Biggie and Tupac could be one of the messiest, most disorganised documentaries ever made. As you watch director and presenter Nick Broomfield run from location to location, get shunned in countless meetings and interview questionable “sources” you have to question his overall aim … Continue reading Biggie and Tupac (2002) Review
Taking the story of a movie and transferring it to the small screen isn’t a new idea. For years shows have started as movies and found a more lucrative and popular fanbase in television. Kids cartoons have been doing it for years to … Continue reading Is making movies into TV shows a good idea?
The X-Files showed that classic TV shows being brought back with a new lease of life but part of the old continuity can work effectively. What I liked about Season 10 of The X-Files is that it wasn’t a remake or … Continue reading TV shows that should be “revived.”
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! When The X-Files left our TV screens in 2002 it felt like unfinished business. The final … Continue reading The X-Files (Season 10) TV 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 5: “I Will Find You and I Will Kill You”
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 was their Career Peak? – Liam Neeson
In 2008, Liam Neeson took on the role of Bryan Mills, as well as the terrorists that kidnapped his daughter, in the movie Taken. It was a hard-nosed action thriller that put the then 55 year old veteran actor in the … Continue reading Analysing the Taken effect
One word sums up the style, look and whole nature of John Wick: Cool. Director Chad Stahelski didn’t try anything complicated. Instead he made a movie which took a wronged man, lots of Russian mobsters and some cool fight-sequences and ultra-violence … Continue reading John Wick (2014) Review
London has Fallen is that rare of occurrences: An action sequel which is better than the first. That isn’t to say it is a great movie or that the improvement is a huge one, just that changing the location to the other … Continue reading London Has Fallen (2016) Review
I have been craving the “classic” 80s and 90s action movies. Hollywood seems so determined to make their movies as universal as possible in an attempt to place more bums on seats that action movies have lost that violent edge or … Continue reading Olympus Has Fallen (2013) Review
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