Title: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) Director: Francis Lawrence Runtime: 123 minutes — I had originally planned to review the first two films in the Hunger Games series before seeing The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, but time got in the way and I figured I’d rather save that for when…
The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 07 – Neil Marshall Retrospective
Welcome back to The Cinefessions Podcast! This month, Chris, Ashe, and Branden take on the entire filmography of English writer/director Neil Marshall. On the docket today is his debut feature, Dog Soldiers (2002), followed by the horror hit The Descent (2005). The post-apocalyptic thriller Doomsday (2008) is next, and we finish it off with a look at (the “and now for…
Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) Director: Jonathan Liebesman Runtime: 101 minutes — Some of you may have checked out my series review of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films. If you didn’t, I am a huge fan of the Turtles. Dating back to when I was a kid, the Turtles were always my favorite…
Cinefessions Series Review – Chris Ranson on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Series
A Cinefessions Series Review is a periodic column that sees one 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 an excellent way to get a quick look at an entire collection…
Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Title: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Director: James Gunn Runtime: 121 minutes — I honestly know next to nothing about this portion of the Marvel comic universe. I’m more into X-Men and have a vague idea about the Avengers and Spider-Man. I have seen them head off and deal with different space issues before, but…
Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Title: Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) Director: Michael Bay Runtime: 165 minutes — Let’s get this right out of the way: if you haven’t liked any of the Transformers films from Michael Bay, you are not going to like this one either. I’ll add to that by saying this is probably the most “Bay-like” of…
Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Earth to Echo (2014)
Title: Earth to Echo (2014) Director: Dave Green Runtime: 91 minutes — In 1982, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released upon the world and it captured an entire generation of moviegoers. E.T. still stands strong in my top ten films of all time. Since then, a few films have been released in the hope of capturing…
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