Tag: 2013

Movie Review – Branden Chowen on The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Title: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) Director: Ben Stiller Runtime: 114 minutes — There are some movies that hit you at just the right moment, and make you fall in love instantly. Garden State and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are two that immediately spring to mind as films that I fell in…


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 – Chris Ranson on Odd Thomas (2013)

Title: Odd Thomas (2013) Director: Stephen Sommers Runtime: 100 minutes — To say I am a huge Dean Koontz fan would be an understatement. Not only have I read all of his novels, but I own them all as well. Lots of ups and downs there, but one of his more recent novels, and one…


Movie Review – Branden Chowen on Frozen (2013)

Title: Frozen (2013) Director: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee Runtime: 102 minutes — There is no denying that the late 1980s and ‘90s was Disney’s animated heyday. From The Little Mermaid in 1989 to Hercules in 1997, Disney released some of the most important and well-received animated films of all-time. They truly helped shape a…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on The Wind Rises (2013)

Title: The Wind Rises (2013) Director: Hayao Miyazaki Runtime: 126 mins — The Wind Rises is the eleventh feature film from acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki, and it has been said that it’ll be his final film. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, maybe two of his best-known films will help you: Spirited Away and…


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…


The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 04 – Nurse 3D (2013) and More!

The second Cinefessions Podcast is delivered right on time in the month of February! Join co-hosts Branden Chowen, Ashe Collins, and Chris Ranson as they review a whopping five films, including Nurse 3D (2013), Dario Argento’s Dracula 3D (2012), Truth or Die (2012), +1 (2013), and Haunter (2013). The trio also discusses their most anticipated film of 2014, John Carpenter, the Guardians of the…