Category: Musings On…

The Cinefessions 2015 Summer Movie Preview

Welcome to May 1st, also known as the new start of the “Summer Movie Season” for theatres across the country. Today sees the release of one of the year’s biggest films – Avengers: Age of Ultron – and even though it’s still cold here in the midwest, we are anxiously awaiting those hot summer days so…


The Cinefessions 2014 Summer Movie Preview

Welcome to May. The snow has finally melted, and it looks as if the warmer weather is here to stay, which means it is time to welcome in the summer movie season. Like last year, the gang here at Cinefessions gives a rundown of our top five most anticipated films for the months of May…


Musings On…Branden’s Top 5 of #CSSC2

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…


The Cinefessions 2013 Summer Movie Preview

The summer movie season is now upon us, having officially kicked off with the release of Iron Man 3 this past weekend. This summer, like we see every year, Hollywood studios will be aggressively vying our hard-earned dollars in order to justify the hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars they have thrown into these…


Musings On… 2013 is “The Year of 50 Docs”

It may be halfway through the second month of the year, but it’s never too late to publicize entertainment goals, so that’s just what I plan to do. Last year, thanks in large part to teaching a film course, I rediscovered my admiration for quality documentary filmmaking, and spent a good deal of time watching…


Musings On… The 8th Annual DVDTalk October Horror Movie Challenge

October came in unexpectedly fast, and left with a flash. All that remains are the memories of my second month-long challenge of 2012 (the first being the inaugural Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge back in June that mixed horror and sci-fi). Looking back, I would have loved to watch more films than I did, but that’s…


Musings On… Ten Horror Films that Made Me a Fan for Life

Credit for this idea goes to Goregirl. Her post inspired me to look back at my own history with this incredible genre, and you should check out her horror blog located here. — There’s no doubt that I am a horror junkie. I love everything about the genre: the violence, the scares, the sex, the…