Dueling Reviews: The Dark Knight Rises by Søren and Stuart
Here’s how our Dueling Reviews format works: each contributor writes an independent, abbreviated, spoiler-free review of the film. Then, the contributors come together in a podcast and discuss the movie in depth. Søren’s Review At this point, I think that most people are aware that I just plain old didn’t like The Dark Knight. The film won … Read more
Movie Review: The Amazing Spider-Man
It has been a long, long decade since Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man debuted in 2002. The comic book film universe has been on a roller coaster of highs and lows, producing everything from drivel like Ang Lee’s Hulk and Brett Ratner’s X-Men: The Last Stand to blockbuster hits like Jon Favreau’s Iron Man and Christopher Nolan’s … Read more
Movie Review: The Avengers
Well here we are – it’s May, and The Avengers, my second most anticipated movie of the year (out-shined only by the behemoth that is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey), has finally been released. Under the direction of perhaps one of my favorite writer/directors, Joss Whedon, my expectations for the film were tempered only by some … Read more
Tim and Søren’s Podcast Review: Watchmen
This is our second Movie Fail podcast review. In this segment, we review the movie Watchmen, directed by Zack Snyder and starring Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode. You can download the podcast here, or listen to the show online: Tim’s Verdict: Movie Win Søren’s Verdict: Movie Win RT Score: 80% Note: This review is not indicative of the … Read more
Movie Review: Gotham Knight
In much the same vein as The Animatrix, Gotham Knight is a collection of animated shorts by various directors meant to delve further into the universe portrayed on the big screen (and, of course, capitalize off of the success of its companion film). Unfortunately, unlike The Animatrix, Gotham Knight fails to do this in any meaningful way. … Read more
Movie Review: Iron Man
Iron Man stands in my mind as the greatest super hero film released thus far. With a phenomenal mix of fantastic acting, near-perfect special effects, humor, and story, this film simultaneously gave me hope that future Marvel movies might actually be good, and brought the wonderful Robert Downey, Jr. back into the limelight. As a … Read more
Movie Review: The Dark Knight
I cannot tell you how sorrowfully my hopes were dashed when I first saw The Dark Knight in theaters. Unfortunately, The Dark Knight refuses to realize both the limitations of an audience’s attention span, and how much plot one can squeeze into one film. Christopher Nolan created what, as disparate elements, are absolutely amazing components … Read more
