics with enough buzz to become next year’s sleeper hits<\/a>," I reviewed some essential science fiction\/fantasy\/horror films from Fantastic Fest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Several sci-fi, fantasy, and horror films worth watching made their world, North America, U.S. and\/or regional premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest. The largest genre film festival in the U.S., Fantastic Fest features horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain fantastic movies from all around the world.<\/p>\n

In years past There Will Be Blood<\/span>, Apocalypto<\/span>, City Of Ember<\/span>, Zombieland<\/span>, Gentlemen Broncos<\/span> and Timecrimes<\/span> all premiered there.<\/p>\n

Here’s a selection of the must-see movies from the Festival you’ll be sure to hear more about in the coming months.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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If you’ve been reading the blog over the past two weeks, none of it should surprise. But check it out anyway. The Blastr article<\/a> includes trailers for the nine films.<\/p>\n

Since I was limited to only s\/f\/h movies, I sadly couldn’t include the excellent crime films The Yellow Sea<\/span><\/a> and Headhunters<\/span><\/a> nor the crude hilarity of Clown<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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