Ben and Dave take a look at the 1970s and the best movies this decade produced. Well Ben does… Instead Dave takes a look at the best titles of this decade and creates his own movies (it has to be heard … Continue reading The Views from the Sofa Podcast Season 3 Episode 3: Best of the 70s
BlacKkKlansman has the kind of plot point that is almost too good to be true: A black man manages to infiltrate the KKK. It is even better when you realise that this is based on a true story and although it … Continue reading Oscars 2019: BlacKkKlansman (2018) Review
A biopic is only ever as interesting as the focus of the movie. British rock-gods Queen or more specifically their charismatic front-man Freddie Mercury should be the perfect subjects for an interesting true life story. However, the more you dive into … Continue reading Oscars 2019: Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) Review
We are deep in awards season and when it comes to movies there is only one that seems to truly count. The Academy Awards is the highlight of the movie awards calendar and even though they are slightly outdated and may … Continue reading Oscars 2019: The Launch!
You’d be forgiven for thinking Widows was going to be a high-end heist movie. It is directed by Steve McQueen who has made a name for major titles including Shame and 12 Years a Slave. The cast is fantastic, from heavyweights … Continue reading Best of the Rest 2018: Widows (2018) Review
Netflix seems like the perfect fit for Annihilation. It is a movie that would struggle with a traditional classification and certainly doesn’t fit into any genre comfortably. It can be described as a clever science-fiction movie but one that touches upon … Continue reading Best of the Rest 2018: Annihilation (2018) Review
The concept of a whole movie done entirely from a computer screen is not a new one. Although not loved by many, I enjoyed the horror movie Unfriended which used the same storytelling device that Searching uses. Searching is not a … Continue reading The Best of the Rest 2018: Searching (2018) Review
M Night Shyamalan had set himself a difficult task with Glass. Unbreakable was a great movie that people wanted a sequel to, so he linked the seemingly stand-alone (and equally as brilliant) Split to the same “universe.” This meant that audiences … Continue reading Glass (2019) Review
There is something perfectly low-key and realistic about Leave No Trace. This is a film about a clear, fractured relationship and the growing apart of two people but it does not rely on huge emotional, dramatic moments to brings this to … Continue reading Best of the Rest 2018: Leave No Trace (2018) Review
The term “edge of your seat” was created for viewing movies like A Quiet Place. The film manages to create tension from the very beginning that never relents and holds you until the credits roll. It is an intense experience but … Continue reading Best of the Rest 2018: A Quiet Place (2018) Review
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