Category: Action

Cinefessions Episode 02 – Resident Evil (2002) Review

Welcome to episode 2 of Cinefessions, the solo podcast dedicated to the confessions of a cinephile. In Cinefessions, I talk through film reviews, recommendations, and plenty of other things you may not care about.  This week on the show, I begin the first ever Cinefessions Movie Marathon! I’ve decided to make the Resident Evil film…


Movie Review – Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Movie Number– 109 Title– Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Running Time– 105 minutes (“PG-13”) Director– Rupert Wyatt Writer– Rick Jaffa (screenplay), Amanda Silver (screenplay), and Pierre Boulle (novel) Starring– James Franco, John Lithgow, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Brian Cox, and Tom Felton — There are few things better than setting your expectations…


Movie Review – Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

Movie Number– 104 Title– Cowboys & Aliens (2011) Running Time– 118 minutes (“PG-13”) Director– Jon Favreau Writers– Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, and Steve Oedekerk Scott Mitchell Rosenberg (graphic novel) Starring– Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde — (Written for Inside Pulse – Movies) The 2011 summer movie season will…


Movie Review – Sands of the Kalahari (1965)

Movie Number– 92 Title– Sands of the Kalahari (1965) Running Time– 120 minutes (“Not Rated”) Director– Cy Endfield Writer– Cy Endfield (screenplay), William Mulvihill (novel) Starring– Stuart Whitman, Stanley Baker and Susannah York — When watching films adapted from novels, one has to consider that if the director attempted to fit the entire – or…


Movie Review – Battle: Los Angeles (2011)

Movie Number– 78 Title– Battle: Los Angeles (2011) Running Time– 116 minutes (“PG-13”) Director– Jonathan Liebesman Writer– Christopher Bertolini Starring– Aaron Eckhart, Ramon Rodriguez, Will Rothhaar, and Michelle Rodriguez — Battle: Los Angeles received a lot of negative publicity after it was released back in March. This may have had something to do with the…


Movie Review – Super 8 (2011)

Movie Number– 75 Title– Super 8 (2011) Running Time– 112 minutes (“PG-13”) Director– J.J. Abrams Writer– J.J. Abrams Starring– Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, Kyle Chandler, & Ron Eldard — (Written for Inside Pulse – Movies) J.J. Abrams is no stranger when it comes to large, multi-million dollar blockbusters, and has found success as…


Movie Review – Mandrake (2010)

Movie Number– 51 Title– Mandrake (2010) Running Time– 89 minutes (“Not Rated”) Director– Tripp Reed Writer– David Ray Starring– Betsy Russell, Max Martini, and Nick Gomez — (Originally an IP Movies Review) Bad, original movies on the SyFy channel are about as natural as the sunrise. Though there are a couple of gems in the…