Tag: sci-fi

#CSSC4: Week Two Preview – It Came from Italy

The first official week of the Fourth Annual Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge (CSSC4) is now in the rear-view mirror, and it was definitely an exciting one. The twitter conversation has never been stronger than it was in our opening week this year, which has us really excited for the rest of the month! Remember to…


Capsule Review – Ashe Collins on Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)

Title: Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) Director: Darren Lynn Bousman Runtime: 98 minutes — Story & Script Repo! The Genetic Opera is set in a future where a worldwide epidemic encourages a bio-tech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan, elective surgeries along with the life-saving ones have…


Capsule Review – Ashe Collins on Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Title: Deep Blue Sea (1999) Director: Renny Harlin Runtime: 105 minutes — Story & Script Two scientists conduct research on sharks, hoping to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. When they decide to take a dangerous shortcut, they end up breeding larger sharks with larger brains, and near-human intelligence. And what happens in underwater facilities…


Capsule Review – Ashe Collins on DeepStar Six (1989)

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…


#CSSC4: Week One Preview – When Science Screams

Welcome to June. Welcome to the Fourth Annual Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge, better known as #CSSC4 on Twitter. Since 2012, CSSC participants have watched over 1,570 films alone in the month of June, an average of about 525 films each year. Where will this year take us now that we have shifted the focus back…


Capsule Review – Branden Chowen on Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012)

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…


Capsule Review – Branden Chowen on Predator (1987)

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…