Getting Too Old For This Shit? – The Rise of the Geri-Action Star Phil W. Bayles September 18, 2019 Analysis, Close-Up, Features 1 Comment Poor Roger Murtagh wouldn't last long in Hollywood today. Played by Danny Glover in the Lethal Weapon movies, the cop was complaining about getting on in years at the tender age of 50 - which makes him a...
Glass – Review Stephanie Watts January 17, 2019 Reviews The third instalment in a surprise hero trilogy revealed in 2017’s Split, Glass is a very messy (but very fun) twist on the superhero movie that brings all of M. Night’s hard work since 2000’s...
The Sixth Sense is More Than Just A Great Twist Patrick Nabarro January 17, 2017 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia A strange phenomenon is upon us this weekend: the release of M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie, Split, which has received surprisingly positive early word-of-mouth. It presents film commentators with a...
Rock The Kasbah – Review Phil W. Bayles March 20, 2016 Reviews On paper, Rock the Kasbah sounds like a sure thing. The director of Good Morning, Vietnam making a film about the war in Afghanistan, with Bill Murray in the lead role? What could go wrong? Quite a lot, as...
A Love Letter To… 1990s Michael Bay Eddie Falvey September 19, 2014 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia There has been a recent change within the discourse of film criticism: perhaps it is a symptom of the internet generation that allows everyone to have a voice, to be a critic; perhaps it is an attempt to push...
Have We Seen The Last Of The Action Hero? Patrick Taylor May 26, 2014 Analysis, Features, Opinion Hollywood has not always been synonymous with originality. Nowhere is this more obvious, however, than the return to our screens of some of the greats of the action genre. The genre which made stars of...
Best Films Never Made #11: Michael Mann’s Gates of Fire Chris Davies February 23, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 20 Comments Zack Snyder’s 300, based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel of the same name, defied audience and studio expectations when it stormed the box office with Spartan-like ferocity back in 2007. Its mix of...
Casting Call – Hitman Stephen O'Nion January 9, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Casting Call, Features 2 Comments With Paul Walker’s untimely death, a number of projects have had to be put on hold. Fast and Furious 7 has decided to quietly retire Walker’s character with already-shot footage but what of the productions...
Die Hard 2 – The Ultimate Christmas Movie Stephen O'Nion December 17, 2013 Analysis, Features, Opinion 6 Comments It’s nearly Christmas! To celebrate, the writers of One Room With A View are going to present their arguments as to why their choice is the Ultimate Christmas Movie. We hope you enjoy the features and please...
Die Hard – The Ultimate Christmas Movie David Brake December 12, 2013 Analysis, Features, Opinion 26 Comments It's nearly Christmas! To celebrate, the writers of One Room With A View are going to present their arguments as to why their choice is the Ultimate Christmas Movie. We hope you enjoy the features and please...