Month: April 2014

Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Oculus (2014)

Title: Oculus (2014) Director: Mike Flanagan Runtime: 104 minutes — In this day and age it’s very hard to find a good mainstream horror film. When the first trailers for Oculus came out, I thought, “Wow, this looks terrible”. Then South by Southwest happened, and the rave reviews were coming out of the woodwork. The…


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…


April in The Asylum: Chris Ranson on Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus (2010)

For the entire month of April, Cinefessions will be locked into The Asylum, reviewing films released by the famed studio. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout April you will get another review on a film released by The Asylum. April’s podcast will also be devoted to films from The Asylum, and you can decide which three…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Under the Skin (2013)

Title: Under the Skin (2013) Director: Jonathan Glazer Runtime: 108 minutes — You’ve probably only heard of Under the Skin if you’ve always wanted to see Scarlett Johansson naked. That, or you follow the independent film scene, and heard of a really weird story about an alien in Scotland. Either way, I can’t tell you…


April in The Asylum: Branden Chowen on Hold Your Breath (2012)

For the entire month of April, Cinefessions will be locked into The Asylum, reviewing films released by the famed studio. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout April you will get another review on a film released by The Asylum. April’s podcast will also be devoted to films from The Asylum, and you can decide which three…


Movie Review – Branden Chowen on The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Title: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) Director: Ben Stiller Runtime: 114 minutes — There are some movies that hit you at just the right moment, and make you fall in love instantly. Garden State and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are two that immediately spring to mind as films that I fell in…


April in The Asylum: Chris Ranson on Dragon (2006)

For the entire month of April, Cinefessions will be locked into The Asylum, reviewing films released by the famed studio. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout April you will get another review on a film released by The Asylum. April’s podcast will also be devoted to films from The Asylum, and you can decide which three…