Ben and Dave discuss The Lion King and Teen Titans Go to The Movies before taking a look at the Movie Songs which are better than the Movies they are linked too. If you don’t know any of the songs … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast: Season 3 Episode 15- Movie Songs which are better than their Movies
There is a fine balancing act that every large, explosive summer blockbuster has to traverse between silly and fun. Fun is a paper thin plot, funny moments and dialogue, great chemistry and some very cool action sequences. Silly means that moments … Continue reading Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) Review
I may be in the minority here but I like my Spider-Man films to have some Spider-Man in them. Watching Far From Home, you’d struggle to believe this was the second solo outing for the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the … Continue reading Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) Review
As far as dystopian futures go, there are few as iconic as the 2019 of Blade Runner. It is a fully realised world with fantastic touches which feel futuristic but realistic within the same moments. It makes for a compelling world … Continue reading When 2019 was the future: Blade Runner (1982) Review
There is something brutally unforgiving about Japanese Anime. It is easy to see why it has such a die-hard following, as it is usually inspired visuals, bringing to life a story which has many twists and turns but always a creative … Continue reading When 2019 was the Future: Akira (1988) Review
Ben and Dave return with a discussion of the best movie openings. The greatest beginnings to movies get discussed here, from Raiders of the Lost Ark through to Up. As well as movie openings, there are two very different quizzes and … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast: Season 3 Episode 13 – Best Movie Openings
There is a great idea at the core of Daybreakers. The film uses its science-fiction and recent future setting well to create a world which seems tangible but is based around a unique idea: Most of the population are now vampires. … Continue reading When 2019 was the Future: Daybreakers (2009) Review
Ben and Dave are back just a week after the last Podcast with an Aladdin special. We discuss our thoughts on the movie, whether it is better than the 1992 original and what we thought of Will Smith as The Genie. … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast: Season 3 Episode 12 – Aladdin Special
There is an eerily accurate satire and parody to The Running Man that wasn’t that prevalent when it was released but means a lot today. The idea of an extreme reality television show which results in murder and bloodshed has been done … Continue reading When 2019 was the future: The Running Man (1987) Review
Ben and Dave return to travel back in time and examine what movies believed 2019 would realy be like. They take a look at The Running Man, Daybreakers, Akira and Blade Runner and then decide which of those futures they would … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast – Season 3 episode 11: When 2019 was the Future
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