In honour of the sad passing of Hollywood legend Ray Harryhausen this week’s choice is a film I hold very dear to my heart, unleashed on the world the same year I was summoned to this realm of existence. Clash of the Titans might just be the ultimate Sunday Afternoon Movie. Making Greek mythology accessible [...]
Last week I was so awe-struck by Jim’s Unbreakable review I took my learned friend’s advice and gave The Last Airbender a spin this week. Despite causing me a nosebleed and a pain behind my eyes which I can only put down to my brain trying to reject what my eyes were taking in, I [...]
There are few films worthy of a second visit to the Sunday Afternoon Movie but this is no ordinary film as this year marks it’s 25th anniversary release. This ultimate Sunday movie is given a blu ray makeover befitting royalty and fully loaded with brand new special features. Rob Reiner’s Princess Bride is a cheeky [...]
So far, there is one phenomenon that has gone unmentioned in all this talk of what makes the perfect Sunday Afternoon Movie: sometimes the Sunday Afternoon Movie is not your choice. The simple fact is, if you share accommodation in anything like democratic circumstances, at some point the ownership of the remote controls must change [...]
In the limited number of weeks that I have been writing this column the movies I have chosen to while away my Sunday afternoons with have been selected with great care. Some days I required something inspiring to soothe my aching soul; on other days I needed something friendly and familiar to soothe my aching [...]
