Britt Hayes, Author at CrookedMarquee

Britt Hayes

Britt Hayes is a freelance film critic and journalist with 10 years of experience. She lives in Austin, Texas, with a roommate and two very needy cats. Britt loves movies (obviously), pizza, and being left alone.

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SXSW Report: Horror! Huge Gross Piles of Horror!

Mar 17th, 2019

This time last year, Hereditary was already being heralded as the best horror film of 2018 following screenings at Sundance and SXSW. And just one...

SXSW Report: Challenging Toxic Masculinity

Mar 16th, 2019

Our ongoing and long-overdue reckoning with sexual abuse and harassment has inspired a new wave of cinema; not only are we seeing more empowering and...

SXSW Report: Fresh Twists on the Coming-of-Age Comedy

Mar 14th, 2019

Over the past few years coming-of-age films have thankfully moved away from typical male-centric stories about teen boys getting drunk and trying to...

REVIEW: Horror Comedy <i>Happy Death Day 2U</i> — Britt Hayes

REVIEW: Horror Comedy Happy Death Day 2U

Feb 14th, 2019

Making a horror comedy that successfully riffs on the Groundhog Day formula while simultaneously being thrilling and hilarious is no easy task, and...

REVIEW: Manga Adaptation <i>Alita: Battle Angel</i> — Britt Hayes

REVIEW: Manga Adaptation Alita: Battle Angel

Feb 13th, 2019

Robert Rodriguez is a filmmaker best known for delivering heightened stories about antiheroes tinged with western flare and an anything-goes...

REVIEW: Horror Film <i>The Prodigy</i> — Britt Hayes

REVIEW: Horror Film The Prodigy

Feb 7th, 2019

In the horror genre, scary children have become worthy of a sub-genre all their own. From The Omen’s Damien to Gage in Pet Sematary and the slimy...

REVIEW: Crime Drama <i>Miss Bala</i> — Britt Hayes

REVIEW: Crime Drama Miss Bala

Jan 31st, 2019

A young makeup artist named Gloria travels down to Mexico to help a friend win a local beauty pageant. After witnessing a shooting at a dance club,...

REVIEW: Fishing Drama <i>Serenity</i> — Britt Hayes

REVIEW: Fishing Drama Serenity

Jan 24th, 2019

Serenity is: A) an early contender for the worst movie of 2019; B) a bonkers attempt at beachy noir starring Matthew McConaughey as a fisherman named...

REVIEW: M. Night Shyamalan's <i>Glass</i> — Britt Hayes

REVIEW: M. Night Shyamalan's Glass

Jan 17th, 2019

M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable was arguably years ahead of its time. Released in 2000, five years before Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins,...

Britt Hayes Says Don't Forget: <i>The Strangers: Prey at Night</i> — Britt Hayes

Britt Hayes Says Don't Forget: The Strangers: Prey at Night

Dec 26th, 2018

This sequel to Bryan Bertino’s excellent home invasion film was in development for so many years that it began to seem like a bad idea...

Britt Hayes Says Don't Forget: <i>Tully</i> — Britt Hayes

Britt Hayes Says Don't Forget: Tully

Dec 26th, 2018

Jason Reitman is never as good as when he’s collaborating with screenwriter Diablo Cody; bonus points if the film in question stars Charlize...

REVIEW: Dick Cheney Biopic <i>Vice</i> — Britt Hayes

REVIEW: Dick Cheney Biopic Vice

Dec 24th, 2018

Dick Cheney is fascinating – in the morbid way that villainous figures throughout history almost always are. But is George W. Bush’s former vice...

REVIEW: Disney Sequel <i>Mary Poppins Returns</i> — Britt Hayes

REVIEW: Disney Sequel Mary Poppins Returns

Dec 18th, 2018

It’s been over 50 years since audiences last experienced the magic of Julie Andrews’ Mary Poppins, but in the world of Mary Poppins Returns, only...

REVIEW: Nostalgic Drama <i>Roma</i> — Britt Hayes

REVIEW: Nostalgic Drama Roma

Dec 17th, 2018

(In theaters and on Netflix.) With a filmography that includes titles like Children of Men and Gravity (to say nothing of his earlier works), Alfonso...

REVIEW: Post-Apocalyptic Steampunk <i>Mortal Engines</i> — Britt Hayes

REVIEW: Post-Apocalyptic Steampunk Mortal Engines

Dec 13th, 2018

With Peter Jackson serving as executive producer, Mortal Engines should feel like more of an event — one with beautifully realized visual effects...

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