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…
Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Tomorrowland (2015)
Title: Tomorrowland (2015) Director: Brad Bird Runtime: 130 minutes — Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge Disney nerd. I’ve been to both parks in the United States, and I own the entire Disney Animation catalog on DVD and/or Blu-ray. My excitement for Tomorrowland was high, to the point where I bought…
The AniMAYtion Challenge – Ashe Collins on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Welcome to The AniMAYtion Challenge, where Ashe and Branden review one animated film every weekend throughout the month of May. Each film was chosen in draft style, with Ashe recieving the first pick of round one. With the fifth pick of the 2015 AniMAYtion Challenge, Ashe Collins selects Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind from 1984. Title:…
Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Title: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Director: George MillerRuntime: 120 minutes —It’s been thirty years since Max has graced the cinema, so I was decidedly nervous that director George Miller was bringing the anti-hero back to the screen. I shouldn’t have been worried, though, that the seventy-year-old director was returning to the high-speed action genre he…
The AniMAYtion Challenge – Ashe Collins on Heavy Metal (1981)
Welcome to The AniMAYtion Challenge, where Ashe and Branden review one animated film every weekend throughout the month of May. Each film was chosen in draft style, with Ashe recieving the first pick of round one. With the third pick of the 2015 AniMAYtion Challenge, Ashe Collins selects Heavy Metal from 1981. Title: Heavy Metal (1981) Director: Gerald…
Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Title: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Director: Joss Whedon Runtime: 144 minutes — With the success of the initial Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One culminating in the first Avengers film in 2012, it was a forgone conclusion that we’d get more Marvel films tied together. With another Thor, Iron Man, Captain America and a seemingly…
April in The Asylum – Ashe Collins on Sleeping Beauty (2014)
For the entire month of April, Cinefessions will once again be locked inside The Asylum, reviewing tons of releases by the famed studio. Every weekday throughout April you will get another Asylum review. Title: Sleeping Beauty (2014) Inspired By: Maleficent (2014) Director: Casper Van Dien Runtime: 89 minutes — When you want a mockbuster to go…
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