Not many creators can boast the impact and history that Gerry Anderson can. The groundbreaking Thunderbirds had an impact on many children’s lives and as the 50th anniversary of the show approaches, fans could do a lot worse than find out the full … Continue reading Documentary Week: Filmed in Supermarionation (2014) Review
The Wolfpack is an intriguing movie for any film fan. The opening sequences sees the titular brothers recreating key scenes from Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs and while it is bizarre witnessing these recreations, you can’t help but be compelled by the scene for … Continue reading Documentary Week: The Wolfpack (2015) Review
Hot Coffee will surprise you. The film is marketed as the real story behind the now infamous lawsuit between a lady and the fast-food giant McDonald’s after she burnt herself with hot coffee. The surprise is that by the end of … Continue reading Documentary Week: Hot Coffee (2011) Review
If you are a comic book fan then this is a must-watch. The state of comics today, both British and American, is so ingrained in the history of the comic book 2000AD that there is plenty fans of the genre will … Continue reading Documentary Week: Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD (2014) Review
The third movie in a trilogy is a tricky one. Usually the first movie has been critically acclaimed and the second has built upon that potential but the third then lets the rest of the series down, usually feeling inferior compared … Continue reading How to… make the third movie in a trilogy
Going back to a franchise after a long gap is always a risky move. Nostalgia will only do so much and paper over so many cracks before the lack of quality (if it’s there) begins to shows. 2016 already gave us … Continue reading Bridget Jones’ Baby (2016) Review
Sequels to any movies come with a host of problems to overcome but these are particularly tricky and unique when the first film was a romantic-comedy. Most romantic comedies end in “happy-ever-after” and the idea of finding out what happens next … Continue reading Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) 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 28: “Ezekiel 25:17”
I wouldn’t usually review two movies together but Trekkies and it’s obviously titled sequel are so similar, it may have been the same movie. Not that there is much to the documentary. Trekkies is exactly what it says in the title, a chance … Continue reading Trekkies 1 (1997) and 2 (2004) Review
I have been nominated for a Sunshine Blogger Award. My nominator was Alicja over at Reel Red Reviews (Click the link and check it out). The rules for accepting such a prestigious award is that I answer the 11 questions Alicja set … Continue reading My First Sunshine Blogger Award
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