There is no mistaking that Beetlejuice is directed by Tim Burton. The trademark white and black pallet is present but more so are the bizarre but extremely inventive ideas that have made his movies so iconic and so appealing. Unfortunately, … Continue reading Beetlejuice (1988) Review
Versus pits two films of similar genre, story, cast or any other tenious link against each other and decides which is better based not on quality but on different catagories shared between the two films. First up, Burton’s Batman takes on … Continue reading New Features Week: Batman (1989) Versus The Dark Knight
Superheroes are ridiculous. The concept is silly, the ideas usually stupid and most ridiculous of them all is The Batman. Not only is he a man dressed as a bat using his wealth to fight crime: he does this very … Continue reading The Lego Batman Movie (2017) Review
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 Movie Scenes Number 44: “Mirror…Mirror!”
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! Gotham should be one of the best shows on TV. It has everything you’d want; compelling … Continue reading Gotham (Season 2) TV Review
A film about the director of the worse movies of all time would be ripe for criticism. It would be easy to parody, mock or worse, play far too seriously but luckily Tim Burton knows exactly how he wants the movie … Continue reading Ed Wood (1994) 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
If Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin was trying to be a big screen adaptation of the camp 1960s Adam West version of the character, or a spoof on superhero movies and Batman in particular, there would be a lot that works … Continue reading Countdown to Review 500 – Batman & Robin (1997) Review
Tim Burton’s Batman is responsible for a lot of what is associated and iconic about the character today. Before Burton, the on-screen persona was a lighthearted, camper version but Burton returns the Caped Crusader to his darker roots. Burton also creates … Continue reading Countdown to Review 500 – Batman (1989) Review
Views from the Sofa’s 500th movie review is almost upon us! The tradition with each 100th review is that it is a film which is Batman related. Seeing as 500 is a bit more of a milestone, this week will be … Continue reading Countdown to Review 500!
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