The Holocaust has been covered in film so often that it is difficult to touch upon the subject in an original way. Life is Beautiful gave us the inside of a concentration camp, as did the more recent Son of Saul, … Continue reading The Pianist (2002) Review
Buddy-cop movies live or die on the chemistry of their leads. Lethal Weapon works because of the juxtaposition of crazed Gibson vs family guy Glover, while martial-artist Jackie Chan is the opposite of motor-mouth Chris Tucker for the Rush Hour series. … Continue reading Bad Boys (1995) Review
It was always going to be a bold move trying to create a movie inspired by a board game. They don’t particularly lend themselves to a clear narrative but if any would work, it would be the “murder mystery” Clue (or … Continue reading Clue (1985) Review
A film about the director of the worse movies of all time would be ripe for criticism. It would be easy to parody, mock or worse, play far too seriously but luckily Tim Burton knows exactly how he wants the movie … Continue reading Ed Wood (1994) Review
Memento is a movie which shouldn’t work. It is a story told backwards, trying to help the audience see things from the perspective of central character Leonard, who has a condition which means he has no short-term memory. This means that … Continue reading Memento (2000) Review
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 38: “Major Malfunction”
It would have been very easy to make Sully a straight “true events” movie. A disaster movie without the disaster. A collection of very specific, real-life events, going through what happened blow-by-blow. There is an aspect of this in Sully, and … Continue reading Sully (2016) Review
Views from the Sofa officially kick-off their festive season with the tenth episode of The Views from the Sofa Podcast. This episode Ben and Adam discuss all things Christmas, as well as answering the all important questions like: What if … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast: SofaPod 10 – It’s a Wonderful Sofa
Famed as the first movie to contain a plot twist, you’d be forgiven to overlooking a lot of the other elements which makes The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari so intriguing. For starters it has some stunning visuals. For a movie from … Continue reading Twist Week: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Review
The Game will keep you hooked as it’s story develops. It doesn’t feel like it should but there is something so off-putting about The Game and the events which take place, especially in the first act of the movie, that you … Continue reading Twist Week: The Game (1997) Review
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