Considering how many times the character has been brought to the big screen, its impressive that Matt Reeves has found a new take on The Batman. Reeves take on the character is one we haven’t seen on screen, “early Batman.” … Continue reading The Batman (2022) Review
They just don’t make big, high-concept action movies, starring A-list Hollywood stars like they did in the 90s. Air Force One sits alongside Face/Off, Con-Air and Bad Boys for all-out action, fantastic stunts, great villains and a hero you can … Continue reading Air Force One (1997) Review
As with the best thrillers, The Woman in the Window has an impressive and intriguing premise. Agoraphobic Anna, played by Amy Adams, watches as her new neighbours movie in across the street. Suspicious, she keeps an eye on the new … Continue reading The Woman in the Window (2021) Review
True Romance was written by Quentin Tarantino and it clearly has his style, dialogue and story execution. True Romance has a cult following and made barely a blip when it was first released but because of the twist-filled story, interesting … Continue reading True Romance (1993) Review
Leon’s success is centred around three key performances, all of which have to bring something very different to the movie. This is a film which focuses on violent loss, reluctant friendships and revenge and manages to do so while being … Continue reading Leon The Professional (1994)
Winston Churchill is one of the most iconic figures in world history, let alone British history, so the task of playing him would have to fall to someone almost equally as iconic. Gary Oldman doesn’t naturally fit that role. He doesn’t … Continue reading Darkest Hour (2017) Review
Tonight is the night! The Oscars will (supposedly) highlight the best movies, performances and film related output of the year. I have managed to watch all the film nominated in what are considered the “major” categories and will give my predictions. … Continue reading Oscars 2018: The Predictions
What clearly happened when they cast the Hitman’s Bodyguard is that they asked Ryan Reynolds to play Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson to play Samuel L Jackson. Luckily, this is exactly what this film needs. It isn’t taking itself too … Continue reading The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017) 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
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 Oscars Month: What is their Career Peak – Natalie Portman
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