All posts by Michael Haffner
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THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT – The Review
I walked into the first film DIVERGENT with much apprehension. Some were quick to call it a poor man’s...
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RUN ALL NIGHT -The Review
It would appear that Liam Neeson is continuing his Charles Bronson-esque revenge spree with RUN ALL NIGHT. After...
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WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS – The Review
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS is REAL WORLD with bite. Quite literally actually. A colorful (well… mainly...
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CHAPPIE – The Review
Neill Blomkamp is full of good ideas. He’s a visionary. With three features now under his belt the...
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MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN – The Review
This review was originally published during Fantastic Fest 2014. MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN gives us...
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FOCUS – The Review
To pull a successful and entertaining con in a movie is to walk a fine line between feeling...
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FIFTY SHADES OF GREY – The Review
Some of the steamiest sex scenes in the history of cinema are often just that – a wild...
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SEVENTH SON – The Review
Just as the film bludgeoned me almost immediately over the head with its insipid nature, I’m going to...
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PROJECT ALMANAC – The Review
I’m comfortable in the fact that I’m getting older. I have lived a bountiful life thus far filled...
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BLACKHAT – The Review
Even just an average Michael Mann film is still a Michael Mann film – which isn’t a bad...
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MR. TURNER – The Review
Mike Leigh’s meticulous look into the life of late 18th and 19th century painter J.M.W. Turner seems like...
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SELMA – The Review
Compared to everything Martin Luther King Jr. achieved during his lifetime, SELMA showcases but a fraction of...
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INTO THE WOODS – The Review
Once upon a time, in a far off land called San Diego in the year 1986, a composer...
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THE BABADOOK – The Review
Originally reviewed at Fantastic Fest 2014. On the surface, THE BABADOOK is about a mysterious children’s book character...
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EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS – The Review
The story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt is a powerful and iconic story that people...
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LATE PHASES – The Review
The idea of spending the last years of your life alone doesn’t seem appealing to most people. Such...
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THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING – The Review
A more appropriate title for THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING could be “The Theory of Love,” or better yet...
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THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 – The Review
Let’s get this out of the way: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 is in fact only half of a bigger...
