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Movie Review – Branden Chowen on Carrie (2013)

January 15, 2014
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Title: Carrie (2013) Director: Kimberly Peirce Runtime: 100 minutes — I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a huge fan of Brian DePalma’s Carrie from 1976. There is a whole lot of annoying religious mumbo jumbo, finally capped off with some decent kill scenes. But when I learned that this remake was coming…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on You’re Next (2013)

January 14, 2014
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Title: You’re Next (2013) Director: Adam Wingard Runtime: 95 minutes — You’re Next hit a number of film festivals by surprise in 2011 because it was so different than any other horror movie out there. Two years later, this indie darling gets a wide release with a lot of promotion behind it. But is You’re…

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Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Riddick (2013)

January 13, 2014
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Title: Riddick (2013) Director: David Twohy Runtime: 119 minutes — I expected quite a bit from Riddick. I loved Pitch Black (2000) and the animated movie – The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004) – that served as a bridge between the first and second film, but I thought Chronicles of Riddick (2004) was just…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Don Jon (2013)

December 30, 2013
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Title: Don Jon (2013) Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Runtime: 90 minutes — I love porn! There, I said it. There is a plethora of different types and styles of pornography out there so that one can never grow tired of it.  That notion is where we get Don Jon. A hot, little, Italian guy, in the…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Curse of Chucky (2013)

October 8, 2013
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Title: Curse of Chucky (2013) Director: Don Mancini Runtime: 97 minutes — In 1988, Child’s Play was released in theaters, creeping me out as a kid. The series started with serial killer Charlie Lee Ray dying in a toy store and using some voodoo to transfer his soul into a “Good Guy” doll, the hottest…

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The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 02 – Oblivion (2013) and The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

August 14, 2013
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Welcome back to another episode of The Cinefessions Podcast. Today, Ashe, Chris, and Branden get together to review two of the biggest home video releases from August 6th: Oblivion and The Place Beyond the Pines. There is also some talk about Mud, My Amityville Horror, Dracula (1931), and Meet the Fokkens. Better yet, there is…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Fruitvale Station (2013)

August 11, 2013
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This review was written by my Film Swappers partner, Chris Ranson. You can follow Chris on twitter @Wolverinefactor. Title: Fruitvale Station (2013) Runtime: 85 minutes Director: Ryan Coogler — Fruitvale Station tells the story of Oscar, a 22-year-old African American. It follows him on the fateful date of December 31st, 2008. Based on true events, the film follows this…

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