Views from the Sofa’s 100 Greatest Scenes is a list of the 100 greatest moments in the movies. This could be long introductions, moments of action or great dialogue between characters. The scenes are in no particular order and come from … Continue reading 100 Greatest Scenes Number 11: “The Avenger Initiative.”
I’m no documentary expert but I know what works. I have seen enough bad documentaries and plenty of good ones to know the patterns and how to make a documentary which is engaging, focused and in the very best of cases … Continue reading How to make a good documentary
Going Clear is a scary documentary. Not in the traditional sense, it isn’t in any way a horror, but in the spotlight it places on the ever-growing religion of Scientology. It is scary because the documentary seems to have the truth … Continue reading Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015) Review
Sometimes all you need from a film is to be entertained. A movie doesn’t always have to be uproariously funny, thrilling and dramatic or even scary. To have your interest peaked for ninety minutes is all some movies need to do … Continue reading Eddie the Eagle (2016) Review
Nostalgia often plasters over some of the glaring errors in “classic” movies, especially animated ones. That is definitely the case for The Last Unicorn. Ask many people who watched the film as a child and they will recount a magical tale … Continue reading The Last Unicorn (1982) Review
Views from the Sofa’s 100 Greatest Scenes is a list of the 100 greatest moments in the movies. This could be long introductions, moments of action or great dialogue between characters. The scenes are in no particular order and come from … Continue reading 100 Greatest Scenes Number 10: The Circle of Life
Disney seem to be pushing their live-action remakes with a vengeance. This year alone we have both Alice Through the Looking Glass (a remake/sequel) and Pete’s Dragon. Adding to that is the Emma Watson starring role in Beauty and the … Continue reading Why Disney need to make a live-action Aladdin
Watership Down feels like a missed opportunity. It sits in the middle of a children’s animated film and a gritty drama – about rabbits. It has some very mature themes, tackles adult ideas and has some real violence and peril, with … Continue reading Watership Down (1978) Review
While watching the new live-action remake of The Jungle Book, I couldn’t help thinking that there was another animal based series which could do with a big-screen, CGI re-imagining. When I was a kid there was a BBC TV show called … Continue reading Why they should remake The Animals of Farthing Wood
A remake should only ever be made if it improves upon the original. Just cashing-in on the success and popularity of a past story isn’t enough and is also the reason why many remakes fail. Luckily, The Jungle Book seems to … Continue reading The Jungle Book (2016) Review
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