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

TV Review: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 2 Premiere

They say love makes you crazy, therefore you can’t call her crazy, cause when you call her crazy, you’re just calling her in love! Greetings lovely readers, and welcome to our coverage of the best show that nobody watches. Crazy…

Ouija: Origin Of Evil Review

In 2013’s Oculus, Mike Flanagan made a mirror scary, crafting a dense psychological thriller out of a ubiquitous centerpiece of every household. It seems almost predestined that his path would cross with Ouija. After all, A board of texture paper…

Adam Shankman To Direct Enchanted Sequel

Way back in the olden days of 2007, when the first iPhone roamed, and Spider Man 3 made the skies cloudy all day, a charming little movie called Enchanted made everybody’s thanksgiving a little happier. It was a wonderful deconstruction…

Casting The Lion King Remake

Yesterday, Disney dropped a warthog-sized bombshell on the world. Jungle Book director Jon Favreau will be remaking The Lion King. This project poses many interesting questions. How will the technology used on Jungle Book translate when there are no live…

TV Review: Lethal Weapon 1×01 “Pilot”

There’s no getting around it. The original Lethal Weapon is sacred territory. It might not be Shane Black’s strongest script or Richard Donner’s best movie, but that doesn’t matter. It’s the granddaddy of the buddy cop genre, the blueprint that most…

Movie Review: Blair Witch

1999’s The Blair Witch Project was in many ways the original viral horror sensation. Establishing itself as something of a theatrical companion piece to a “real” legend, it chilled audiences through sheer possibility. What we were seeing probably wasn’t real,…

5 Under-Appreciated Tom Hanks Performances

At this point, it’s flat out trite to look back on Tom Hanks’ greatest roles. He’s a man who went from America’s favorite son to America’s dad over the course of a decades-long career. You’d be hard pressed to find…