Title: Leprechaun: Origins (2014) Director: Zach Lipovsky Runtime: 90 minutes — For some reason, on St. Patrick’s Day this year, I thought it would be a great idea to watch the entire Leprechaun series, back-to-back, while getting trashed. Ah, the things I do for Cinefessions. Now, we get a prequel to the series, Leprechaun: Origins,…
Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Boyhood (2014)
Title: Boyhood (2014) Director: Richard Linklater Runtime: 165 minutes — Richard Linklater is a genius. I would have his babies, and I don’t even know what he looks like. He crafted one of the greatest love stories ever in his Before series (Before Sunrise, Sunset, Midnight), and with Boyhood he does something that just blows…
Movie Review – Chris Ranson on The Surrogate (2013)
Title: The Surrogate (2013) Director: Doug Campbell Runtime: 89 minutes — As The Surrogate DVD booted up, I got scared. The previews, and the company’s logo, are roughly VHS quality, and it lowered my expectations for the film greatly. What kind of movie was I getting myself into? The cover art screams The Cradle Will…
Movie Review – Chris Ranson on The Bunnyman Massacre (2014)
Title: The Bunnyman Massacre (2014) Director: Carl Lindbergh Runtime: 104 minutes — I was stoked when I found out that I was going to review a film about a killer in a bunny costume. This sounded absurd, and I do love the absurd, but I was worried because I never saw the first film. Thankfully,…
Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) Director: Jonathan Liebesman Runtime: 101 minutes — Some of you may have checked out my series review of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films. If you didn’t, I am a huge fan of the Turtles. Dating back to when I was a kid, the Turtles were always my favorite…
Cinefessions Series Review – Chris Ranson on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Series
A Cinefessions Series Review is a periodic column that sees one more writers watching and reviewing an entire film series. Cinefessions considers any film franchise that has two or more films a series, and thus available for review in this column. This is an excellent way to get a quick look at an entire collection…
Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Wish I Was Here (2014)
Title: Wish I Was Here (2014) Director: Zach Braff Runtime: 106 minutes — I never liked Garden State, Zach Braff’s first turn as a writer/director/star, and I didn’t enjoy Scrubs. Frankly, I thought going to Kickstarter for this film was a shame because, let’s face it, if it was good, Hollywood would have eaten it…
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