Justice League Is Here, But Why Is DC Still Lagging Behind? Carmen Paddock November 15, 2017 Analysis, Features, Opinion The long-lived superhero zeitgeist is one of the twenty-first century’s defining cinematic movements. Marvel’s announcement of a five-year ‘Phase Three’ plan and Warner Bros’s announcement of a...
Suicide Squad – Review Joni Blyth August 5, 2016 Reviews It’s tough to follow a masterpiece, but it can be tougher to follow a failure. While the new Ultimate Edition has made some headway into redeeming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, all eyes are on Suicide...
Batman V Superman: A Second Chance? Joni Blyth July 26, 2016 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance Picture the scene: it’s March of this year. Warner Bros. executives are sitting in a conference room. The atmosphere is chilly, and it’s not the air-con. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a film decades...
From United 93 To The Avengers: How Cinema Responded To 9/11 Eddie Falvey April 28, 2016 Analysis, Close-Up, Features When sociologist and philosopher Michel de Certeau climbed the World Trade Center to view New York he did so to remove himself from the city, so as to make sense of its enormity and component parts. He...
News of the Week – 12th Feb 2016 Stephen O'Nion February 12, 2016 News The Weekly Report All news contained herein corresponds to the world of film. The Weekly Report will seek to cover general film news that has emerged over the last seven days. Box...
News of the Week – 29th Jan 2016 Eddie Falvey January 29, 2016 News Welcome to what will be a new staple weekly feature for One Room With A View. That's it, ORWAV is doing the news - film news, that is, none of this real life crap. You lucky buggers, you. Here's the...
Second Chance: Superman Returns Daniel Orton June 10, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance About halfway through Superman Returns, the Man of Steel says to Lois Lane: “You wrote that the world doesn’t need a saviour, but every day I hear people crying for one.” It’s pretty deep, and taps...
The Future of the Superhero Film Tom Bond May 25, 2014 Analysis, Features, Opinion 2 Comments The future of the superhero film suddenly looks a whole lot shakier. This article was going to begin with all the exciting ways the genre is branching out with more niche characters and directors like James...