Football (or soccer for the American readers) has a bizarre phenomena which wouldn’t happen in any other business. In the English leagues the football teams have managers or “coaches” who decide on the tactics, the players who are in the line-up and who should be … Continue reading Why Hollywood is like Football Management
In the last two days I have tried to find a pattern between acting siblings. Does the brother always beat the sister? Does the older sibling always trump the younger? So far, after ten pairings, nothing has been concrete. So with one last … Continue reading Sibling vs Sibling: Who does it better? (Part 3)
M. Night Shyamalan has some great creative ideas. You can’t argue that most of his films come from a great central concept, be it a boy who can see dead people, a modern-day superhero or people randomly killing themselves one day. … Continue reading The Visit (2015) Review
Today is the third anniversary of Views of the Sofa and to commemorate the birthday of the blog, I take a look back at the previous year in film with my Views from the Sofa Awards. These awards are slightly … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Awards – 2015
The first scene of The Happening is really good. The introduction, and what I assume was the initial idea that “inspired” M. Night Shyamalan, of the “Happening,” where people begin to spontaneously kill themselves, without reason, is quite chilling. It’s … Continue reading The Happening (2008) Review
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