Tag: 2014

Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Big Hero 6 (2014)

November 9, 2014
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Title: Big Hero 6 (2014) Directors: Don Hall and Chris Williams Runtime: 108 minutes — Welcome to San Fransokyo, an obvious homage to San Francisco and Tokyo. Seeing the hills and the Golden Gate Bridge, animated as they exist in the real world San Francisco, but with a Japanese flair. From the buildings to the…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Zombeavers (2014)

November 4, 2014
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Title: Zombeavers (2014) Director: Jordan Rubin Runtime: 85 minutes — I had tickets for a screening of Zombeavers while it was playing at the TriBeCa Film Festival, but due to my work schedule, I was unable to attend. That was almost six months ago, and I’ve heard very little about the film since then, except…

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13 Days of Halloween: Day 11.5 – Chris Ranson on Tusk (2014)

October 29, 2014
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Title: Tusk (2014) Director: Kevin Smith Runtime: 102 minutes — With Red State, Kevin Smith decided to do things his own way, and try something different and completely out of his realm. He missed a few marks there, and it wasn’t a good film by any means, but it takes gusto for a director of…

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13 Days of Halloween: Day 11 – Chris Ranson on Horns (2014)

October 29, 2014
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Title: Horns (2014) Director: Alexandre Aja Runtime: 120 minutes — I fell in love with Joe Hill’s work after I read his debut novel, Heart Shaped Box (Hill is the son of famed horror novelist Stephen King). Since then, I read all of his books as they release, and constantly tell my Podcast buddies that…

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13 Days of Halloween: Day 9.5 – Chris Ranson on V/H/S: Viral (2014)

October 27, 2014
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Title: V/H/S: Viral (2014) Directors: Justin Benson, Gregg Bishop, Todd Lincoln, Aaron Moorhead, Marcel Sarmiento, and Nacho Vigalondo Runtime: 97 minutes — If there’s one subgenre in horror that I really don’t care for, it’s the found footage style, which our very own Branden adores for some reason. While I don’t care for it, that…

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13 Days of Halloween: Day 9 – Chris Ranson on As Above, So Below (2014)

October 27, 2014
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Title: As Above, So Below (2014) Director: John Erick Dowdle Runtime: 93 minutes — I may have gone into As Above, So Below with rather high expectations. The buzz was strong, the trailers had me hooked, and there were positive reviews for it. My interest did drop a little when I heard it was a…

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13 Days of Halloween: Day 7 – Chris Ranson on Ouija (2014)

October 25, 2014
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Title: Ouija (2014) Director: Stiles White Runtime: 89 minutes — The first trailer for Ouija made me want to see it. It looked fun and creepy, and who hasn’t played with one of those spirit boards? I have fond memories of playing with a Ouija board with friends, and no one would ever admit to…

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