When taking a show which is currently on the air and placing it in the cinemas as a movie, you better make sure that it delivers something movie-worthy. The opening of The Simpsons Movie highlighted this when Homer announces (albeit about … Continue reading South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999) 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 25: The Boulder Chase
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 14: “That’s not a Knife!”
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! It is difficult to review a show when the series is delivering the same high … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers (Season 4) TV Review
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! Someone at Fox, the network which airs Bob’s Burgers, didn’t understand what quality they had. They … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers (Season 2) TV Review
Not many shows get it so right so quickly but from the pilot episode, Bob’s Burgers iss brilliant. A lot of other shows in the same ilk as Bob’s Burgers, for instance animated shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy, take … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers (Season One) TV Review
Bob’s Burgers is offering something that both The Simpsons and Family Guy aren’t. There is something about Bob’s Burgers that puts it ahead of their much bigger, more successful rivals but already, three seasons in, the quality of each episode and … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers (Season 3) TV Review
It’s amazing how one moment in film history can become so famous, that it tricks you into thinking you know the movie. Planet of the Apes “suffers” from this issue because the ending is so iconic. I knew what was coming … Continue reading Planet of the Apes (1968) Review
3 of the Best vs 3 of the Worst is exactly what it sounds like – 3 of the best examples of either an actor, film series, genre, etc. versus 3 of the worst. It’s also an opportunity for you … Continue reading 3 of the Best vs 3 of the Worst – Fictional Movie Presidents.
There are very few good films that were originally television shows. It’s not because it’s a bad idea. For many tv shows it is their last attempt at continuing, squeezing just a little bit more life out of a cancelled or failing … Continue reading Can a TV show ever become a successful film?
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