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Søren is Editor-in-Chief at Movie Fail. He is a freelance journalist covering science, politics and film. He writes for RogerEbert.com, wrote for ScottFeinberg.com and served as the Assistant Arts Editor for Film and Television at The Massachusetts Daily Collegian.

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 24 “The Spoils of War”

August 12, 2017 By Søren Hough 10 Comments

Game of Thrones throws some kindling on the fire this week with “The Spoils of War.” Unlike “The Queen’s Justice,” Josh and I found myriad plots and emotional arcs to interrogate this time around. We pay particular attention to family reunions and how context and time have shaped characters we’ve known since Season 1. We […]

Television

Hoopleheads: Episode 11 “Jewel’s Boot is Made for Walking”

August 9, 2017 By Søren Hough 2 Comments

After a drawn-out hiatus, “Hoopleheads” is back with our second to last episode covering Season 1. This week we discuss “Jewel’s Boot is Made for Walking,” an engaging episode that hints at Al’s (Ian McShane) backstory as another side characters take center stage. The titular Jewel (Geri Jewell) gets a particularly intriguing storyline as she […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 23 “The Queen’s Justice”

August 5, 2017 By Søren Hough 18 Comments

J and I enjoyed last week’s “Stormborn” as it both drove the plot forward at an explosive pace while offering something more for us to chew on as viewers. This week, the pace hasn’t let up — but “The Queen’s Justice,” alas, never digs deeper than the surface. In fact, the episode undercuts the enormity […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 22 “Stormborn”

July 29, 2017 By Søren Hough 17 Comments

Game of Thrones hits hard this week in “Stormborn” as major houses begin to band together and devious enemies already begin making their moves. Before we get into the episode itself, J and I open this week’s podcast discussing the controversy around Confederate, a new show recently announced by HBO from the creators of Game of Thrones. […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 21 “Dragonstone”

July 22, 2017 By Søren Hough 6 Comments

“Stark Contrast” is back! Following an unusually long delay, J and I are once again discussing Game of Thrones. The Season 7 premiere immediately strikes a positive note as Arya (Maisie Williams) executes the family that killed her own. We discuss the bizarre magic of the Faceless Men and how the show missed a chance […]

Movie Review

I Am Not Your Negro

April 28, 2017 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

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I Am Not Your Negro, a movie which cannot spell out its own true name, sanitizes itself for the sake of the MPAA and declares itself at once a film catered to a certain audience. And yet that is perhaps where the film’s greatest strength lies. Director Raoul Peck makes an impassioned plea through the […]

Op-Ed

Mulan Brazenly Challenges Gender and Sexuality

January 16, 2017 By Søren Hough Leave a Comment

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Disney’s Mulan came out right around the time my generation started watching movies in earnest. Long after Disney’s Golden Age (1937-1942), Millennials’ grew up during the animation giant’s important soul searching phase: the Disney Renaissance (1989-1999). We saw non-traditional families, people of color in lead roles and a general break from the norms of Disney princess […]

Movie Review

Café Society

December 24, 2016 By Søren Hough Leave a Comment

Woody Allen is at his best when he identifies a universal truth of love. In Annie Hall, it was the inevitability of separation. In Midnight in Paris, it was the desperate, idealistic longing for a time that never was. It’s because of this that Café Society never quite stumbles despite its meandering, clumsily delivered story. Cut through the fat and you’ll […]

Television

Hoopleheads: Episode 10 “Mister Wu”

October 31, 2016 By Søren Hough Leave a Comment

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“Mister Wu” opens up the Deadwood universe to some of the most iconic characters and lines from the show. This week introduces Richardson (Ralph Richeson), Hostetler (Richard Gant) and, most notably, a fully fleshed-out Mr. Wu (Keone Young). For many fans of the show, these names are inextricable from the fabric of the frontier town. I’m terribly excited […]

Television

Hoopleheads: Episode 9 “No Other Sons or Daughters”

October 22, 2016 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

“No Other Sons or Daughters” puts the brunt of its focus on the new ad hoc government of Deadwood. As the United States begins to move further westward, Al (Ian McShane) and the other leaders in the town worry about what sort of outside forces and order that might bring to the town. In the meantime, Reverend […]

Television

Hoopleheads: Episode 8 “Suffer the Little Children”

October 6, 2016 By Søren Hough 5 Comments

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“Suffer the Little Children” earns its darkly ironic title. Flora (Kristen Bell) and Miles (Greg Cipes) finally reveal their true colors to the townspeople and the fallout affects everyone differently. Cy Tolliver (Powers Boothe) immediately reacts with unbridled rage, while Joanie (Kim Dickens) finds herself pitying Flora for her chosen path. Al (Ian McShane), on the other hand, […]

Television

Hoopleheads: Episode 7 “Bullock Returns to the Camp”

September 28, 2016 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

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In “Bullock Returns to the Camp,” Deadwood seems to have found its fresh start. Seth Bullock (Timothy Olyphant) has let off some steam and Alma Garret (Molly Parker) is mostly recovered from addiction leading to marked changes in their demeanors (and chemistry). Meanwhile the doctor (Brad Dourif), Jane (Robin Weigert) and Reverend Smith (Ray McKinnon) seem to have […]

Op-Ed

Søren Discusses Animation with The Talk Film Society

September 25, 2016 By Søren Hough Leave a Comment

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A few months ago, I had a chance to make a guest appearance with The Talk Film Society podcast. It was an incredibly fun conversation that covered everything from Song of the Sea and the state of international animation to Sing Street and more. You can find TFS on Soundcloud here or subscribe on iTunes (click here for Hey Whatcha Watchin). […]

Television

Hoopleheads: Episode 6 “Plague”

September 21, 2016 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

“Plague” foretells chaos in Deadwood. As small pox breaks out, local business leaders (and religious figures) step in to keep order. Meanwhile, Jane (Robin Weigert) reenters camp and looks into the girl she helped save. Alma (Molly Parker) continues to wrestle with addiction; Trixie (Paula Malcomson) offers support at risk to her own life. Out in the frontier, Bullock […]

Television

Hoopleheads: Episode 5 “The Trial of Jack McCall”

September 14, 2016 By Søren Hough 3 Comments

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After a brief hiatus, “Hoopleheads” is back! “The Trial of Jack McCall” is a heavy episode. It directly handles the consequences of the shocking events in “Here Was a Man” as it splits attention between four primary storylines. First, the trial itself: Jack McCall (Garret Dillahunt) has been caught and held prisoner as the camp decides his fate. Al […]

Television

Hoopleheads: Episode 4 “Here Was A Man”

August 7, 2016 By Søren Hough 2 Comments

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Keeping quiet about the events of “Here Was a Man” was an exercise in restraint for me. For weeks, Josh and I have discussed Wild Bill Hickok (Keith Carradine). We’ve explored his relationship with Charlie (Dayton Callie) and Jane (Robin Weigert) and wondered at whatever drove him to come to Deadwood. And now, with one capricious […]

Television

Hoopleheads: Episode 3 “Reconnoitering the Rim”

July 28, 2016 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

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Following the tight two-episode arc from last week, “Reconnoitering the Rim” introduces what feels like a broader glimpse at the plot of Season 1. Both “Deadwood” and “Deep Water” functioned as good character studies. We got a glimpse into the lengths that Al Swearengen (Ian McShane will go to defend his fiefdom and learned about […]

Television

Hoopleheads: Episode 2 “Deep Water”

July 15, 2016 By Søren Hough 4 Comments

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Davis Guggenheim takes the wheel this week in “Deep Water,” an episode that feels like a direct follow-up to the series pilot. Now we’ve got a better handle on the characters, from Al (Ian McShane) and Seth’s (Timothy Olyphant) fiery relationship to Jane (Robin Weigert) and the Doc’s (Brad Dourif) unlikely alliance. J points out that […]

Movie Review

The Neon Demon

July 10, 2016 By Søren Hough 2 Comments

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The Neon Demon kills Jesse (Elle Fanning) before the movie begins. I can’t think of a film that dared to off its protagonist in the opening shot. No, this isn’t a spoiler, and anyway, The Neon Demon isn’t the kind of film you can spoil like that. It’s a psychosexual thriller in the vein of Satoshi Kon’s […]

Television

Hoopleheads: Episode 1 “Deadwood”

July 6, 2016 By Søren Hough 2 Comments

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After wrapping up “Stark Contrast” (our Game of Thrones podcast) for the year, J and I have decided to take a detour out West. We’re delving into Deadwood, David Milch’s off-kilter Western series set in the historical frontier town of the same name. I’m a big fan of the show; I own the full box set […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 20 “The Winds of Winter”

July 1, 2016 By Søren Hough 3 Comments

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Game of Thrones comes to a satisfying conclusion with “The Winds of Winter” from director Miguel Sapochnik. Once again he puts focus on framing and makes stylistic choices we rarely if ever see in this show including locked-down shots and montages. This helps elevate an already quality set of narrative moments as Thrones moves into its final stretch. […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 19 “Battle of the Bastards”

June 23, 2016 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

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Thank god for Miguel Sapochnik. Almost every week J and I tend to harp on the editing and camerawork in Game of Thrones. It’s been a bit better this season, but in general we’re both fairly underwhelmed with the technical side of the show. That’s why it feels like a breath of fresh air having […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 18 “No One”

June 18, 2016 By Søren Hough Leave a Comment

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“No One” continues an unfortunate lull in Game of Thrones, a character episode that has as many brilliant moments as it does head-scratching. The plot inches forward for characters like The Hound (Rory McCann) while going almost nowhere for the likes of Brienne (Gwendoline Christie), Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and the Blackfish (Clive Russell). Despite this, we […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 17 “The Broken Man”

June 10, 2016 By Søren Hough Leave a Comment

This week J and I split on “The Broken Man.” It’s a great episode in many ways, but J lays out some of the same criticisms we discussed for “Blood of my Blood” — repetition, slow plots and hanging threads. I counter that it’s well-written and well-shot (thank cinematographer P.J. Dillon), much like the excellent […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 16 “Blood of My Blood”

June 4, 2016 By Søren Hough 6 Comments

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The sixth episode of this season of Game of Thrones didn’t quite manage to top the highs of last week. Still, a healthy dose of reveals managed to keep “Blood of My Blood” afloat. My complaints about editing aside, this was hardly the worst episode of the season and maintains the much higher quality standard we’ve […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 15 “The Door”

May 27, 2016 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

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“The Door” gets Game of Thrones back on track after last week’s slower, odder diversion. This week we saw stronger editing on action scenes and compelling reveals about the world of the show. But perhaps most importantly, “The Door” affirmed important character development that J and I have worried about for two or three seasons. This comes […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 14 “Book of the Stranger”

May 19, 2016 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

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After the high of last week’s excellent Game of Thrones episode, we were bound for some disappointment. Fortunately it took the form of “Book of the Stranger,” a mediocre but hardly terrible episode that felt like treading (and retreading) water more than anything else. J and I delve into what makes this such a strange and […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 13 “Oathbreaker”

May 14, 2016 By Søren Hough 3 Comments

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One of the biggest problems with Game of Thrones has always been its shackled approach to its source material. While the series has diverged from the books at points, it was never quite ready to shift around the narrative for the sake of better television. This was especially clear in earlier seasons which stuck to about one […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 12 “Home”

May 5, 2016 By Søren Hough 2 Comments

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Game of Thrones has never been shy about its twists, but this week was particularly eventful. The second episode of Season Six continues the momentum of the premiere as it veers back and forth between leftover over plots about the Iron Islands to uncharted territory with Bran, Arya and the Night’s Watch. The good news is that […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 11 “The Red Woman”

April 30, 2016 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

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Game of Thrones is back, which means so is our annual podcast, “Stark Contrast.” Remember the gimmick here: J has read the books, and I haven’t. This usually translates into him mocking me for not anticipating major deaths and events, but I savor the victories when the show goes in a wildly different direction that […]

Movie Review

Zootopia with Ben and Søren

March 20, 2016 By Søren Hough and Ben Sack 3 Comments

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Podcast Review In this podcast, Søren and Ben discuss Disney’s animated film, Zootopia. Be sure to scroll down and read more about their respective opinions in more detail. As always, you can subscribe to our podcast feed using iTunes or by copying this link into your RSS reader. Alternatively, you can check out the episode online or download it here. Happy listening! […]

Movie Review

Deadpool with J and Søren

March 9, 2016 By Søren Hough Leave a Comment

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Podcast Review J and Søren sit down to discuss Fox’s Deadpool in this dueling review. Below that you’ll find both of their written opinions for a more detailed look at their perspectives. As always, you can subscribe to our podcast feed using iTunes or by copying this link into your RSS reader. Alternatively, you can check out the episode online or […]

News

Movie Fail Live Tweets the 88th Academy Awards

February 28, 2016 By Shrinkhala Dawadi, Hailey Duran, Thibault Jalby, Jonny Smith, Nathan Frontiero and Søren Hough Leave a Comment

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In light of the massive controversy around #OscarsSoWhite, host Chris Rock reportedly tossed his plans for the 88th Academy Awards in favor of a brand new set of material. We’re all psyched to see what he has in store. The festivities begin at 7 pm EST on ABC (or online). The full list of 2016 Oscar […]

Movie Review

Spotlight

January 5, 2016 By Søren Hough Leave a Comment

Spotlight might be the ugliest film of 2015. It’s so wrapped up in its own aesthetic of reality—washed out faces that blend in with pale, drab wallpaper, garish orange furniture clashing with a painfully ordinary office—that you might cry foul that it’s meant for the big screen at all. Yet Tom McCarthy, the visionary director behind […]

Movie Review

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

December 21, 2015 By Søren Hough 4 Comments

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I paid attention to the little things in The Force Awakens. Some of these were visual — the small creature with eyes set apart like a hammerhead shark poking its head out of the sand, the vulturous creature picking at the remains of a ship as if it were a carcass. Others were musical, like […]

Op-Ed

Is Attack of the Clones Really That Bad?

December 16, 2015 By Diego Crespo and Søren Hough 7 Comments

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Last week, Diego Crespo of The Waffle Press invited me to share my thoughts on one of the most maligned Star Wars films, Attack of the Clones. I dreaded suffering through the film again and anticipated a bloodbath of a conversation, but I have to say – even I was rather surprised at my reaction to revisiting one of the […]

Academic

The Freedom of Movement in Chris Marker’s La Jetée

August 26, 2015 By Søren Hough 2 Comments

Movies as we know them are a trick. They do not technically depict motion, but rather a series individual images shown in succession. Chris Marker evokes this idea as he tells the story of La Jetée (1962) through a series of still frames. By almost entirely removing motion from his film, Marker challenges the idea that cinema is […]

Op-Ed

Debating Avengers: Age of Ultron with The Waffle Press

August 9, 2015 By Diego Crespo and Søren Hough 1 Comment

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Diego Crespo of The Waffle Press is a stalwart defender of Age of Ultron, a film he believes qualifies as one of the best and most thematically rich MCU films released thus far. I, on the other hand, found Joss Whedon’s Avengers follow-up utterly hollow, terribly confusing and altogether disappointing. Diego invited me onto his show to discuss […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 10 “Mother’s Mercy”

June 28, 2015 By Søren Hough 4 Comments

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Season 5 of Game of Thrones concludes with “Mother’s Mercy,” a crowded episode that delivers in some ways while squandering potential in others. In our discussion, J talks about how the television Game of Thrones universe seems to not only tolerate but reward evil. We then both commend and debate Cersei’s (Lena Headey/Rebecca Van Cleave) walk of shame. I […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 9 “The Dance of Dragons”

June 13, 2015 By Søren Hough 4 Comments

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Game of Thrones follows up one of its best episodes with one of its strangest. Nothing in “The Dance of Dragons” is weird in and of itself, but this week offered a shift in characterization for Stannis and his co-cast members that didn’t seem congruous with the rest of Season 5. Meanwhile Arya’s tenure with the […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 8 “Hardhome”

June 6, 2015 By Søren Hough 10 Comments

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If last week’s “The Gift” represented a shift in the right direction for Game of Thrones, “Hardhome” is the fullest realization of its potential. From clever use of narrative symmetry to payoffs in nearly every major storyline, this week was the show at its very best. J and I parse out each thread before culminating in […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 7 “The Gift”

May 31, 2015 By Søren Hough 2 Comments

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Following last week’s ho-hum episode, Game of Thrones returns to form this week with “The Gift.” Sansa’s characterization resumes while Stannis is faced with a tough decision and Cersei’s machinations finally backfire on her. While not everything landed this week—romantic subplots faced something of a nosedive at The Wall and in Meereen—most of the stories managed […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 6 “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”

May 23, 2015 By Søren Hough 9 Comments

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Game of Thrones has made headlines again with “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken,” a rocky Season 5 episode that features some great moments and some of the worst the show has seen. A great start at the House of Black and White leads into terrible sequence in Dorne, followed by hamfisted social commentary in King’s Landing and a […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 5 “Kill the Boy”

May 17, 2015 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

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After last week’s more transitional episode, “Kill The Boy” lives up to Game of Thrones‘ midseason tradition of breathtaking cliffhangers. In Meereen, Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) finally puts her foot down on the actions of the Sons of the Harpy and the old families. At The Wall, Jon (Kit Harington) tells the Night’s Watch that allying […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 4 “Sons of the Harpy”

May 9, 2015 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

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In a slowdown before the second half of the season, “Sons of the Harpy” is light on plot and heavy on setup. Its explosive conclusion—Grey Worm (Jacob Anderson) and Ser Barristan’s (Ian McElhinney) showdown with their eponymous adversaries of the episode—is preceded by more conversation and character work than action. But is that such a bad […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 3 “High Sparrow”

May 3, 2015 By Søren Hough 3 Comments

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“High Sparrow” picks up where “The House of Black and White” left off, giving us a much better look at The Faceless Men. This episode indicates we’re nearing the second-half spike that we usually see in Game of Thrones as Jon, Tyrion and Sansa’s storylines all leap forward at a healthy pace. J and I comment on the irony […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 2 “The House of Black and White”

April 25, 2015 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

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Game of Thrones follows up its promising Season 5 debut with the faster-paced “The House of Black and White.” The episode finally picks up with Arya (Maisie Williams) following her voyage to Essos last season as she seeks out The Faceless Men. At The Wall, Jon Snow (Kit Harington) finds success for the first time in life. Meanwhile, […]

Television

Stark Contrast: Episode 1 “The Wars to Come”

April 18, 2015 By Søren Hough 2 Comments

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Welcome to the first [official] episode of Stark Contrast, the Game of Thrones-focused podcast series at Movie Fail. We started recording our thoughts on HBO’s fantasy series last year with Season 4, and now, armed with an official title, we’re ready to jump back in. This week we’re discussing the premiere of Season 5, “The Wars […]

Interview

Charles Agbaje, Co-Creator of Spider Stories

April 17, 2015 By Søren Hough 1 Comment

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There is limitless potential in fantasy. It exists in the realm of the imagination where constraints mean nothing. Sometimes it offers commentary on real world phenomena, while other times it simply explores ideas too outlandish for the confines of grounded drama. Yet despite this freedom, modern fantasy storytelling has barely scratched the surface of what’s possible. Can you think of any stories in […]

Op-Ed

Søren and J’s Oscarcast 2015

March 26, 2015 By Søren Hough Leave a Comment

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2015 was a year of meager expectations when it came to the Oscars. While controversy surrounded the nomination process, we generally knew who’d take home the major awards. No one gasped in amazement when Birdman took Best Cinematography, or when Patricia Arquette was named Best Supporting Actress for Boyhood. Yet sometimes there is intrigue to be found […]

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