Month: August 2013

A Lifetime of Film: Ashe’s Top Ten from 1977

A Lifetime of Film covers one specific year of a Cinefessions’ writers existence, from birth to now, and goes over their top ten films from that year. It stems from a meme on Letterboxd, and is simply being expanded upon here. This week, Ashe covers his birth year: 1977. There’s a Top Ten Favorite Films…


The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 02 – Oblivion (2013) and The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

Welcome back to another episode of The Cinefessions Podcast. Today, Ashe, Chris, and Branden get together to review two of the biggest home video releases from August 6th: Oblivion and The Place Beyond the Pines. There is also some talk about Mud, My Amityville Horror, Dracula (1931), and Meet the Fokkens. Better yet, there is…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Fruitvale Station (2013)

This review was written by my Film Swappers partner, Chris Ranson. You can follow Chris on twitter @Wolverinefactor. Title: Fruitvale Station (2013) Runtime: 85 minutes Director: Ryan Coogler — Fruitvale Station tells the story of Oscar, a 22-year-old African American. It follows him on the fateful date of December 31st, 2008. Based on true events, the film follows this…


The Cinefessions Podcast: Collector’s Anonymous Edition – The Demented (2013)

Podcasting is hitting Cinefessions hard this month, and we’re happy to announce a second podcast series entitled Collector’s Anonymous. Collector’s Anonymous is a solo podcast hosted by Branden that will cover movie collecting, the costs associated with it, and what deals Cinefessions found while out and about. There is also one quick review on each…


The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 01 – Spring Breakers (2013)

Podcasting has returned to Cinefessions, and it is bigger and better than ever. Instead of the solo show that used to grace this site, The Cinefessions Podcast, as it is now known, is loaded with three co-hosts: Branden, Chris Ranson, and Ashe Collins. Now, instead of just reading these guys reviews, you can listen to…


Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Pacific Rim (2013)

This review was written by Ashe Collins, a video game critic at DieHard GameFAN. You can follow him on twitter @DHGFAshe, or check out his other reviews by clicking here. Title: Pacific Rim (2013) Runtime: 131 minutes Director: Guillermo del Toro — One part Evangelion, one part Godzilla, all awesome.  Pacific Rim is the kind of mash-up I love to see.  Sure…