This week saw the release of the first trailer for Wolverine 3, succinctly named Logan. That title is just the beginning of the changes that are apparent in the third installment of the superhero’s solo trilogy. For the rest of the … Continue reading Logan and the changing face of Superhero movies
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 31: The Restaurant Scene
Before we go any further, watch this: Hopefully, you are like me at this point and thinking to yourself: “Yes, please!” This is an animation by Indiana Jones fan Patrick Schoenmaker and showcases the potential that an Indiana Jones animated … Continue reading Is this the way to solve the Indiana Jones problem?
In the week that Warner Bros announce an extended cut of Suicide Squad that is sure to feature more of Jared Leto’s Joker, it has also come to people’s attention that the super-villain team-up movie has been a box office … Continue reading Why Suicide Squad’s success is a good thing…
Many people claim movies have changed their lives. This could be because it touched them emotionally, opening a part of them they never knew existed. Some movies can change a person’s perceptions, fundamentally altering beliefs. Others are the reasons people have … Continue reading How the Final Destination series has changed my life
The third movie in The Purge series, Election Year, looks to bring the idea of the annual Purge to a close. It is a decent end to the series but rumours of a movie have started to circulate. This wouldn’t be … Continue reading How to make The Purge a TV Show
The Purge is a great idea with a host of possibilities and stories to explore, which is why it is a shame that the third movie in the franchise follows the second movie so closely. After keeping the first film in … Continue reading The Purge: Election Year (2016) Review
(This review was originally published in June 2013) Whether you think Hollywood is lacking original ideas or not, if done well, sequels are brilliant. Sequels give people the opportunity to revisit characters that they love or watch the next chapter in a thrilling … Continue reading Final Frontier Fortnight: Star Trek into Darkness (2013) Review
There are a couple of surprises in Star Trek Nemesis. The first is an early appearance by Hollywood megastar Tom Hardy, playing the villain of the movie. The second is that Tom Hardy is supposed to be a “young” Patrick Stewart … Continue reading Final Frontier Fortnight: Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) Review
Star Trek: First Contact doesn’t feel like the typical Star Trek movie. For starters, it is considerably darker than any Star Trek movie which has gone before, beginning with some minor body-horror just to set it’s stall out early. Horror definitely … Continue reading Final Frontier Fortnight: Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Review
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