Category: Action

13 Days of Halloween: Day 4 – Chris Ranson on Dark Island (2010)

Title: Dark Island (2010) Directors: Sam Gorski and Niko Pueringer Runtime: 87 minutes — I’m starting to think that no matter how many cheesy, bad films I catch on Netflix, there will always be another one in my mailbox that I’d never heard of. This time around it’s Dark Island, which tells the story about some…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 2 – Branden Chowen on Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

Title: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) Director: Timur Bekmambetov Runtime: 105 minutes — Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter gained fame back in 2011 when Seth Grahame-Smith released his novel of the same name. I remember my mom bringing me home the book after it started getting popular, but I never did get around to reading it. I…


The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 07 – Neil Marshall Retrospective

Welcome back to The Cinefessions Podcast! This month, Chris, Ashe, and Branden take on the entire filmography of English writer/director Neil Marshall. On the docket today is his debut feature, Dog Soldiers (2002), followed by the horror hit The Descent (2005). The post-apocalyptic thriller Doomsday (2008) is next, and we finish it off with a look at (the “and now for…


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 – Ashe Collins on Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Title: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Director: James Gunn Runtime: 121 minutes — I honestly know next to nothing about this portion of the Marvel comic universe. I’m more into X-Men and have a vague idea about the Avengers and Spider-Man. I have seen them head off and deal with different space issues before, but…


Cinefessions Series Review – Branden Chowen on the Planet of the Apes Series

A Cinefessions Series Review is a periodic column that sees one or 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 a way to get a quick look at an entire collection…