Title: Jurassic World (2015) Director: Colin Trevorrow Runtime: 124 minutes — I went in to Jurassic World hoping to be entertained by rampaging dinosaurs. I expected cookie-cutter characters because I watched (and enjoyed) both Lost World and Jurassic Park III. We get both those aspects in spades here, and despite some issues, Jurassic World is…
#CSSC4: Week Three Preview – Camp Hell
The Fourth Annual Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge is now halfway over, which is hard to believe. Fortunately, the theme weeks we have coming up are pretty great, week three chosen by Chris, and week four chosen by Ashe. Last week’s theme was a more difficult one, requiring participants to own or purchase a lot of…
Instant Cinefessions: Issue 20 – The Island of Mortal Kombat
Most of the movies and TV series I watch come from my Netflix Instant Queue. It has been my go to for over five years now. I like to use it to find hidden gems, but not everyone wants to commit two hours of their free time to a decent looking movie poster. I’ve watched…
#CSSC4: Week Two Preview – It Came from Italy
The first official week of the Fourth Annual Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge (CSSC4) is now in the rear-view mirror, and it was definitely an exciting one. The twitter conversation has never been stronger than it was in our opening week this year, which has us really excited for the rest of the month! Remember to…
Instant Cinefessions: Issue 19 – The White Haired Extraterrestrial
Most of the movies and TV series I watch come from my Netflix Instant Queue. It has been my go to for over five years now. I like to use it to find hidden gems, but not everyone wants to commit two hours of their free time to a decent looking movie poster. I’ve watched…
Capsule Review – Ashe Collins on Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
Title: Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) Director: Darren Lynn Bousman Runtime: 98 minutes — Story & Script Repo! The Genetic Opera is set in a future where a worldwide epidemic encourages a bio-tech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan, elective surgeries along with the life-saving ones have…
Capsule Review – Ashe Collins on Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Title: Deep Blue Sea (1999) Director: Renny Harlin Runtime: 105 minutes — Story & Script Two scientists conduct research on sharks, hoping to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. When they decide to take a dangerous shortcut, they end up breeding larger sharks with larger brains, and near-human intelligence. And what happens in underwater facilities…
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