All posts by Michael Haffner
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SLIFF 2014 Review: A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT screens Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7:05 at The Tivoli as...
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SLIFF 2014 Review – MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS
MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS screens tonight Friday, November 14 at 7:00 at KDHX as part of the St. Louis International...
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NIGHTCRAWLER – The Review
His name may be Lou Bloom but a more accurate name for Jake Gyllenhaal’s character would be the...
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Fantastic Fest 2014: Interview with NIGHTCRAWLER Director Dan Gilroy
While I was covering Fantastic Fest in Austin, I was able to sit down with the writer and...
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Top 10 Tuesday: Fantastic Fest 2014
Though it saddens to me say, Fantastic Fest 2014 has come to a close. Another year of movies...
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BIRDMAN or (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) – The Review
“A thing is a thing, not what is said of that thing.” That’s a message on a postcard...
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Fantastic Fest 2014: NIGHTCRAWLER – The Review
His name may be Lou Bloom but a more accurate name for Jake Gyllenhaal would be the title...
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ST. VINCENT – The Review
Bill Murray has always played the nice guy. Whether on-screen in one of his many iconic roles or...
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MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN – The Review
The modern world is both complicated and yet very simplified. One on one conversations and the work that...
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Fantastic Fest 2014: Interview with Larry Fessenden from ABC’s OF DEATH 2
After seeing ABC’s OF DEATH 2 at Fantastic Fest (you can read my review of the film HERE),...
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Fantastic Fest 2014: FELT – The Review
An uncomfortable feeling hit me almost immediately while watching Jason Banker’s new film. It was a mix of...
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Fantastic Fest 2014: THE BABADOOK – The Review
On the surface, THE BABADOOK is about a mysterious children’s book character that come to life to haunt...
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Fantastic Fest 2014: Interview with Chris Nash from ABC’S OF DEATH 2
After seeing ABC’S OF DEATH 2 at Fantastic Fest (you can read my review of the film HERE),...
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ANNABELLE – The Review
I went into ANNABELLE with a slight bias: I love creepy doll films. Yes, it sounds amateurish to...
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Fantastic Fest 2014: ABC’S OF DEATH 2 – The Review
You would think that after THE ABC’s OF DEATH gathered so many of the most talented horror directors...
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Fantastic Fest 2014: THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN – The Review
Texarkana is the home of several murders that occurred in 1946 by a masked killer that was given...
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Fantastic Fest 2014: MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN – The Review
MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN gives us just a peek into the mind of one of...
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Fantastic Fest 2014: THE HIVE – The Review
First time feature director David Yarovesky blends equal parts contagion film, psychological drama, and teen romance into a...
