Michael Fairbanks
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When Michael Fairbanks first saw Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film back in 2002, everything changed. The experience began a lifelong passion for cinema that has gone undeterred since. In 2009 he began reviewing movies on Youtube, which ultimately sprang into a lifelong passion for film criticism and entertainment reporting. He is currently studying screenwriting at Chapman University. Aside from seeing movies, Michael enjoys making bad puns while playing video games, going on long late night drives, and socializing over large plates of food. For more of Fairbanks' movie reviews check out: https://fairbanksonfilm.wordpress.com

Sundance Interview: Dark Night Director Tim Sutton

Tim Sutton’s Dark Night is a story loosely inspired by the Aurora shooting that occurred during the midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises. However, its purpose is not to re-tell that story but to spread a message about the…

Sundance 2017 Review: Wind River

To see more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival go here Taylor Sheridan has spent the last couple years establishing himself as the strongest scribe working in action cinema today. His strong screenplays for Sicario and Hell or High…

Sundance 2017 Review: The Hero

To read more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, go here After Jeff Bridges won his Oscar for Crazy Heart, the “elderly celebrity wistfully chases his former glory,” film is practically its own genre. It certainly serves as a…

TV Review: Crazy Ex Girlfriend Season 2 Finale

“I have no underlying issues to address.” Wow… After a wildly uneven run that started to find its voice again in the final few episodes, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has delivered a season finale for the ages. I have complained for months…

Sundance 2017 Review: A Ghost Story

To read more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, go here Man, it must be a nightmare to work at the A24 marketing department right now. The heavyweight indie studio purchased David Lowery’s A Ghost Story before the Sundance…

Sundance 2017 Review: Thoroughbreds

To read more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, go here Corey Finley’s Thoroughbreds is an espresso shot of the sort of the pitch-black comedy that Hollywood has become afraid to touch. It’s a successor to films like Heathers and…

Sundance 2017 Interview: Burning Sands’ DeRon Horton and Tosin Cole

To read more coverage of the 2017 Sundance film festival, go here In Gerard McMurray’s Burning Sands, DeRon Horton and Tosin Cole play Earnest and Frank, two men pledging the prestigious but often abusive fraternity, Lambda Lambda Phi. The film…