Tag: three stars

13 Days of Halloween: Day 13 – Branden Chowen on Creep (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…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 7 – Branden Chowen on Would You Rather (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…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Deadly Blessing (1981)

Title: Deadly Blessing (1981) Director: Wes Craven Runtime: 100 minutes — With the recent passing of Wes Craven, I’ve decided to make his filmography, minus the hardcore porn he used to make, my next completion project. I firmly sit at 77% of his filmography viewed, so I don’t have too many to watch. I figure I’ll finish…


Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Jurassic World (2015)

Title: Jurassic World (2015) Director: Colin Trevorrow Runtime: 124 minutes — I went in to Jurassic World hoping to be entertained by rampaging dinosaurs. I expected cookie-cutter characters because I watched (and enjoyed) both Lost World and Jurassic Park III. We get both those aspects in spades here, and despite some issues, Jurassic World is…


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…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Tomorrowland (2015)

Title: Tomorrowland (2015) Director: Brad Bird Runtime: 130 minutes — Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge Disney nerd. I’ve been to both parks in the United States, and I own the entire Disney Animation catalog on DVD and/or Blu-ray. My excitement for Tomorrowland was high, to the point where I bought…