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. April’s podcast will also be devoted to films from The Asylum. Title: Asteroid vs. Earth (2014) Director: Christopher Ray Runtime: 91 minutes…
TV Review – Branden Chowen on Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming (S1.E1)
Series: Game of Thrones Episode: Winter Is Coming (S1.E1) Director: Timothy Van Patten Original Air Date: April 17, 2011 — I know that it may come as a shock to many readers, but this is the first time I’ve seen Game of Thrones. It is arguably the most hyped and beloved television series on right now…
Movie Review – Branden Chowen on Quadrophenia (1979)
Title: Quadrophenia (1979) Director: Franc Roddam Runtime: 117 minutes — Franc Roddam’s Quadrophenia is a hodgepodge of a film that mixes rock music, teenage angst, and gang warfare to create an intriguing, character-driven story of Britain’s “mod” scene of the 1960s. But it’s not the story or plot that makes Quadrophenia memorable, it’s the wonderfully effective musical score by…
Movie Review – Branden Chowen on The Life and Death of a Porno Gang (2009)
Title: The Life and Death of a Porno Gang (2009) Director: Mladen Djordjevic Runtime: 90 minutes — Sometimes marketing works on even the most hardened, cynical film fans. Though I’m not all that hard, or too cynical, I still tend to ignore most marketing campaigns that claim their movie to be “better than” or “more…
Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Title: Jupiter Ascending (2015) Director: The Wachowskis Runtime: 127 minutes — I was so upset when Jupiter Ascending got delayed from last summer to February 2015. I was stoked for it, and while I’m not big on the second and third Matrix films, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of the other Wachowski movies. So I was…
Capsule Review – Branden Chowen on The Maze Runner (2014)
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…
Movie Review – Chris Ranson on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)
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…
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