Failurepiece Theater

This week we head back to the heady heyday of New Line Cinema in the late 80s for the buddy cop/space invaders-inspired The Hidden. It's Kyle MacLachlan at his most succulent, so come along as we delve into this near-forgotten cult gem.

This week we take a break from cinema's failures and turn our attention to one of TV's biggest misses. An expensive, high-concept show produced by the Paranormal Activity creator and Steven Spielberg, The River was a mid-season replacement that only lasted 8 episodes. But, it might just be the found-footage gold mine you've been searching for. Come along on this ride into the Amazon, won't you?

This week we spelunk the depths of the Paris catacombs with the Dowdle Brothers' As Above, So Below. We chat about our history with found footage flicks and whether or not this one ranks with some of the genre's best. Come along for the trip, won't you?

This week it's another of 2020's failures--another big-budget blockbuster that might have been too timey-wimey for it's own good. That's right--it's Tenet time. Can it really be that bad? Can it? Huh?

Another casualty of the salty hellscape that was 2020 and the collapse of 20th Century Fox, this week we examine William Eubank's Underwater--an Aliens-inspired action flick that actually has a bit of buoyancy in its diving suit step. But, will Underwater sink or swim? Find out with us, won't you?

Ever wonder what happens when a studio abandons a film? Well wonder no longer! It's time to look closely at the last film released by 20th Century Fox and the whimper that the once might X-Men franchise went out with. Will it sink under the weight of a dying juggernaut or bounce back into the caged ring with an unexpected scrappy bravado? Join us and find out, won't you?

Cat people! Winged Amazons! Guys with bad hair on TV! It's the back half of WW84, and it just gets worse from here. Join us as we discuss another unfortunate failure for the DCEU. Update: we had a puppers interruptus in the last episode that I've now edited out! Sorry about that!

This week, the first of our two-part breakdown (takedown?) of Wonder Woman 84. With their Extended Universe in shambles, DC found a good thing with Patty Jenkins' first outing, but the follow up leaves a lot to be desired. Come along as we figure out how this FailurePiece in the making came to be. 

'Twas right before Christmas and all through the Failurepiece virtual meeting space on Discord, nothing was creeping, not even a devious Nazi spy hiding amongst the Hollywood elite of 1938. That's because this week we're shining a rocket-powered light on Joe Johnston's The Rocketeer-A film that threads so many needles successfully that its lack of success makes no sense at all. Let's find out if it's a failurepiece together, shall we? (Oh, it is)