Month: October 2014

13 Days of Halloween: Day 10 – Ashe Collins on the A Nightmare on Elm Street 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…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 9.5 – Chris Ranson on V/H/S: Viral (2014)

Title: V/H/S: Viral (2014) Directors: Justin Benson, Gregg Bishop, Todd Lincoln, Aaron Moorhead, Marcel Sarmiento, and Nacho Vigalondo Runtime: 97 minutes — If there’s one subgenre in horror that I really don’t care for, it’s the found footage style, which our very own Branden adores for some reason. While I don’t care for it, that…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 9 – Chris Ranson on As Above, So Below (2014)

Title: As Above, So Below (2014) Director: John Erick Dowdle Runtime: 93 minutes — I may have gone into As Above, So Below with rather high expectations. The buzz was strong, the trailers had me hooked, and there were positive reviews for it. My interest did drop a little when I heard it was a…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 8.5 – Ashe Collins on Exhumed (2011)

Title: Exhumed (2011) Director: Richard Griffin Runtime: 93 minutes — Exhumed is a hard film to nail down. The acting seems off and stilted, with only one of the characters coming across as natural, at least the first time, before you realize what’s going on. But, even on a second viewing it’s hard to warm up…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 8 – Branden Chowen on the Scream 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…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 7 – Chris Ranson on Ouija (2014)

Title: Ouija (2014) Director: Stiles White Runtime: 89 minutes — The first trailer for Ouija made me want to see it. It looked fun and creepy, and who hasn’t played with one of those spirit boards? I have fond memories of playing with a Ouija board with friends, and no one would ever admit to…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 6 – Chris Ranson on Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014)

Title: Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014) Director: Valeri Malev Runtime: 91 minutes — The original Wrong Turn was a mediocre film, made solely to capitalize on Eliza Dushku, who wasn’t anything special in it or any other failed project she was placed into (excluding Buffy, of course). Somehow, though, we have received five sequels…