Month: January 2014

A Lifetime of Film: Ashe’s Top Ten from 1982

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 1982. I’ve admittedly seen a lot of films in my lifetime,…


A Lifetime of Film: Ashe’s Top Ten from 1981

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 1981. While I’ve admittedly seen a lot of films in my…


The Confessional: Chris Ranson on I Spit on Your Grave (1978)

The Confessional is a periodic article that is at the heart and soul of Cinefessions. It features a writer discussing a film that he or she previously missed out on, be it a classic of cinema, or simply a movie that they’ve always wanted to see but never have, and often in detail. Entering the…


A Lifetime of Film: Ashe’s Top Ten from 1980

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 1980. While I’ve admittedly seen a lot of films in my…


A Lifetime of Film: Ashe’s Top Ten from 1979

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 1979. While I’ve admittedly seen a lot of films in my…


The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 03 – Malevolence (2003) and Bereavement (2010)

Cinefessions starts the new year off right with the first of twelve planned podcasts for 2014! This month, Chris, Ashe, and Branden review a pair of low-budget slasher films from Netflix Instant Queue: Malevolence (2003) and Bereavement (2010). After both films are reviewed, the trio also discusses some of their personal Cinefessions (films they need…


Movie Review – Branden Chowen on Carrie (2013)

Title: Carrie (2013) Director: Kimberly Peirce Runtime: 100 minutes — I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a huge fan of Brian DePalma’s Carrie from 1976. There is a whole lot of annoying religious mumbo jumbo, finally capped off with some decent kill scenes. But when I learned that this remake was coming…