Phantom Halo is a 2014 American crime thriller drama film directed by Antonia Bogdanovich and starring Luke Kleintank, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Sebastian Roch, Jordan Dunn, Tobin Bell and Rebecca Romijn.[1][2] It is Bogdanovich's directorial debut.[3][4][5] Her father, Peter Bogdanovich, served as an executive producer.[6]

Phantom Halo
Film poster
Directed byAntonia Bogdanovich
Written by
  • Antonia Bogdanovich
  • Anne Heffron
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGavin Kelly
Edited byJavier Alvarez
David Moritz
Daniel R. Padgett
Music byJason Lazarus
Production
companies
Station 8 Films
Optimism Entertainment
Distributed byARC Entertainment
Release dates
  • October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24) (Austin)
  • June 19, 2015 (2015-06-19) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast edit

Reception edit

The film has an 8% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[7] Dann Gire of the Daily Herald awarded the film two stars.[8] Oleg Ivanov of Slant Magazine awarded it half a star out of four.[9] Roger Moore of The Mercury News gave the film one and a half stars.[10] Oktay Ege Kozak of IndieWire graded the film a C−.[11] Tirdad Derakhshani of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film one and a half stars out of four.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ Darling, Cary (16 June 2015). "Movie review: 'Phantom Halo'". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ Mike Fleming Jr. (24 April 2015). "ARC Entertainment Lands 'Phantom Halo'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (18 June 2015). "Shakespearean 'Phantom Halo' is a ghost of what it should be". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (18 June 2015). "Shakespearean 'Phantom Halo' is a ghost of what it should be". The Morning Call. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (18 June 2015). "Shakespearean 'Phantom Halo' is a ghost of what it should be". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. ^ Scheck, Frank (19 June 2015). "'Phantom Halo': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Phantom Halo". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. ^ Gire, Dann (18 June 2015). "'Phantom Halo' a noiry, seedy crime drama". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  9. ^ Ivanov, Oleg (17 June 2015). "Review: Phantom Halo". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. ^ Moore, Roger (16 June 2015). "Review: 'Phantom Halo' chases dramatic ideas without catching one". The Mercury News. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  11. ^ Oktay Ege Kozak (16 June 2015). "Review: Crime Thriller 'Phantom Halo' Executive Produced By Peter Bogdanovich". IndieWire. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  12. ^ Derakhshani, Tirdad (18 June 2015). "'Phantom Halo': A messy mix of tropes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

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