The Princess Bride tries something bold by creating a brand-new, absolutely crazy fairy-tale. It is a endeavour worth trying though when it turns out as original and creative as this one does, with everything from giants, wizards and pirates, all … Continue reading The Princess Bride (1987) 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
Jurassic World got lucky. Back in 2015, Jurassic World essentially remade seminal classic Jurassic Park but added three key aspects; they opened the park, created a brand-new hybrid dinosaur and made Chris Pratt the lead. It was a great movie and … Continue reading Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) Review
If there was ever a franchise that did not need a spin-off, it was the Brendan Fraser series The Mummy. Somehow, Dwayne Johnson, then known solely as The Rock, made enough of an impression as a CGI’d head on a massive scorpion … Continue reading Dwayne Johnson Month: The Scorpion King (2002) Review
A Franchise Review is where we look at the whole series of movies in a franchise and review them as a whole rather than individually. As with all Views from the Sofa reviews, it will be rated out of 5 … Continue reading New Features Week: Harry Potter Franchise Review
There is such thing as an “Oscar movie.” There are types of movies which win the coveted nominations and plenty of movies which feel like they should be considered but aren’t. A superhero movie and Sci-Fi spectacle could get a … Continue reading Oscar Month: 16 times the Academy nominated “non-Oscar” movies
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! A lot of people praise the nostalgia element of Stranger Things, how it mimics some … Continue reading Stranger Things (Season 1) TV Review
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! Considering this is a series which is known for killing anyone and almost everyone, it … Continue reading Game of Thrones (Season 6) TV Review
At some point superhero movies will die away. I’m sure it will be with a whimper rather than a bang but just like westerns, musicals and movies about the Romans and Egyptians, the superhero genre will cease to be. New genres … Continue reading What will eventually replace Superhero movies?
Because I review a whole tv series rather than individual episodes, there is a chance of spoilers, so if you haven’t watched the whole series yet, stop reading now! I’m a history geek. Although I’m interested in all sorts of history, medieval is something I find particularly interesting. The wars, the plagues, the scandals and the different royal families, all vying and double-crossing each other. Its one of those times in history that seems like fiction but is brilliantly true. It’s no surprise then that tv has tried to emulate some of that interest and drama. There have been a couple … Continue reading Game of Thrones (Season 1) TV Review
