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Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Divergent (2014)

April 5, 2014
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Title: Divergent (2014) Director: Neil Burger Runtime: 139 minutes — I went into Divergent blind, much like I did with Hunger Games.  I’d seen the trailers for Hunger Games, but never read the book.  With Divergent, I was totally blind, having never read the book or even seen a trailer, so I had zero expectations for this…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Gravity (2013)

February 28, 2014
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Title: Gravity (2013) Director: Alfonso Cuarón Runtime: 91 minutes — Almost ten years ago a very dear friend of mine recommended Y Tu Mamá También (2001), a hit Spanish film and the first big foreign film from Alfonso Cuarón, who had, earlier in his career, done films like The Little Princess (1995) and Great Expectations…

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The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 04 – Nurse 3D (2013) and More!

February 27, 2014
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The second Cinefessions Podcast is delivered right on time in the month of February! Join co-hosts Branden Chowen, Ashe Collins, and Chris Ranson as they review a whopping five films, including Nurse 3D (2013), Dario Argento’s Dracula 3D (2012), Truth or Die (2012), +1 (2013), and Haunter (2013). The trio also discusses their most anticipated film of 2014, John Carpenter, the Guardians of the…

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Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Riddick (2013)

January 13, 2014
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Title: Riddick (2013) Director: David Twohy Runtime: 119 minutes — I expected quite a bit from Riddick. I loved Pitch Black (2000) and the animated movie – The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004) – that served as a bridge between the first and second film, but I thought Chronicles of Riddick (2004) was just…

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Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Pacific Rim (2013)

August 1, 2013
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This review was written by Ashe Collins, a video game critic at DieHard GameFAN. You can follow him on twitter @DHGFAshe, or check out his other reviews by clicking here. Title: Pacific Rim (2013) Runtime: 131 minutes Director: Guillermo del Toro — One part Evangelion, one part Godzilla, all awesome.  Pacific Rim is the kind of mash-up I love to see.  Sure…

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Movie Review – Ashe Collins on The Wolverine (2013)

July 31, 2013
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This review was written by Ashe Collins, a video game critic at DieHard GameFAN. You can follow him on twitter @DHGFAshe, or check out his other reviews by clicking here. Title: The Wolverine (2013) Runtime: 126 minutes Director: James Mangold — The latest in the X-Men film franchise and the second solo outing for Wolverine, the sequel…

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Musings On…Branden’s Top 5 of #CSSC2

July 13, 2013
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My personal story of this year’s Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge was really all about The Walking Dead. I fell in love, and became that creepy, obsessed stalker almost immediately. I had watched the first season last year, and enjoyed the hell out of the show, but for whatever reason, never got around to watching the…

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