Tag: sci-fi

Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Title: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Director: George MillerRuntime: 120 minutes  —It’s been thirty years since Max has graced the cinema, so I was decidedly nervous that director George Miller was bringing the anti-hero back to the screen. I shouldn’t have been worried, though, that the seventy-year-old director was returning to the high-speed action genre he…


Fourth Annual Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge (#CSSC4)

The Fourth Annual Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge Back in 2012 I had this bright idea to start a movie competition on Cinefessions. I admittedly borrowed the idea from people who were much smarter than myself, but did my best to turn it into something unique to my interests, and, thus, the first ever Cinefessions Summer Screams…


The AniMAYtion Challenge – Branden Chowen on Akira (1988)

Welcome to The AniMAYtion Challenge, where Ashe and Branden review one animated film every weekend throughout the month of May. Each film was chosen in draft style, with Ashe recieving the first pick of round one. With the fourth pick of the 2015 AniMAYtion Challenge, Branden Chowen selects Akira from 1988. Title: Akira (1988) Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo Runtime: 124…


Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Title: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Director: Joss Whedon Runtime: 144 minutes — With the success of the initial Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One culminating in the first Avengers film in 2012, it was a forgone conclusion that we’d get more Marvel films tied together. With another Thor, Iron Man, Captain America and a seemingly…


April in The Asylum – Ashe Collins on Age of Tomorrow (2014)

For the entire month of April, Cinefessions will once again be locked inside The Asylum, reviewing tons of releases by the famed studio. Every weekday throughout April you will get another Asylum review. Title: Age of Tomorrow (2014) Inspired By: Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Director: James Kondelik Runtime: 90 minutes — Sometimes I pick a mockbuster…


April in The Asylum – Ashe Collins on Airplane vs. Volcano (2014)

For the entire month of April, Cinefessions will once again be locked inside The Asylum, reviewing tons of releases by the famed studio. Every weekday throughout April you will get another Asylum review. April’s podcast will also be devoted to films from The Asylum. Title: Airplane vs. Volcano (2014) Directors: The Kondelik Brothers Runtime: 91 minutes…


April in The Asylum – Branden Chowen on Shark Week (2012)

For the entire month of April, Cinefessions will once again be locked inside The Asylum, reviewing tons of releases by the famed studio. Every weekday throughout April you will get another Asylum review. April’s podcast will also be devoted to films from The Asylum. Title: Shark Week (2012) Director: Christopher Ray Runtime: 89 minutes — One…