Category: Fantasy

Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Gods of Egypt (2016)

Title: Gods of Egypt (2016) Director: Alex Proyas Runtime: 127 minutes — From the guys who wrote Dracula Reborn and The Last Witch Hunter comes the next ancient history epic! Have you seen Clash of the Titans and its sequel? Played the God of War games? Do you get moist at the thought of a…


Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Director: J.J. Abrams Runtime: 135 minutes — Sometimes a film series can reinvent itself with a remake or a sequel decades after the fact, and recapture that magic all over again. Sometimes that film series is better left dead and buried, with fans wondering what could have been….


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Crimson Peak (2015)

Title: Crimson Peak (2015) Director: Guillermo del Toro Runtime: 119 minutes — Guillermo del Toro destroyed my world in 2006 with Pan’s Labyrinth, a film that I thought would be straight up horror, and instead was a completely different sort of tale, and I loved it. The trailers for Crimson Peak got me all wet and…


The AniMAYtion Challenge – Ashe Collins on Rock & Rule (1983)

Welcome to The AniMAYtion Challenge, where Ashe and Branden review one animated film every weekend throughout the month of May. Each film was chosen in draft style, with Ashe recieving the first pick of round one. Today, Ashe Collins selects Rock & Rule from 1983. Title: Rock & Rule (1983)Director:  Clive A. SmithRuntime: 77 minutes — Rock & Rule was…


The AniMAYtion Challenge – Ashe Collins on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

Welcome to The AniMAYtion Challenge, where Ashe and Branden review one animated film every weekend throughout the month of May. Each film was chosen in draft style, with Ashe recieving the first pick of round one. With the fifth pick of the 2015 AniMAYtion Challenge, Ashe Collins selects Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind from 1984. Title:…


The AniMAYtion Challenge – Ashe Collins on Heavy Metal (1981)

Welcome to The AniMAYtion Challenge, where Ashe and Branden review one animated film every weekend throughout the month of May. Each film was chosen in draft style, with Ashe recieving the first pick of round one. With the third pick of the 2015 AniMAYtion Challenge, Ashe Collins selects Heavy Metal from 1981. Title: Heavy Metal (1981) Director: Gerald…


April in The Asylum – Ashe Collins on Sleeping Beauty (2014)

For the entire month of April, Cinefessions will once again be locked inside The Asylum, reviewing tons of releases by the famed studio. Every weekday throughout April you will get another Asylum review. Title: Sleeping Beauty (2014) Inspired By: Maleficent (2014) Director: Casper Van Dien Runtime: 89 minutes — When you want a mockbuster to go…