Fantasia XXVIII Review: In THE OLD MAN AND THE DEMON SWORD, Fábio Powers Has The Power!
3 min. read I’m new to Fábio Powers. His latest, The Old Man And The Demon Sword is not something I would have expected to see take a banner spot on a major festivals, but this is the case per its World Premiere listing for Fantasia Festival. Additionally, to say that it’s “different” film would almost certainly be understating its worthwhile significance. Narratively, The Old Man And The Demon Sword is just over an hour long and bodes nothing short of a bonkers, shoestring budget affair with lowbrow special effects overall student film-level production value juxtaposed to the discerning performances of its cast. What Powers holds back on for most of the way is that this is entirely intentional in its execution, particularly given what happens in the last several minutes. The first 95% percent of the film is all camp all the time as we follow the trajectory of […]