Movie Review: Oz the Great and Powerful
I’m always curious why auteur directors step outside of their boxes. Even if the films they make aren’t particularly good, they’re at least consistent, and they enhance our understanding of the director’s style. That said, I’m of the opinion that Sam Raimi needs to get back in his horror box, and fast. I’m in the … Read more
Movie Review: Not Fade Away
While I am an avid HBO original series enthusiast (Rome, Deadwood, etc.), I admit never got acquainted with David Chase’s The Sopranos. I remember the show’s rise and its subsequently immense popularity, but I was too young at the time to start watching and I haven’t found the time to since. In any case, Chase … Read more
Op-Ed: Five Movie Fails for 2012
Sometimes movies are just plain bad, as we well know. But in this author’s humble opinion, seeing the films that we wanted so badly to like crash and burn is much, much worse. Here’s a list of five films that were nowhere near as good as they should have been, making them the biggest disappointments … Read more
Tim and Søren’s Podcast Review: Quantum of Solace
This is from the archives, back when Movie Fail was just two high school kids and a computer. Tim Nicholson and Søren Hough tackle Quantum of Solace, the sequel to the much-revered reboot of the 007 franchise starring Daniel Craig. At the end, Tim and Søren summarize the movie with an evaluation of the overall … Read more
Movie Review: Star Wars: Episodes I/II
Preface – In case you’re for some reason considering going to see the re-releases of the atrocious Star Wars prequels in crappy post-converted 3D, I’d like to cure your selective amnesia and remind you why you hate these movies. I really don’t remember enough differences in the faults between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones to justify two separate reviews, … Read more
