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

November 22, 2014
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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…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Annabelle (2014)

October 14, 2014
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Title: Annabelle (2014) Director: John R. Leonetti Runtime: 98 minutes — I went into 2013’s The Conjuring with very low expectations. The director, James Wan, had previously left a bad taste in my mouth. I was happy to admit, though, that I left that film impressed. It was obvious that we were going to get…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Gone Girl (2014)

October 4, 2014
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Title: Gone Girl (2014) Director: David Fincher Runtime: 149 minutes — When I think David Fincher I instantly think of Fight Club. It’s easily one of his best works. His most recent work was the so-so Girl With The Dragon Tattoo remake, which obviously could never be as good as its Swedish counterpart. As an…

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DVD Review – Chris Ranson on Scream Park (2012)

July 8, 2014
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The horror genre has really changed in my thirty years of viewership. The current trend seems to be possession films, but I’ll be honest, the ‘80s slashers were always my favorite. I’m really digging the current revival we are getting, and the throwback films are a lot of fun. Scream Park is the latest film…

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

June 30, 2014
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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…

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TriBeCa Film Festival 2014 – Chris Ranson on In Your Eyes (2014)

May 7, 2014
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TriBeCa Film Festival 2014 Title: In Your Eyes (2014) Director: Brin Hill Runtime: 105 minutes — The TriBeCa Film Festival is all about finding those little hidden gems that you normally wouldn’t see. I stumbled upon In Your Eyes and instantly had to see it because Joss Whedon wrote its screenplay. I’m a huge fan of Buffy: The…

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TriBeCa Film Festival 2014 – Chris Ranson on Bad Hair (2013)

April 26, 2014
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TriBeCa Film Festival 2014 Title: Bad Hair (2013) Director: Mariana Rondón Runtime: 93 minutes — Welcome to TriBeCa Film Festival, where you may just see something amazing before anyone else. I had a weird pass that had blackout hours, so my film options were not only limited by that aspect, but also by the fact…

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