Last year was the first year I set myself Blog resolutions. These were tasks that were blog specific and I was very successful in some and hopelessly failed at others. As a quick recap, my five from last year were; Resolution … Continue reading Views from the Sofa 2016: The Resolutions
3 of the Best vs 3 of the Worst is exactly what it sounds like – 3 of the best examples of either an actor, film series, genre, etc. versus 3 of the worst. It’s also an opportunity for you … Continue reading 3 of the Best vs 3 of the Worst Movies of 2015
I love Doctor Who. I consider myself a huge fan of the show, knowing more than a casual watcher, collecting, wearing and spending a ridiculous amount of money on merchandise and still singing along to that iconic theme tune each time … Continue reading Is it time for Doctor Who to take a break?
The two greatest Christmas movies are Die Hard and Home Alone. You may disagree: You are wrong! This post isn’t about why they are the greatest but instead it is about creating the perfect Christmas movie: taking the best elements of … Continue reading Die Alone – The Best Christmas Movie never made?
The world has gone Star Wars crazy. This isn’t a surprise. It has been ten years since we had a genuine Star Wars movie and that one wasn’t exactly an event as it ended a disappointing prequel trilogy. When Disney announced … Continue reading Will we ever be this excited about Star Wars again?
Last night was the Cineworld Secret Screening. Cineworld, a British cinema chain, advertised a mystery movie for their Unlimited customers. Their timing wasn’t an accident either. Two days before the official release date of Star Wars caused the Unlimited customers to … Continue reading My views on last night’s Cineworld Secret Screening
The BFG trailer was released earlier this week and although it is a teaser, it looks great. Roald Dahl has a good record for producing great source material which subsequently become very good films. There have been a few missteps but … Continue reading Which Roald Dahl books haven’t been films?
Shadow of the Empire is an ambitious but forgotten chapter in Star Wars history. It was an attempt to tell a story which bridged the gap between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. It featured a tie-in book, … Continue reading A Look Back at Star Wars: Shadow of the Empire
Found Footage has had its day. In the beginning it added an element to horror movies which both brought the audience closer to the action as well as make them wonder how “real” the movie really was. Significant successes such as … Continue reading Would Found Footage films be effective if they were filmed “traditionally?”
The best thing to come out of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was an N64 game. Racer was a unique product: a movie tie-in game which wasn’t awful. Care, attention and some actual thought had gone into Racer and because of this … Continue reading A Look Back at Star Wars: Episode : Racer
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