Tag: halloween

A Cinefessions Video – Branden’s Top 5 Film Discoveries of 2019 (and the Biggest Disappointment)

Branden discusses his top five film discoveries, and his biggest disappointment, of 2019! If you enjoy the 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…


The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 62 – Rob Zombie Retrospective – Halloween (2007)

Welcome to episode 62 of The Cinefessions Podcast! This week, Branden, Ashe, and Marc continue the seven-episode Rob Zombie Retrospective Arc with a review of Halloween from 2007. There is also an ongoing contest to win Sex World on Blu-ray, and a HorrorPack Unboxing on-air! Do you want to be a part of The Cinefessions…


The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 08 – The Top 5 Halloween Special

Welcome back to The Cinefessions Podcast! We are topping off the 13 Days of Halloween in the best way we know how: with a new podcast episode! This time, the crew goes over five Top 5 lists, all horror related. We list our top five horror films, remakes/sequels we want to see, horror performances, sequels,…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 12 – Chris Ranson on the Halloween Series

A Cinefessions Series Review is a periodic column that sees one or 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 a way to get a quick look at an entire collection…


Movie Review – Halloween (2007)

Title: Halloween (2007) Runtime: 109 minutes Director: Rob Zombie — I’m a huge fan of the films of Rob Zombie. He has a unique and disturbing vision for cinema, and his movies are more than just the gore-fests they may appear to be on first glance. This remake, for example, does an excellent job setting…


Movie Review – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

Title: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) Runtime: 96 minutes Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard — *This review contains spoilers for Halloween 4 and Halloween 5.* The beginning of Halloween 5 picks up exactly where part 4 ends, but that’s just to show how Michael survives another implausible situation. The bulk of the film takes place exactly one year later: Jamie…


Movie Review – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

Title: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) Runtime: 88 minutes Director: Dwight H. Little — As everyone knows by now, Halloween III: Season of the Witch is not canon to the Michael Myers story, and even though I love that underrated gem, I decided to skip it during this marathon just to keep everything straight. Halloween…