Month: June 2014

Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Title: Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) Director: Michael Bay Runtime: 165 minutes — Let’s get this right out of the way: if you haven’t liked any of the Transformers films from Michael Bay, you are not going to like this one either. I’ll add to that by saying this is probably the most “Bay-like” of…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Earth to Echo (2014)

Title: Earth to Echo (2014) Director: Dave Green Runtime: 91 minutes — In 1982, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released upon the world and it captured an entire generation of moviegoers. E.T. still stands strong in my top ten films of all time. Since then, a few films have been released in the hope of capturing…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Title: How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Director: Dean DeBlois Runtime: 102 minutes — It’s hard to find a good animated film these days. Yes, we get the likes of Frozen, and the latest Pixar offering, but those films offer the tried and true tropes that families expect. In 2010, the world met Hiccup…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

Title: The Fault in Our Stars (2014) Director: Josh Boone Runtime: 125 minutes — Being a huge John Green fan, I bought his novel, The Fault in Our Stars, when it released in early 2012. Jump ahead two years, and I was shocked to see that the book was not only becoming a film, but that…


Third Annual Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge (#CSSC3) – Week Two Preview

Just like that the sci-fi/horror theme of week one is history. It was an interesting week, even garnering some fun controversy over what exactly is considered sci-fi/horror – zombie movies are a tough cookie to classify – but all in all, definitely a positive first week for #CSSC3. We are officially up to 12 participants, which…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Camp Dread (2014)

Title: Camp Dread (2014) Director: Harrison Smith Runtime: 94 minutes — I have been chomping at the bit for months to see Camp Dread. I first heard about it in an issue of Fangoria, and with such a great cast, plus my love for reality TV, I was sold before even seeing it. After a few…


Third Annual Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge (#CSSC3) – Week One Preview

I’d be lying if I said that I haven’t been looking forward to this day since July 1st of last year. June on Cinefessions has become a month to anticipate, and this year is shaping up wonderfully. Though the participant numbers may not be as high as last year, the conversation on twitter has already…