Category: Adventure

Movie Review – Chris Ranson on How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

June 18, 2014
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Title: How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Director: Dean DeBlois Runtime: 102 minutes — It’s hard to find a good animated film these days. Yes, we get the likes of Frozen, and the latest Pixar offering, but those films offer the tried and true tropes that families expect. In 2010, the world met Hiccup…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Maleficent (2014)

May 31, 2014
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Title: Maleficent (2014) Director: Robert Stromberg Runtime: 97 minutes — With the first glimpse of Angelina Jolie in the role of the iconic villain, Maleficent, I knew we were going to be in for a treat. Then more trailers were released, and my expectations quickly started turning south. At no point did the trailers give…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

May 23, 2014
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Title: X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Runtime: 131 minutes Director: Bryan Singer — To say I wasn’t excited about X-Men: Days of Future Past would be a lie. It landed at my fifth spot in the Cinefessions 2014 Summer Movie Preview. The reason it wasn’t ranked any higher was just because I didn’t enjoy…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Godzilla (2014)

May 16, 2014
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Title: Godzilla (2014) Director: Gareth Edwards Runtime: 123 minutes — It would be an understatement if I said I was excited for the new Godzilla movie. It was at my number one spot during the February Cinefessions Podcast, and remained there for our Summer Preview list. I’ve seen and own all the films in the series,…

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April in The Asylum: Branden Chowen on Hold Your Breath (2012)

April 16, 2014
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For the entire month of April, Cinefessions will be locked into The Asylum, reviewing films released by the famed studio. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout April you will get another review on a film released by The Asylum. April’s podcast will also be devoted to films from The Asylum, and you can decide which three…

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Movie Review – Branden Chowen on The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

April 15, 2014
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Title: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) Director: Ben Stiller Runtime: 114 minutes — There are some movies that hit you at just the right moment, and make you fall in love instantly. Garden State and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are two that immediately spring to mind as films that I fell in…

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Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

April 12, 2014
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Title: Captain America: The Winter Solider (2014) Director: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo Runtime: 136 minutes — I’m really not fond of Captain America. I didn’t like him much in the comics, just like I didn’t like Tony Stark (Iron Man) in the comics. Thor and most of the other Avengers weren’t high on my list either. When…

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