There is a fine balancing act that every large, explosive summer blockbuster has to traverse between silly and fun. Fun is a paper thin plot, funny moments and dialogue, great chemistry and some very cool action sequences. Silly means that moments … Continue reading Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) Review
I may be in the minority here but I like my Spider-Man films to have some Spider-Man in them. Watching Far From Home, you’d struggle to believe this was the second solo outing for the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the … Continue reading Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) Review
As far as dystopian futures go, there are few as iconic as the 2019 of Blade Runner. It is a fully realised world with fantastic touches which feel futuristic but realistic within the same moments. It makes for a compelling world … Continue reading When 2019 was the future: Blade Runner (1982) Review
There is something brutally unforgiving about Japanese Anime. It is easy to see why it has such a die-hard following, as it is usually inspired visuals, bringing to life a story which has many twists and turns but always a creative … Continue reading When 2019 was the Future: Akira (1988) Review
There is a great idea at the core of Daybreakers. The film uses its science-fiction and recent future setting well to create a world which seems tangible but is based around a unique idea: Most of the population are now vampires. … Continue reading When 2019 was the Future: Daybreakers (2009) Review
There is an eerily accurate satire and parody to The Running Man that wasn’t that prevalent when it was released but means a lot today. The idea of an extreme reality television show which results in murder and bloodshed has been done … Continue reading When 2019 was the future: The Running Man (1987) Review
Ben and Dave return to travel back in time and examine what movies believed 2019 would realy be like. They take a look at The Running Man, Daybreakers, Akira and Blade Runner and then decide which of those futures they would … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast – Season 3 episode 11: When 2019 was the Future
Disney are undertaking a bold crusade in remaking their beloved classics. They managed to succeed with The Jungle Book by bringing the classic (but slightly dated) movie up-to-date but the CGI and spectacle of seeing the animated animals “in the flesh” … Continue reading Aladdin (2019) Review
This review does not contain spoilers for Avengers: Endgame! Avengers: Endgame manages to do what many other franchises and long-running television series fail to do; perfectly end a captivating saga. The Marvel Studios movies have been 21 films and eleven years … Continue reading Avengers: Endgame (2019) Review
I don’t like superhero origin movies. There have been so many over the years that it is fairly clear what is going to happen and how. The formula for an effective origin movie is so well-worn that even the most recent … Continue reading Shazam! (2019) Review
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