Tag: one and a half stars

Graphic Novel Capsule Review – Branden Chowen on Bob’s Burgers Vol. 1 (2015)

Movies may be our first love here at Cinefessions, but we are proud dorks in the truest sense of the word. We love not only movies, but video games, books, comics, board games, men and women in spandex, and everything else that goes along with nerd culture. As longtime readers of graphic novels, comics, and…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)

Title: Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) Director: Elizabeth Banks Runtime: 115 minutes — The original Pitch Perfect was spot-on with what it had to say. Acapella singing wasn’t huge, but had a voice on shows like The Sing Off, which brought us Penatonix, but more on them later. Pitch Perfect came out right when Glee had…


April in The Asylum – Ashe Collins on Hansel vs. Gretel (2015)

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. Title: Hansel vs. Gretel (2015) Director: Ben Demaree Runtime: 87 minutes — I actually liked Asylum’s mockbuster Hansel & Gretel, which was obviously going after…


April in The Asylum – Branden Chowen on Shark Week (2012)

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: Shark Week (2012) Director: Christopher Ray Runtime: 89 minutes — One…


April in The Asylum – Ashe Collins on Asian School Girls (2014)

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: Asian School Girls (2014) Director: Lawrence Silverstein Runtime: 91 minutes…


April in The Asylum – Ashe Collins on Asteroid vs. Earth (2014)

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 Z Nation: Home Sweet Zombie (S1.E5)

Series: Z Nation Episode: Home Sweet Zombie (S1.E5) Director: Luis Prieto Original Air Date: October 10, 2014 — The cheese finally catches up to Z Nation in episode 5, entitled Home Sweet Zombie. This episode finds the group of survivors in Illinois, near Warren’s hometown. Citizen Z warns of an approaching storm, and the crew can tell that…