CinEffect Podcast Episode #6 – Cloud Atlas, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, Hotline Miami, and The Innkeepers

In today’s episode of the CinEffect podcast, Chris & Alex dive into the various layers of Cloud Atlas. Does it really succeed in its lofty ambitions? Also being discussed: Silent Hill Revelation 3D is terrible, The Innkeepers is surprisingly effective old-school horror, and Hotline Miami is an adrenaline rush of a game. Oh, and Chris’s voice sounds like God for some weird reason.

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Episode Timeline is after the jump…

Cloud Atlas Movie Review

[Cloud Atlas
Written & Directed by Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, and Tom Tykwer
Starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Sturgess, and Doona Bae
MPAA: R – For Violence, Language, Sexuality/Nudity, and some Drug Use]

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CinEffect Podcast Episode #5: Dishonored, Paranormal Activity 4, Seven Psychopaths, Journey

To make up for last week’s absence, we’ve got a long, two-part episode with loads of games and movies to discuss. Alex names his XCOM guys after Chris, and they both discuss in great length how disappointing Paranormal Activity 4 is while urging you all to see Sinister instead. Also, Seven Psychopaths, Journey, Dishonored, Excision, and more!

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Timelines for each part after the jump.

Paranormal Activity 4 Movie Review

[Paranormal Activity 4
Written & Directed by Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman
Starring: Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively, and Katie Featherston
MPAA: R – For Language and Some Violence/Terror]

How I Got Quoted On Yahtzee Croshaw’s Latest Book

I wouldn’t normally do this sort of thing, but there’s an interesting story here.

Sinister Movie Review

[Sinister
Written & Directed by Scott Derrickson
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, and Clare Foley
MPAA: R – For Disturbing Violent Images and Some Terror]

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CinEffect Podcast Episode #4: Spec-Ops: The Line, Killer Joe, Frankenweenie, The Loved Ones

A disturbing episode for disturbing movies and games. Chris and Alex have a spoilery discussion about the moral ambiguities of Spec-Ops: The Line, take a look at William Friedkin’s NC-17 rated Texas yarn Killer Joe, discover the joys of resurrecting dead pets with Frankenweenie, and torturing your prom dates in The Loved Ones. Classy shows call for classy subject matter.

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Taken 2 Movie Review

[Taken 2
Directed by Olivier Megaton
Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, and Famke Janssen
MPAA: PG-13 – For Intense Sequences of Violence and Action, and Some Sensuality]

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CinEffect Podcast Episode #3

Episode 3: Looper, Borderlands 2, and Torchlight II

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Chris and Alex go in-depth on time travel paradoxes this week to discuss Looper. Also, Borderlands 2 and Torchlight II on the games side of things, as well as Chris’s experiences with his new PS3. We’re going weekly again, mofos. Be afraid. Be very afraid.