Tag: Criterion Collection

A Cinefessions Video – July 2020 Media Pick-Ups | Plus a Birthday Unboxing!

July ended up being another banner month for the collection. Check out everything new I was able to add! If you enjoy this video, please consider subscribing to Cinefessions on YouTube!   Branden ChowenBranden has been a film fan since he was young, roaming the halls of Blockbuster Video, trying to find the grossest, scariest…


A Cinefessions Video – My Second Haul from the Barnes & Noble Criterion Collection Sale!

Oops, I did it again…and grabbed 11 more titles from the 50% off Criterion Collection sale at Barnes & Noble. Here is everything I grabbed! If you enjoy this video, please consider subscribing to Cinefessions on YouTube!   Branden ChowenBranden has been a film fan since he was young, roaming the halls of Blockbuster Video,…


A Cinefessions Video – Unboxing Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits from Criterion Collection

I ended up picking up the much anticipated Bruce Lee set from the Criterion Collection, so let’s take a look inside this beautiful beast! If you enjoy this video, please consider subscribing to Cinefessions on YouTube!   Branden ChowenBranden has been a film fan since he was young, roaming the halls of Blockbuster Video, trying…


A Cinefessions Video – Branden’s Criterion Collection Tour – Part 2

Branden wraps up the second half of his Criterion Collection…collection! Plus, an unboxing of spine #1000. If you enjoy this video, please consider subscribing to Cinefessions on YouTube!   Branden ChowenBranden has been a film fan since he was young, roaming the halls of Blockbuster Video, trying to find the grossest, scariest looking VHS covers…


A Cinefessions Video – Branden’s Criterion Collection Tour – Part 1

Branden showcases the first half of his Criterion Collection…collection in today’s video! If you enjoy this video, please consider subscribing to Cinefessions on YouTube.   Branden ChowenBranden has been a film fan since he was young, roaming the halls of Blockbuster Video, trying to find the grossest, scariest looking VHS covers to rent and watch…


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 – Antichrist (2009)

Title: Antichrist (2009) Runtime: 108 minutes Director: Lars von Trier — There’s pre-Antichrist and post-Antichrist life, and everything I do from here on out can be considered post-Antichrist. This is – hyperbole aside – the most difficult movie I’ve ever sat through, and I’ve watched both The Life and Death of a Porno Gang and…