LA Confidential is a love letter to the pulp, cops and gangsters movies of the 1950s which had righteous cops, dirty cops, ominous villains and usually some far reaching conspiracy. Just like those movies, LA Confidential has the same, but … Continue reading LA Confidential (1997) Review
It wouldn’t be unfair to wonder whether All the Money in the World would have been viewed as much or made as much of a splash in the movie-world if it had not been for the Kevin Spacey scandal that … Continue reading Review Bonanza: All the Money in the World (2017) Review
Pixar remake the Seven Samurai but instead of people it is with ants and cockroaches. Instead of the Samurai being effective heroes they are actually circus animals who have misunderstood their roles. The template is there for a film which could … Continue reading Pixar Month: A Bug’s Life (1998) Review
This month we review a selection of movies from Empire’s 100 Greatest Movies list. Today is Number 60: American Beauty. There is a great appeal to a character who decides to start “taking matters into their own hands.” In the case … Continue reading 100 Greatest Movies Month: American Beauty (1999) Review
Once Baby Driver starts, it is clear that this is a movie doing something different. The music is so intrinsic to the whole experience that this could have been a musical. This is none more telling than in the opening car … Continue reading Baby Driver (2017) 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: Baby Driver
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
It is easy to forget that The Usual Suspects didn’t arrive on the scene with a fanfare or a huge marketing campaign. Despite featuring an impressive cast which includes Benicio Del Toro, Gabriel Byrne and of course Kevin Spacey, the movie … Continue reading Twist Week: The Usual Suspects (1995) Review
There have been some incredible twists within movies. This month’s theme is dedicated to the greatest twists in the movies, including what makes them so effective, whether a movie works without it’s twist and reviews of the films which made twists … Continue reading Views from the Sofa’s “Twist Week” – The Launch!
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! When your main character is a villain, the only way to keep the stories interesting … Continue reading House of Cards (Season 4) TV Review
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