Title: Deadpool (2016) Director: Tim Miller Runtime: 108 minutes — I barely knew who Deadpool was back when he was slated to appear in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but I read up on him before that came out, and fell in love with the character. I loved Deadpool in Origins in the first third of the…
Movie Review – Branden Chowen on It Follows (2015)
Title: It Follows (2015) Director: David Robert Mitchell Runtime: 100 minutes — Sometimes it’s hard to avoid the hype surrounding a film. Try as you might, it’s just impossible to escape every article and social media posting about a given film. Specifically, the hype around It Follows has been everywhere, from best of the year…
Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Director: J.J. Abrams Runtime: 135 minutes — Sometimes a film series can reinvent itself with a remake or a sequel decades after the fact, and recapture that magic all over again. Sometimes that film series is better left dead and buried, with fans wondering what could have been….
13 Days of Halloween: Day 11 – Chris Ranson on Shocker (1989)
Title: Shocker (1989) Director: Wes Craven Runtime: 109 minutes — As I near the end of my Wes Craven theatrical film list, I finally reach a film that I’ve been meaning to check out for a number of years, but never found the time to do so. I didn’t want to see Shocker because of Wes…
13 Days of Halloween: Day 8 – Chris Ranson on Deadly Friend (1986)
Title: Deadly Friend (1986) Director: Wes Craven Runtime: 91 minutes — It would seem I had a mad dash weekend of Wes Craven films, and sometimes you just need that in life. Sadly, none of the last few were really worth talking about, and one was a terrible film (The Hills Have Eyes Part II). I…
13 Days of Halloween: Day 6 – Branden Chowen on The Den (2013)
The Cinefessions crew loves sharing their opinions on films, but not every movie can get the attention it deserves with a full review. Enter the Cinefessions’ Capsule Reviews. These capsule reviews cover five of the most important aspects of a film, which allow the crew to deliver their opinions on any movie clearly, decisively, and…
Movie Review – Chris Ranson on The Visit (2015)
Title: The Visit (2015) Director: M. Night Shyamalan Runtime: 94 minutes — I’m a huge M. Night Shyamalan fan. I have now seen every single one of his films on opening day. Yes, even The Sixth Sense. I know some of the movies sucked (The Happening, After Earth) and some were just so-so (The Last…
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