It has been a staple of the horror genre for so long that it is difficult to remember a time when the Slasher movie didn’t exist. The simple premise of a supernatural or just plain crazy person stalking and killing a … Continue reading Dreams and Nightmares Month: Did we miss the death of the Slasher movie?
There is a great originality to Nightmare on Elm Street. The idea of your own nightmares being able to kill you is a fantastic one and a concept rich with creativity. Luckily, writer and director Wes Craven runs with this idea … Continue reading Dreams and Nightmares Month: Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Review
Another month, another new theme. In honour of Halloween at the end of October, Views from the Sofa is dedicating this month to Dreams and Nightmares. So as well as focusing on the hopes, fluffy clouds and lovely moments that people … Continue reading Dreams and Nightmares Month – The Launch!
I love trailers. I think there is a special skill to putting together a good trailer. It must capture the attention and entice an audience but give very little away so that the viewer doesn’t feel like they’ve already seen … Continue reading Trailer of the Day: Happy Death Day
I love trailers. I think there is a special skill to putting together a good trailer. It must capture the attention and entice an audience but give very little away so that the viewer doesn’t feel like they’ve already seen … Continue reading Trailer of the Day: Flatliners
You can’t fault the logic behind Beware the Slenderman. At a time when true crime documentaries like Making the Murderer and O.J: Made in America are hitting the headlines and becoming huge talking points, the opportunity to tell another, fairly … Continue reading Beware the Slenderman (2016) Review
I love trailers. I think there is a special skill to putting together a good trailer. It must capture the attention and entice an audience but give very little away so that the viewer doesn’t feel like they’ve already seen … Continue reading Trailer of the Day: Gremlin
The title alone should be enough to tell anyone if they will love or hate this movie. It lives up to it’s explanatory title with no shame or half-measure and to it’s credit, delivers a lot on the promise of deadly … Continue reading Snakes on a Plane (2006) 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
There is a creepy sense of realism in The Houses October Built which will unnerve many a viewer. This movie could well have been staged as a documentary, using talking-head interviews, first-hand experiences and then coming to a valid conclusion of … Continue reading The Houses October Built (2014) Review
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