Deadpool took the superhero template and blew it out of the water. It lampooned the genre, poked a stick at the poe-faced seriousness and managed to laugh at itself, the biggest characters and stars and still come out with a quality … Continue reading Teen Titans Go to the Movies (2018) Review
Ben and Dave have been away for three weeks but they are back with a range of reviews from classic movie Revolutionary Road through to modern movie rundowns like Toy Story 4, X-Men Dark Phoenix and Yesterday. That is until … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast: Season 3 Episode 14 – Spider-Man Far From Home Special
M Night Shyamalan had set himself a difficult task with Glass. Unbreakable was a great movie that people wanted a sequel to, so he linked the seemingly stand-alone (and equally as brilliant) Split to the same “universe.” This meant that audiences … Continue reading Glass (2019) Review
Ben and Dave add their movie knowledge and problem-solving talents to fixing the ailing DC Universe. In this episode we ask why the DC Universe is broken (or even if it is broken) and what can be done to fix it. … Continue reading The Views from the Sofa Podcast: Fixing the DC Universe
This post was originally posted on July 28th 2013 The best sequels follow characters rather than events. That is why superhero sequels are very easy and successful while sequels to films like The Hangover will always struggle. The Hangover was … Continue reading Pixar Month: Monsters University (2013) Review (A Re-Post)
Views from the Sofa’s Greatest Scenes is a list of the 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 many different … Continue reading Greatest Scenes Number 46: Kick-Ass Unmasked
Christmas is a time to watch all the classic movies, from Home Alone to It’s a Wonderful Life. This year, Views from the Sofa is taking a more unconventional look at Christmas with five movies which may not exactly spread … Continue reading Unconventional Christmas Movies: Rise of the Guardians (2012) Review
The best games that appeal to movie fans are the ones that tell a great narrative in which the player gets to steer that story and make some impact. Until Dawn was a perfect example of this and although they didn’t … Continue reading Games for Movie Fans… Batman: The Telltale Series
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
The biggest strength of DC is their comic book stories. The original tales which launched their most popular heroes and made them so loved is exactly the source material they should be using for their cinematic output and Under the Red … Continue reading Countdown to Review 500 – Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010) Review
