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Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: SUSPIRIA, SKINNER, THE DARK HALF, MIDSOMMAR, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS & THE QUEST

This time around: Dakota Johnson feels like dancing in the remake of Suspiria, Ted Raimi is Skinner, Stephen King and George A. Romero tackle The Dark Half, we learn that Godzilla is King of The Monsters, Florence Pugh gets caught-up in a hellish [...]

October 21, 2019

Blu-ray Review: BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE Is An Uneven But Well Made Neo-Noir

You can’t say that Drew Goddard did not put his all his effort into Bad Times At The El Royale. The writer-director has delivered a captivating neo-noir and while it’s a little uneven, it does deliver. This 1960s-set mystery is a good [...]

February 9, 2019

BAD TIMES Ahead

Any film with Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson and Chris Hemsworth hits the must watch list. Bad Times At The El Royale here we [...]

January 26, 2019

Trailer For Luca Guadagnino’s SUSPIRIA Is High On Tension

It would seem that Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria remake is going to be incredibly rich (there’s a beautiful ’70s texture to the visuals). The reported 2 1/2 hour running time implies that this will be a tense horror, a slow burner [...]

August 25, 2018

Which Witch? Trailer For Luca Guadagnino’s SUSPIRIA Remake

While it doesn’t look much like the original on a visual level, it would seem that Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 Suspiria will have its own fair share of atmosphere. The texture and look of this film looks [...]

June 4, 2018

Blu-ray Review: Johnny Depp Is The Best Thing About Generic Gangster Drama BLACK MASS

Scott Cooper’s Black Mass is a well made film that trots out all the traditional gangster tropes. There’s little new on display here and if you’ve seen any Martin Scorsese gangster film then you won’t be surprised how things go down. The [...]

March 27, 2016

It’s Karaoke Time For Ralph Fiennes And Tilda Swinton In This New Clip For A BIGGER SPLASH

The Big Splash looks like a cinematic gin and tonic. A refreshing movie for those who like their movies with a bitter bite The below clip features Ralph Fiennes singing karaoke – how can you not want to watch that? The synopsis: A Bigger [...]

January 16, 2016

Full Nomination List For The 2016 EE BAFTA Awards

It’s that time of year again when the film industry celebrates its achievements over the last 12 months. The EE BAFTA nominations have been announced and there’s a wide variety of movies up for nods this year. There’s a lot talk [...]

January 10, 2016

BAFTA 2016 EE Rising Star Award Nominees

The BAFTA Rising Star Award is an important award because it’s voted by the people, for the people. 2016 has an impressive line-up of nominees for the accolade which has previously been taken home by the likes of James McAvoy, Kristen [...]

January 5, 2016

A BIGGER SPLASH Trailer With Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts And Tilda Swinton

A Bigger Splash appears to be a high-powered drama with a great cast (Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts and Tilda Swinton star). If this hasn’t been on your radar – then it will be after you check out the below [...]

October 2, 2015

Blu-ray Review: FIFTY SHADES OF GREY – Kinky Twilight Fan-Fiction For Middle-Aged Women

E.L. James was a middle-aged woman who was a huge fan of the the Stephanie Meyer’s young-adult Twilight novels. She did what any self respecting middle-aged woman would do … and cranked out some online fan fiction, upping the sex quota and [...]

June 21, 2015

Get Teased For FIFTY SHADES DARKER And FIFTY SHADES FREED

Movies In Focus writes a lot about Fifty Shades Of Grey (and now its sequels) not because of some kinky interest in the film or book but because of a fascination with the creative black hole from whence the whole endeavour came. A multi-million [...]

April 25, 2015

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