Category: Sci-Fi

April in The Asylum: Chris Ranson on Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (2014)

For the entire month of April, Cinefessions will be locked into The Asylum, reviewing films released by the famed studio. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout April you will get another review on a film released by The Asylum. April’s podcast will also be devoted to films from The Asylum, and you can decide which three…


April in The Asylum: Chris Ranson on Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus (2010)

For the entire month of April, Cinefessions will be locked into The Asylum, reviewing films released by the famed studio. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout April you will get another review on a film released by The Asylum. April’s podcast will also be devoted to films from The Asylum, and you can decide which three…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Under the Skin (2013)

Title: Under the Skin (2013) Director: Jonathan Glazer Runtime: 108 minutes — You’ve probably only heard of Under the Skin if you’ve always wanted to see Scarlett Johansson naked. That, or you follow the independent film scene, and heard of a really weird story about an alien in Scotland. Either way, I can’t tell you…


Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Title: Captain America: The Winter Solider (2014) Director: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo Runtime: 136 minutes — I’m really not fond of Captain America. I didn’t like him much in the comics, just like I didn’t like Tony Stark (Iron Man) in the comics. Thor and most of the other Avengers weren’t high on my list either. When…


April in The Asylum: Ashe Collins on 500 MPH Storm (2013)

For the entire month of April, Cinefessions will be locked into The Asylum, reviewing films released by the famed studio. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout April you will get another review on a film released by The Asylum. April’s podcast will also be devoted to films from The Asylum, and you can decide which three…


Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Divergent (2014)

Title: Divergent (2014) Director: Neil Burger Runtime: 139 minutes — I went into Divergent blind, much like I did with Hunger Games.  I’d seen the trailers for Hunger Games, but never read the book.  With Divergent, I was totally blind, having never read the book or even seen a trailer, so I had zero expectations for this…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Gravity (2013)

Title: Gravity (2013) Director: Alfonso Cuarón Runtime: 91 minutes — Almost ten years ago a very dear friend of mine recommended Y Tu Mamá También (2001), a hit Spanish film and the first big foreign film from Alfonso Cuarón, who had, earlier in his career, done films like The Little Princess (1995) and Great Expectations…