Title: It Follows (2015) Director: David Robert Mitchell Runtime: 100 minutes — Around a month ago my Facebook feed blew up about a new horror film. Weirdly enough, it was all of my British friends raving about some film called It Follows. I quickly went on the hunt for the trailer, and knew the film…
Capsule Review – Branden Chowen on Rush Hour (1998)
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 – Branden Chowen on 1408 (2007)
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…
TV Review – Branden Chowen on Z Nation: Fracking Zombies (S1.E2)
Series: Z Nation Episode: Fracking Zombies (S1.E2) Director: John Hyams Original Air Date: September 19, 2014 — The Z Nation crew is in New Jersey, on their way to deliver the “package”, Murphy, to the nearest safe point. As is probably always happening in the zombie apocalypse, the group runs out of gas in one of their…
TV Review – Branden Chowen on Z Nation: Puppies and Kittens (S1.E1)
Series: Z Nation Episode: Puppies and Kitten (S1.E1) Director: John Hyams Original Air Date: September 12, 2014 — Sometimes you just stumble on to a good thing. I was hopping on Netflix, hoping to start watching the series The Strain, when I discovered it is not available on Instant Queue yet. Instead, Netflix offered up…
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 – 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…
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