Tag: three stars

Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Title: Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) Director: Michael Bay Runtime: 165 minutes — Let’s get this right out of the way: if you haven’t liked any of the Transformers films from Michael Bay, you are not going to like this one either. I’ll add to that by saying this is probably the most “Bay-like” of…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Earth to Echo (2014)

Title: Earth to Echo (2014) Director: Dave Green Runtime: 91 minutes — In 1982, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released upon the world and it captured an entire generation of moviegoers. E.T. still stands strong in my top ten films of all time. Since then, a few films have been released in the hope of capturing…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Camp Dread (2014)

Title: Camp Dread (2014) Director: Harrison Smith Runtime: 94 minutes — I have been chomping at the bit for months to see Camp Dread. I first heard about it in an issue of Fangoria, and with such a great cast, plus my love for reality TV, I was sold before even seeing it. After a few…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Grand Piano (2013)

Title: Grand Piano (2013) Director: Eugenio Mira Runtime: 90 minutes — Most people likely think of the Lord of the Rings films when they hear Elijah Wood’s name because it is his most well known character, and really brought him back to the big roles. Yet, he’s kind of stepped back nowadays, and is doing things he…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Godzilla (2014)

Title: Godzilla (2014) Director: Gareth Edwards Runtime: 123 minutes — It would be an understatement if I said I was excited for the new Godzilla movie. It was at my number one spot during the February Cinefessions Podcast, and remained there for our Summer Preview list. I’ve seen and own all the films in the series,…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on HazMat (2013)

Title: HazMat (2013) Director: Lou Simon Runtime: 80 minutes — The indie horror scene is rather overcrowded these days, so if a movie doesn’t get a lot of mention from publications like Fangoria, or good buzz from film festivals, then you’ll probably never hear of it. HazMat is one such film. I never heard of…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on A Haunted House 2 (2014)

Title: A Haunted House 2 (2014) Director: Michael Tiddes Runtime: 87 minutes — The horror spoof genre has been on a downward spiral since the Scary Movie films turned lame. Last year we got Scary Movie V (which was terrible) and A Haunted House, which I didn’t enjoy, but thought it was better and funnier…