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Movie Review – Branden Chowen on Quadrophenia (1979)

February 11, 2015
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Title: Quadrophenia (1979) Director: Franc Roddam Runtime: 117 minutes — Franc Roddam’s Quadrophenia is a hodgepodge of a film that mixes rock music, teenage angst, and gang warfare to create an intriguing, character-driven story of Britain’s “mod” scene of the 1960s. But it’s not the story or plot that makes Quadrophenia memorable, it’s the wonderfully effective musical score by…

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Movie Review – Branden Chowen on The Life and Death of a Porno Gang (2009)

February 10, 2015
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Title: The Life and Death of a Porno Gang (2009) Director: Mladen Djordjevic Runtime: 90 minutes — Sometimes marketing works on even the most hardened, cynical film fans. Though I’m not all that hard, or too cynical, I still tend to ignore most marketing campaigns that claim their movie to be “better than” or “more…

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Movie Review – Branden Chowen on House of Last Things (2015)

February 9, 2015
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Title: House of Last Things (2015) Director: Michael Bartlett Runtime: 110 minutes — There are strange movies, and then there is House of Last Things. Michael Bartlett writes and directs this independent fantasy/thriller hybrid, and even the most astute viewers may have a difficult time wrapping their heads around what exactly Bartlett is trying to…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Jupiter Ascending (2015)

February 8, 2015
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Title: Jupiter Ascending (2015) Director: The Wachowskis Runtime: 127 minutes — I was so upset when Jupiter Ascending got delayed from last summer to February 2015. I was stoked for it, and while I’m not big on the second and third Matrix films, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of the other Wachowski movies. So I was…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Zombie Killers: Elephant’s Graveyard (2015)

February 5, 2015
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Title: Zombie Killers: Elephant’s Graveyard (2015) Director: Harrison Smith Runtime: 105 minutes — The zombie sub-genre of horror has blown up in the last few years, in part because of The Walking Dead becoming a huge success on TV. I can’t think of any original zombie films that were any good in the last few…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Project Almanac (2015)

February 4, 2015
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Title: Project Almanac (2015) Director: Dean Israelite Runtime: 106 minutes — Every once in a while the hype train comes rolling in, and I jump on board like a blind little toadie. There was no reason for me to be excited about Project Almanac. The trailer didn’t sell me. It looked like a carbon copy…

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Capsule Review – Branden Chowen on Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

February 3, 2015
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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…

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