Category: Sci-Fi

Cinefessions Series Review – Ashe Collins on the Star Trek Film Franchise

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…


Cinefessions Series Review – Ashe Collins on the Alien/Predator Universe

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 Jurassic World (2015)

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…


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…


Capsule Review – Ashe Collins on DeepStar Six (1989)

The Cinefessions crew loves sharing their opinions on films, but not every movie can get the attention it deserves with a full review. Enter the Cinefessions’ Capsule Reviews. These capsule reviews cover five of the most important aspects of a film, which allow the crew to deliver their opinions on any movie clearly, decisively, and…


Capsule Review – Branden Chowen on Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012)

The Cinefessions crew loves sharing their opinions on films, but not every movie can get the attention it deserves with a full review. Enter the Cinefessions’ Capsule Reviews. These capsule reviews cover five of the most important aspects of a film, which allow the crew to deliver their opinions on any movie clearly, decisively, and…