Tag: 1985

#315Albums – No. 042 – The Pogue’s Rum Sodomy and The Lash (1985)

#315Albums is a list of 315 albums that appear on both the Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, as well as the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die book, edited by Robert Dimery. At its best, it is a representation of some of the greatest music ever released; at its…


Movie Review – Branden Chowen on Day of the Dead (1985)

Title: Day of the Dead (1985) Director: George A. Romero Runtime: 101 minutes “We’re bein’ punished by the Creator. He visited a curse on us. So that man could look at…what Hell was like.” — George A. Romero is three for three in leaving me wanting so much more at the end of his films….


The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 100 – The Special Edition Live Episode!

Welcome to the Special Edition, Live 100th episode of The Cinefessions Podcast! Today’s episode was actually a VideoCast that was recorded live on Thursday, July 20th, 2017. This special landmark episode is filled with three full review: Jaws (1975; Ashe’s pick), Malibu Express (1985; Marc’s pick), and Signs (2002; Branden’s pick)! You can also find…


The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 87 – The PaxCast – Weird Science (1985)

Welcome to the 87th episode of The Cinefessions Podcast! Today Branden and Marc honor the late, great Bill Paxton by transforming the podcast into The PaxCast. This week, The PaxCast reviews Weird Science (1985). They also move on to round twenty-three of the Besting the Backlog Challenge, which is all Alfred Hitchcock themed. Have no…


The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 48 – The Criminally Underrated: My Science Project (1985)

Welcome to episode 48 of The Cinefessions Podcast! Today, Branden, Ashe, and Marc continue the Criminally Underrated Arc. Today’s film is Marc’s pick: My Science Project from 1985. Subscribe to the Show on iTunes , Android, and now on Google Play! You can follow along with the Criminally Underrated Arc in multiple ways. Most will not be available…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 12.75 – Ashe Collins on The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Title: The Return of the Living Dead (1985) Director: Dan O’Bannon Runtime: 91 minutes — I know I’ve said this on twitter, and I’ll repeat it again here: The Return of the Living Dead is one of the best horror-based comedy films out there. It’s not a film you want to take seriously at all. While…


A Lifetime of Film: Ashe’s Top Ten from 1985

A Lifetime of Film covers one specific year of a Cinefessions’ writers existence, from birth to now, and goes over their top ten films from that year. It stems from a meme on Letterboxd, and is simply being expanded upon here. This week, Ashe covers 1985. I’ve admittedly seen a lot of films in my lifetime,…