Month: July 2014

Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Deliver Us from Evil (2014)

Title: Deliver Us from Evil (2014) Director: Scott Derrickson Runtime: 118 minutes — When the first trailer for Deliver Us from Evil hit, I was stoked. It showed a little girl in bed, scared of scratching sounds, and then her little owl toy falls to the ground and hoots and rolls towards the bed. The…


Cinefessions Series Review – Branden Chowen on the Planet of the Apes Series

A Cinefessions Series Review is a periodic column that sees one or more writers watching and reviewing an entire film series. Cinefessions considers any film franchise that has two or more films a series, and thus available for review in this column. This is a way to get a quick look at an entire collection…


Third Annual Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge (#CSSC3) – The Results

Wow, what a whirlwind of a month June was! It came up fast, and before I knew it, it was all over with. This year was undoubtedly bigger and better than last year, and the numbers prove it. It really is astonishing to me that we get so many dedicated participants year after year, and…


DVD Review – Chris Ranson on Scream Park (2012)

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…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Snowpiercer (2014)

Title: Snowpiercer (2014) Director: Joon-ho Bong Runtime: 126 minutes — The other day on Twitter, Ashe mentioned that a new film he wanted to see was getting a limited theatrical release. For the first time in ages, this film was playing closer to him than anywhere near me, so I tossed out any idea I…


Cinefessions Series Review – Chris Ranson on the Children of the Corn Series

A Cinefessions Series Review is a periodic column that sees one or more writers watching and reviewing an entire film series. Cinefessions considers any film franchise that has two or more films a series, and thus available for review in this column. This is a way to get a quick look at an entire collection…