Title: The Visit (2015) Director: M. Night Shyamalan Runtime: 94 minutes — I’m a huge M. Night Shyamalan fan. I have now seen every single one of his films on opening day. Yes, even The Sixth Sense. I know some of the movies sucked (The Happening, After Earth) and some were just so-so (The Last…
Movie Review – Chris Ranson on No Escape (2015)
Title: No Escape (2015) Director: John Erick Dowdle Runtime: 103 minutes — The Dywer family moves from Austin, Texas, to a fake Asian country (No Escape was filmed in Thailand, but they go out of their way to make sure you know these characters are not in Thailand). Sadly, they happen to arrive just in…
Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Love in the Time of Monsters (2014)
Title: Love in the Time of Monsters (2014) Director: Matt Jackson Runtime: 97 minutes — There I am, minding my own business on Twitter, talking about Zombeavers, when the Twitter account for Love in the Time of Monsters sends me a message saying that their film has something in common with the movie I was…
Capsule Review – Ashe Collins on Galaxy Quest (1999)
The Cinefessions crew loves sharing their opinions on films, but not every movie can get the attention it deserves with a full review. Enter the Cinefessions’ Capsule Reviews. These capsule reviews cover five of the most important aspects of a film, which allow the crew to deliver their opinions on any movie clearly, decisively, and…
Cinefessions Series Review – Ashe Collins on the Star Trek Film Franchise
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…
Cinefessions Series Review – Ashe Collins on the Alien/Predator Universe
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 Gabriel (2014)
This review was originally published in May of last year when Chris attended the Tribeca Film Festival. Gabriel is (finally) seeing a wider release now, so we are re-posting this review to highlight this film, which, according to Chris, is excellent. TriBeCa Film Festival 2014 Title: Gabriel (2014) Director: Lou Howe Runtime: 85 minutes —…
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