Category: Thriller

Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Snowpiercer (2014)

July 7, 2014
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Title: Snowpiercer (2014) Director: Joon-ho Bong Runtime: 126 minutes — The other day on Twitter, Ashe mentioned that a new film he wanted to see was getting a limited theatrical release. For the first time in ages, this film was playing closer to him than anywhere near me, so I tossed out any idea I…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Grand Piano (2013)

May 26, 2014
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Title: Grand Piano (2013) Director: Eugenio Mira Runtime: 90 minutes — Most people likely think of the Lord of the Rings films when they hear Elijah Wood’s name because it is his most well known character, and really brought him back to the big roles. Yet, he’s kind of stepped back nowadays, and is doing things he…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on HazMat (2013)

May 3, 2014
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Title: HazMat (2013) Director: Lou Simon Runtime: 80 minutes — The indie horror scene is rather overcrowded these days, so if a movie doesn’t get a lot of mention from publications like Fangoria, or good buzz from film festivals, then you’ll probably never hear of it. HazMat is one such film. I never heard of…

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TriBeCa Film Festival 2014 – Chris Ranson on Gabriel (2014)

May 2, 2014
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TriBeCa Film Festival 2014 Title: Gabriel (2014) Director: Lou Howe Runtime: 85 minutes — When I first decided to go to TriBeCa, my goal was to see indie horror films, like Zombeavers, which I sadly didn’t attend because of work. However, there were a few non-horror films that caught my eye right away, and Gabriel was one…

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April in The Asylum: Ashe Collins on Attila (2013)

April 28, 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. Today, Ashe hits rock bottom with…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on In Fear (2014)

March 14, 2014
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Title: In Fear (2014) Director: Jeremy Lovering Runtime: 85 minutes — In the fall of 2013 the Internet blew up with buzz about a little film called In Fear. It was called scary, and original. So I’ve been chomping at the bit, waiting for this Irish horror film to make its way to the States….

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Gravity (2013)

February 28, 2014
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Title: Gravity (2013) Director: Alfonso Cuarón Runtime: 91 minutes — Almost ten years ago a very dear friend of mine recommended Y Tu Mamá También (2001), a hit Spanish film and the first big foreign film from Alfonso Cuarón, who had, earlier in his career, done films like The Little Princess (1995) and Great Expectations…

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