After a little break, Me and Adam are back with episode 8 of the Views from the Sofa Podcast. In this episode we focus on all things “twist” as we discuss which movies have the best twist, try to guess a … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast – SofaPod 8: The Sofa of Dr Caligari
Doctor Strange hits cinemas this week and the superhero studio powerhouse will bring another new character to the big screen. This ultimately means that yet another superheroes origin movie will be immortalised in film. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing but … Continue reading How to… make a Marvel origin movie
This week saw the release of the first trailer for Wolverine 3, succinctly named Logan. That title is just the beginning of the changes that are apparent in the third installment of the superhero’s solo trilogy. For the rest of the … Continue reading Logan and the changing face of Superhero movies
The story of Chuck Barris, famous Game Show producer and The Gong Show host, would be worthy of a movie if it was set purely in the showbiz environment. Some of the ways in which Barris devises his ideas and comes … Continue reading Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) Review
Future Stars takes a look at the actors, actresses or directors who are at the beginning of their career and ready to leap into super-stardom. They could have a few movies under their belt, be a TV actor trying to … Continue reading Future Stars: Maika Monroe
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 31: The Restaurant Scene
Future Stars takes a look at the actors, actresses or directors who are at the beginning of their career and ready to leap into super-stardom. They could have a few movies under their belt, be a TV actor trying to … Continue reading Future Stars: John Gallagher Jr
The hook for True Story is exactly that… that this is a true story. It begins in a very intriguing way as well, with James Franco’s suspected murderer using Jonah Hill’s shamed journalist’s name when he is arrested. It brings the … Continue reading True Story (2015) Review
In my “real life” I am a History teacher. Although this hasn’t got anything directly related with movies and TV, it does offer me the chance to use movies as teaching devices sometimes. History has been such a ripe source material for movies that … Continue reading Using films to teach… Life is Beautiful
The Girl on the Train will certainly hold your interest. It is a story with plenty of twists, turns, red herrings and ponderous moments that for at least the first two-thirds of the movie, you will be gripped, wondering on the … Continue reading The Girl on the Train (2016) Review
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