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Arrival (2016) Review

November 20, 2016 Ben

Arrival is a film about a woman trying to talk to aliens. It goes a little deeper than that but if you had to boil the plot down and avoid spoilers, that is essentially it. For an alien invasion movie there … Continue reading Arrival (2016) Review

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How do the rest of the world feel when America saves them?

November 19, 2016 Ben

To start let’s make something perfectly clear: This is not a political post! Nor is it me hating on America, a country I have a lot of time and respect for. This is a post about the movies, or in particular … Continue reading How do the rest of the world feel when America saves them?

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100 Greatest Scenes Number 35: “Merci”

November 16, 2016November 15, 2016 Ben

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 35: “Merci”

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What is their Career Peak? – Kate Winslet

November 15, 2016November 15, 2016 Ben

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 What is their Career Peak? – Kate Winslet

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The Dressmaker (2015) Review

November 14, 2016November 13, 2016 Ben

The Dressmaker is not the movie you think it will be. The trailers made it look like the usual romantic-comedy with Kate Winslet’s Tilly Dunnage returning after a mysterious event made her a pariah and then the local village community reacting … Continue reading The Dressmaker (2015) Review

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Gleaming the Cube (1989) Review

November 10, 2016November 8, 2016 Ben

Leave any preconceptions at the door, sit back and give Gleaming the Cube a chance. The premise doesn’t sound the stuff of movie magic, with a teenage skater investigating the death of his adopted-brother, but if you are willing to suspend … Continue reading Gleaming the Cube (1989) Review

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100 Greatest Scenes Number 34: “The Rules”

November 9, 2016November 8, 2016 Ben

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 34: “The Rules”

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10 perfect song choices for trailers

November 7, 2016November 6, 2016 Ben

Trailers are essentially the same format everytime. They start with a slow tease of facts and information, reveal the key themes of the story and then amaze the audience with quick snippets of scenes and action sequences to wet the appetite. … Continue reading 10 perfect song choices for trailers

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Horror Week: Monster Squad (1987) Review

November 6, 2016 Ben

The Universal Monsters mixed with The Goonies sounds like a studio meeting gone wrong. To throw together two movies like that would usually end in unmitigated disaster but something about the way that The Monster Squad delivers this story actually works. … Continue reading Horror Week: Monster Squad (1987) Review

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Horror Week: The Amityville Horror (1979) Review

November 5, 2016November 4, 2016 Ben

The central idea of The Amityville Horror isn’t a new one. A house which seemingly possesses or drives the new inhabitants crazy has been done many times before and since and in a lot of cases, much more effectively than here. … Continue reading Horror Week: The Amityville Horror (1979) Review

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