Category: Horror

Movie Review – I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)

Title: I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006) Runtime: 92 minutes Director: Sylvain White — That’s right, for better or worse, the Last Summer franchise was turned into a trilogy in 2006. Obviously most of the stars in the original two have moved on to bigger and better careers, so none of them…


Movie Review – Urban Legend (1998)

Title: Urban Legend (1998) Runtime: 99 minutes Director: Jamie Blanks — As most everyone will know, Scream made slasher films popular again in the mid-90s, and rest of the decade was filled with movies trying to capitalize on Scream‘s unexpected success. Enter Urban Legend. What’s so interesting to me about these 90s slasher films is,…


Movie Review – The Faculty (1998)

Title: The Faculty (1998) Runtime: 104 minutes Director: Robert Rodriguez — Kevin Williamson has got to be the greatest horror scriptwriter of the 1990s, with hits like the Scream series, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and The Faculty to his name. His scripts share a common theme: they’re smart, funny, and current to…


Cinefessions Series Review – Branden Chowen on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Series

This is a set of reviews that were written during the Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge. Each film of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series is reviewed. There is no synopsis given, but the general story of each film is a group of teenagers stumbling upon a backwoods Texas house that happens to be Leatherface’s family….


Blu-ray Review – Twins of Evil (1971)

(Originally Written for Inside Pulse Movies) Hammer Horror is a name that is forever engrained in the hearts and minds of vintage horror fans everywhere. From the classic monster movies of the mid-late 1950s, to the sequel craze of the 1960s, all the way to the erotic turn of the 1970s, Hammer Horror has earned…


Cinefessions Episode 04 – Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) Review

I need to begin this post on a personal note: as some of you may know from Twitter, my grandfather (92 years old) has passed away this afternoon. I want to say thank you again to everyone who has shared their condolences. It means a lot to me. I’m grateful that my grandpa is no…


Cinefessions Episode 03 – Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) Review

Welcome to episode 3 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 continue the first ever Cinefessions Movie Marathon with Resident Evil: Apocalypse from 2004, as well…