Tag: sci-fi

Capsule Review – Branden Chowen on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

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 Dark Skies (2013)

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…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Jupiter Ascending (2015)

Title: Jupiter Ascending (2015) Director: The Wachowskis Runtime: 127 minutes — I was so upset when Jupiter Ascending got delayed from last summer to February 2015. I was stoked for it, and while I’m not big on the second and third Matrix films, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of the other Wachowski movies. So I was…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Project Almanac (2015)

Title: Project Almanac (2015) Director: Dean Israelite Runtime: 106 minutes — Every once in a while the hype train comes rolling in, and I jump on board like a blind little toadie. There was no reason for me to be excited about Project Almanac. The trailer didn’t sell me. It looked like a carbon copy…


Capsule Review – Branden Chowen on Coherence (2013)

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…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)

Title: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) Director: Francis Lawrence Runtime: 123 minutes — I had originally planned to review the first two films in the Hunger Games series before seeing The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, but time got in the way and I figured I’d rather save that for when…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 4 – Chris Ranson on Dark Island (2010)

Title: Dark Island (2010) Directors: Sam Gorski and Niko Pueringer Runtime: 87 minutes — I’m starting to think that no matter how many cheesy, bad films I catch on Netflix, there will always be another one in my mailbox that I’d never heard of. This time around it’s Dark Island, which tells the story about some…