All posts by Michael Haffner
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THE REVENANT – The Review
Acclaimed Mexican director Alejandro Iñárritu has stepped out from the canned stage lights and into the natural light....
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The Hateful Humor Fueled By Violence Towards Women
Even though it takes place in the post-Civil War wintery West, THE HATEFUL EIGHT discusses many issues we...
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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – The Review
A new hope has returned to theaters today. A hope for fans who have been clamoring for a...
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LEGEND – The Review
An actor uses different means to convey a character to the audience. Tom Hardy’s main strength resides in his...
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SPECTRE – The Review
Director Sam Mendes was never going to meet expectations following SKYFALL. Never. No matter what he did, no...
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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION – The Review
We have come a long way from the subtle noises and slight shifts of the bed sheets and...
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CRIMSON PEAK – The Review
Horror isn’t all about scares and frights. In fact, horror should be more associated with “fear.” That’s not...
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GOOSEBUMPS – The Review
GOOSEBUMPS is a sweet witch’s brew with dashes of FRIGHT NIGHT (1985), JUMANJI, and R.L. Stine’s original stories...
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Fantastic Fest 2015: FEBRUARY – The Review
Osgood Perkins carries on the family tradition with a directorial debut that is both haunting and enigmatic. The...
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Fantastic Fest: BONE TOMAHAWK – The Review
Some words just sound better on paper than on-screen. Such is the case with S. Craig Zahler’s horror...
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Fantastic Fest 2015: CAMINO – The Review
Zoe Bell has proven that she’s up to the challenge of getting her hands dirty in films like...
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Fantastic Fest 2015: THE WITCH – The Review
When the title of a film basically tells you what to expect, it’s sometimes hard to be surprised...
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Fantastic Fest 2015: REMAKE, REMIX, RIP-OFF – The Review
Before the title is even shown, two directors/producers are shown arguing over how many types of films can...
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Fantastic Fest 2015: HIGH-RISE – The Review
What if the party never ends? More importantly, what if the guests actually want to drive themselves to the...
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Fantastic Fest 2015: THE LOBSTER – The Review
Yorgos Lanthimos doesn’t make easily digestible films. His films aren’t meant to be soul-searching soul food or sweet...
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Fantastic Fest 2015: A Preview of this Year’s Films, Parties, and Chaos
Fantastic Fest is more like summer camp than just a normal film festival. It happens once a...
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EVEREST – The Review
There’s a moment in most sports movies when you realize that you want the good guys to win....
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MISTRESS AMERICA – The Review
With MISTRESS AMERICA, Noah Baumbach returns to embrace two of his recent muses: Greta Gerwig and New York...
