Tag: 2014

Movie Review – Chris Ranson on The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

June 16, 2014
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Title: The Fault in Our Stars (2014) Director: Josh Boone Runtime: 125 minutes — Being a huge John Green fan, I bought his novel, The Fault in Our Stars, when it released in early 2012. Jump ahead two years, and I was shocked to see that the book was not only becoming a film, but that…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Camp Dread (2014)

June 5, 2014
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Title: Camp Dread (2014) Director: Harrison Smith Runtime: 94 minutes — I have been chomping at the bit for months to see Camp Dread. I first heard about it in an issue of Fangoria, and with such a great cast, plus my love for reality TV, I was sold before even seeing it. After a few…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Maleficent (2014)

May 31, 2014
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Title: Maleficent (2014) Director: Robert Stromberg Runtime: 97 minutes — With the first glimpse of Angelina Jolie in the role of the iconic villain, Maleficent, I knew we were going to be in for a treat. Then more trailers were released, and my expectations quickly started turning south. At no point did the trailers give…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

May 28, 2014
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Title: A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) Director: Seth MacFarlane Runtime: 116 minutes — After seeing the trailers for Seth MacFarlane’s latest comedy, A Million Ways to Die in the West, it just didn’t look like it would be any good. Branden put it in his honorable mentions section of the Summer…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

May 23, 2014
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Title: X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Runtime: 131 minutes Director: Bryan Singer — To say I wasn’t excited about X-Men: Days of Future Past would be a lie. It landed at my fifth spot in the Cinefessions 2014 Summer Movie Preview. The reason it wasn’t ranked any higher was just because I didn’t enjoy…

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TriBeCa Film Festival 2014 – Chris Ranson on An Honest Liar (2014)

May 18, 2014
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TriBeCa Film Festival 2014 Title: An Honest Liar (2014) Director: Tyler Measom, Justin Weinstein Runtime: 90 minutes — Once I realized that I couldn’t see any horror films at the 2014 TriBeCa Film Festival, I decided to try and see a number of different genre films. I feel I did a good job of that, while…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Godzilla (2014)

May 16, 2014
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Title: Godzilla (2014) Director: Gareth Edwards Runtime: 123 minutes — It would be an understatement if I said I was excited for the new Godzilla movie. It was at my number one spot during the February Cinefessions Podcast, and remained there for our Summer Preview list. I’ve seen and own all the films in the series,…

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