Stroszek has a bizarre reputation. Known to be quite a depressing film, it was the last movie watched by Joy Division’s front-man Ian Curtis (subject of movie Control) before he committed suicide and has an ending that the crew were not … Continue reading Stroszek (1977) 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 36: Outrage
When writers choose who to create biopics for, you have to believe that something interesting happened in their lives to warrant that choice. Martin Luther King, Johnny Cash, Mohammed Ali and many others give a flavour of the interesting lives people … Continue reading Control (2007) Review
If the movies are to be believed, Earth is on the brink of an alien invasion. Not that we should be afraid though because the aliens won’t succeed, they never do. That being the case, maybe it is time to help … Continue reading How to… Invade Earth
Arrival is a film about a woman trying to talk to aliens. It goes a little deeper than that but if you had to boil the plot down and avoid spoilers, that is essentially it. For an alien invasion movie there … Continue reading Arrival (2016) Review
To start let’s make something perfectly clear: This is not a political post! Nor is it me hating on America, a country I have a lot of time and respect for. This is a post about the movies, or in particular … Continue reading How do the rest of the world feel when America saves them?
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! There is something “different” about Modern Family’s seventh season. It isn’t that baby Joe has become … Continue reading Modern Family (Season 7) TV Review
Another month and another Podcast, this time one with a Horror Theme! To poorly coincide with Halloween, me and Adam discuss all things horror, delving into what makes us scared, our favourite horror movies and answering the questions that really matter, … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast- SofaPod 9: The Blair Sofa Project
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 35: “Merci”
Career Peak – The point in an actor, actress or director’s career when they have given their best performance, reaching a point they will probably never match again! The idea is to examine a person’s film or television career and … Continue reading What is their Career Peak? – Kate Winslet
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