There is a simplicity and honesty to Dunkirk that makes it so captivating. This was never going to be an easy movie to sell: Dunkirk is after all a failure on the part of the British and essentially a prolonged and … Continue reading Oscars 2018: Dunkirk (2017) Review
Versus pits two films of similar genre, story, cast or any other tenious link against each other and decides which is better based not on quality but on different catagories shared between the two films. First up, Burton’s Batman takes on … Continue reading New Features Week: Batman (1989) Versus The Dark Knight
Superheroes are ridiculous. The concept is silly, the ideas usually stupid and most ridiculous of them all is The Batman. Not only is he a man dressed as a bat using his wealth to fight crime: he does this very … Continue reading The Lego Batman Movie (2017) Review
Views from the Sofa’s Greatest Scenes is a list of the 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 many different … Continue reading Greatest Movie Scenes Number 44: “Mirror…Mirror!”
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! Gotham should be one of the best shows on TV. It has everything you’d want; compelling … Continue reading Gotham (Season 2) TV Review
Memento is a movie which shouldn’t work. It is a story told backwards, trying to help the audience see things from the perspective of central character Leonard, who has a condition which means he has no short-term memory. This means that … Continue reading Memento (2000) Review
The Unreliable Narrator: A narrator in a movie, play or literature who’s reliability has been compromised. This post contains spoilers for many films featuring unreliable narrators You can’t discuss Twist Week without talking about the great use of unreliable narrators … Continue reading Twist Week: The Joy of the unreliable narrator
Christopher Nolan not only crafts the perfect superhero film but also one of the best film’s ever. There isn’t a misstep in the two and half hour running time of his Batman movie. It works from the ground-up, from soundtrack to story … Continue reading Review 500!: The Dark Knight (2008)
Christopher Nolan managed to not only reinvent Batman but do so in a grounded and realistic way. This is not a colourful, fantastical origin for a billionaire playboy who uses his wealth to fight crime. This is a dark, gritty and … Continue reading Countdown to Review 500 – Batman Begins (2005) Review
Tim Burton’s Batman is responsible for a lot of what is associated and iconic about the character today. Before Burton, the on-screen persona was a lighthearted, camper version but Burton returns the Caped Crusader to his darker roots. Burton also creates … Continue reading Countdown to Review 500 – Batman (1989) Review
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