Ben and Dave return with a discussion of the best movie openings. The greatest beginnings to movies get discussed here, from Raiders of the Lost Ark through to Up. As well as movie openings, there are two very different quizzes and … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast: Season 3 Episode 13 – Best Movie Openings
Aladdin is Disney at the height of their creative powers and it shows. It is a film where everything that can work, does work and the studio seems to weave it’s usual magic over a classic story by becoming the definitive … Continue reading Aladdin (1992) Review
Ben and Dave return for another episode dedicated to one specific movie and have an in-depth, spoiler-filled chat about DC’s newest superhero – Shazam! Not before they talk about the new Star Wars trailer, whether The Lion King should be a … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast – Season 3, Episode 8: Shazam! Special
Most movie bloggers make a list of the films they want to see at this time of year but my list is slightly different. I don’t get to go to the cinema as frequently as I once did so I have … Continue reading My “Must-See at the Cinema” releases of 2019
Views from the Sofa is 7 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 viewed and reviewed within that year. … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Awards 2019
This month we review a selection of movies from Empire’s 100 Greatest Movies list. Today is Number 70: The Lion King. From the moment that The Lion King starts, with an African-inspired song and the animals all responding to the … Continue reading 100 Greatest Movies Month: The Lion King (1994) Review
Disney’s first Renaissance was the time period between 1988 and 1999 which saw them produce some of their most critical and financially successful movies. This period started with The Little Mermaid and ended with Tarzan, including The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty … Continue reading Is Disney producing their “Second Renaissance?”
