Sitges 2024: Clever Ghost Comedy ‘Dead Talents Society’ from Taiwan

How do you reinvent movies about ghosts? This is how. One of my favorite discoveries from the 2024 Sitges Film Festival is this delightfully kooky, hilarious, charming, clever film from Taiwan called Dead Talents Society. It can be labeled as a horror comedy, but it’s so much more than just that. This first premiered at the 2024 Taipei Film Festival in Taiwan earlier this year, then screened at TIFF and Fantastic Fest before sliding into Sitges. It’s another one of these indie gems films that I’m glad I took the time to watch, because amidst so many mediocre and forgettable horror films in 2024 (sorry but too many of them are awful), this one really stands out. Directed by John Hsu, Dead Talents Society is a bit of a Beetlejuice remix – it’s not the only new Beetlejuice movie this year! Ghosts are the main characters – people who have died in horrible ways who haunt the living despite not being seen by them. However, the film is light and fun and witty, and what makes it great is it progresses to places I was not expecting at all, reminding us that we can be better. // Continue Reading ›