Tag: slasher

Capsule Review – Branden Chowen on The Severed Arm (1973)

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…


Capsule Review – Ashe Collins on My Bloody Valentine (1981)

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…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 8 – Branden Chowen on the Scream 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…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 1 – Chris Ranson on See No Evil 2 (2014)

Title: See No Evil 2 (2014) Director: The Soska Sisters Runtime: 90 minutes — Sometimes I can’t help but wonder why some films get a sequel. Back in 2006, the world got to “See No Evil”. It was a WWE film with their very own Glenn “Kane” Jacobs playing a serial killer that stabbed people’s…


Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Axeman (2014)

Title: Axeman (2014) Director: Joston Theney Runtime: 105 minutes — Axeman is a horror film starring Scot Pollard as the titular axe-wielding psycho. He begins hunting down a group of former college friends who decide to stay at a cabin off Cutter’s Creek where the Axeman has become something of a local urban legend.  That,…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on HazMat (2013)

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…


The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 03 – Malevolence (2003) and Bereavement (2010)

Cinefessions starts the new year off right with the first of twelve planned podcasts for 2014! This month, Chris, Ashe, and Branden review a pair of low-budget slasher films from Netflix Instant Queue: Malevolence (2003) and Bereavement (2010). After both films are reviewed, the trio also discusses some of their personal Cinefessions (films they need…