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
When watching a Bruce Willis movie, you are never really sure which Willis you will get. It could be the Willis who is at the height of his action career, delivering one-liners and unmatched action as John McClane. You could get … Continue reading Review Bonanza: Death Wish (2018) Review
This could potentially be one of the movies of the year. Unbreakable is one of my favourite films and potentially the best superhero origin story ever while Split won the Views from the Sofa award for movie of 2016. Glass brings … Continue reading Trailer of the Week: Glass
Views from the Sofa is 6 Years Old today! As has become tradition, we always use our birthday to look back at the past year and give some awards based on the movies we have watched this year. These awards are … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Awards 2018
M Night Shyamalan has a talent for bringing a different type of performance from well-known, sometimes arguably type-cast stars. The Sixth Sense gave a different side to Bruce Willis while Unbreakable reminded people that Samuel L Jackson could actually act. In … Continue reading Signs (2002) Review
There is a solid argument for Unbreakable being the best superhero origin movie. It manages to create a believable superhero in the “real world” without falling prey to any of the usual, paint-by-numbers clichés that plague even the masters like Marvel. … Continue reading Unbreakable (2000) Review
Split is a movie you don’t see coming. It is a high concept film which if handled badly could have been camp and trashy. Here it is handled with seriousness and the movie plays out as a tense horror and one … Continue reading Split (2016) Review
Many films try their best to closely adapt graphic novels but few do it as successfully as Sin City. For most adaptations, something has to be lost in the translation but for Sin City, all the grit, grime, violence and … Continue reading Sin City (2005) Review
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
I really wanted to like After Earth. I feel like the two people involved, Will Smith and M. Night Shyamalan were due a win. It has been a while since Will Smith has really demonstrated his skill as either a decent … Continue reading After Earth (2013) Review
