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alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · 9d

#nowwatching 💚🙂‍↕️

alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · 9d

thanks so much for reading! and programming great stuff 😊

Fantastic Fest 2025 Wasn't Afraid To Weird And Queer

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alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · 11d

it was a joy to write about all the queer films playing #fantasticfest this year for @dreadcentral.bsky.social 🔪🏳️‍🌈 www.dreadcentral.com/news/544729/...

From CAMP to Body Blow, Alejandra Martinez breaks down all of the queer genre films that screened as part of Fantastic Fest 2025.

Fantastic Fest Restorations Program Continues to Dazzle at the 20th Anniversary Event

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alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · 11d

i also had a blast checking out the restorations at the fest! there was something for everyone, from art house slashers to delightful sexploitation 😈♥️ my round up for @dreadcentral.bsky.social: www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/5446...

Alejandra Martinez breaks down all of the amazing repertory and restoration screenings from the 2025 edition of Fantastic Fest.

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alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · 10d

💜 more info on alzheimer's disease in south texas & resources: stxadrc.org

alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · 10d

this saturday, my family and i are walking for her, to bring awareness and raise funds for more research so that someday no one will have to watch as their loved ones forget. 💜 if you can, consider donating to my fundraiser: act.alz.org/site/Donatio...

Fantastic Fest Restorations Program Continues to Dazzle at the 20th Anniversary Event

alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · 10d

she has been living with alzheimer's disease for over 5 years now. she's not alone -- in south texas, the number of people over 65 who have the disease is nearly double the national rate.

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alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · 10d

my grandma panchi has been a vibrant part of my life, always. she introduced me to the golden girls, made me laugh constantly, & cooked the best chicken noodle soup!

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alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · 11d

i also had a blast checking out the restorations at the fest! there was something for everyone, from art house slashers to delightful sexploitation 😈♥️ my round up for @dreadcentral.bsky.social: www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/5446...

Alejandra Martinez breaks down all of the amazing repertory and restoration screenings from the 2025 edition of Fantastic Fest.

Fantastic Fest 2025 Wasn't Afraid To Weird And Queer

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alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · 11d

it was a joy to write about all the queer films playing #fantasticfest this year for @dreadcentral.bsky.social 🔪🏳️‍🌈 www.dreadcentral.com/news/544729/...

From CAMP to Body Blow, Alejandra Martinez breaks down all of the queer genre films that screened as part of Fantastic Fest 2025.

“Night Stage” Laughs in the Face of Latine Respectability

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alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · 19d

reposting for the sunday crowd 😇

alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · 20d

wrote about the sexy, subversive NIGHT STAGE out of #fantasticfest for #latinamediaco 😌🔥 latinamedia.co/night-stage/

The Brazilian erotic thriller "Night Stage" examines and shirks machismo and respectability, inviting us to revel in the chaos.

latinamedia.co

“Night Stage” Laughs in the Face of Latine Respectability

alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · 20d

wrote about the sexy, subversive NIGHT STAGE out of #fantasticfest for #latinamediaco 😌🔥 latinamedia.co/night-stage/

The Brazilian erotic thriller "Night Stage" examines and shirks machismo and respectability, inviting us to revel in the chaos.

latinamedia.co

alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · 23d

favorite first watches of september:

• DEADLY WEAPONS (1974), d. doris wishman

• KILLING SPREE (1984), d. antoine
pellissier

• FREAKED (1993), ds. alex winter, tom stern

• DILDO HEAVEN (2002), d. doris wishman

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alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · Sep 23

me and all my friends at the 8AM doris wishman restoration press screening #fantasticfest

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alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · Sep 20

now seated at #fantasticfest to get

alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · Sep 20

hello from day 3 of #fantasticfest 🐉 today's lineup: NIGHT STAGE, FREAKED, BEFORE THE FALL, and DON'T LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE 🍿

alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · Sep 20

#nowseated for my 2nd watch of #fantasticfest, SILENCIO

alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · Sep 19

fellas, is it gay to give your best friend a literal heart cut from the corpse of his past love?

alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · Sep 19

seated for my first movie of #fantasticfest 🧪