Double Feature Movie Review: The Beast and The New World
Director Peter Dukes has been making budget short films since 1999. In this piece, Tim and I review two of his more recent efforts. The first is a horror/fantasy werewolf film entitled The Beast starring Bill Oberst, Jr. The other is an award-winning fantasy/science fiction short entitled The New World starring Katy Townsend. The Beast One criterion … Read more
Dueling Reviews: Skyfall by Tim, Søren, and Todd
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. Tim’s Review Though it contains many of the high-energy action sequences and traditions that we’ve come to expect from Bond flicks, Sam … Read more
Movie Fail is Moving On Up!
Hello all, You may have noticed that Movie Fail Reviews was down today for some temporary maintenance. There’s a reason for that: we have officially made the jump from moviefail.wordpress.com to moviefail.com. According to our calculations, this means you will be typing 10 less characters per URL entry – leaving you with just enough time … Read more
Op-Ed: Revisiting Superman Returns
It was supposed to be a spectacular film. After a 19-year hiatus, Superman was making his triumphant return to the big screen for a new generation. Warner Brothers had given the project a 300-million-dollar budget, and Bryan Singer, riding a wave of adoration for his brilliant handling of X-Men 2, was directing. Not being a … 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
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
Top Ten: Tim’s Favorite Films
Hey there – I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Tim, and I’m one of the writer’s here at Movie Fail. Since the site is brand spankin’ new, we thought that for our first posts we’d create a list of our favorite movies so that you could get to know … Read more
Welcome to Movie Fail!
Welcome to the official launch of Movie Fail Reviews! In order to celebrate our launch, we will be featuring reviews and articles every half hour on our site, giving you a solid backlog for you to read. Please have a look around- we work hard to get you the news, op-eds, and reviews you need to make informed … Read more
