Captain America is the best stand-alone Marvel studios movie yet. The film manages to take a superhero who is very generic and boring and find the elements that make him such an appealing and long-lasting part of the superhero genre. I … Continue reading Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Review
Captain America is a boring superhero. It’s nobody’s fault really, unfortunately it’s within the design of the character himself. Batman has the history and trauma (not to mention the villains), Superman has the powers, Iron Man has Tony Stark (or more … Continue reading Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Review
Life is Beautiful is the best film about the Holocaust because it doesn’t show the atrocities so openly and graphically. In fact for the whole first half of the movie, you wouldn’t even know it’s about the Holocaust. It is such a sweet, … Continue reading Life is Beautiful (1997) Review
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! It would almost be easier to review Game of Thrones by character rather than … Continue reading Game of Thrones (Season 3) TV Review
I don’t really remember the original Robocop. I usually like to watch the original of any reboot/remake before I see the new version but I didn’t get the chance to do that with the new version of Robocop. It means I … Continue reading Robocop (2014) Review
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! I think the Sherlock Holmes books are overrated. Controversial statement I know but it … Continue reading Sherlock (Season 3) TV Review
I really wanted to like After Earth. I feel like the two people involved, Will Smith and M. Night Shyamalan were due a win. It has been a while since Will Smith has really demonstrated his skill as either a decent … Continue reading After Earth (2013) Review
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! It’s easy to think back to a show from your childhood with rose-tinted glasses. … Continue reading Batman: The Animated Series (Volume 1) TV Review
The problem with a genre as over-exposed and over-used as zombies is that you are forced to find something new to stand-out from the crowd. Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland managed it very well, simply adding comedy to highlight the clichés and … Continue reading World War Z (2013) Review
Afternoon all! I tried to “relaunch” the blog at the beginning of the year but couldn’t find the time to regularly post (or post at all!). I’m going to now try earnestly to post regularly, mostly reviews of movies and TV … Continue reading Views from the Sofa – The Relaunch!
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