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Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE Is A Flawed But Entertaining Superhero Adventure

It’s fair to say that the DC Comics Extended Universe has had a rocky road on its way to the big screen. Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and Suicide Squad were both given a rough ride by critics, despite scoring solid box office numbers, while [...]

November 19, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Natalie Portman Brings A Respectful Gravitas To JACKIE

Natalie Portman brings a respectful gravitas to her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie. Pablo Larraín’s drama follows Jackie in the days after the assassination of her husband, John F. Kennedy in Dallas on 22 November, 1963. This is a [...]

June 15, 2017

Trailer: Naomi Watts & Billy Crudup Star In Netflix’s GYPSY

Naomi Watts and Movies In Focus favourite Billy Crudup star in the new Netflix series Gypsy (it hits on 30 June). Crudup always delivers – not matter what the role – but the big selling point here is Watts and Fifty Shades Of [...]

June 8, 2017

This ALIEN: COVENANT Featurette Is For A Rare Breed

This bad boy looks pretty solid. I don’t know if Alien: Covenant will bring anything new to the world of Alien, but what the hell, it might be a good night at the flicks. Sometimes that’s all you need. This new featurette is called Rare [...]

May 9, 2017

ALIEN: COVENANT Let Me Out Clip

Let me out! Not just what I screamed half-way through my first viewing of Prometheus (read the Movies In Focus review), but it’s also the name of this new clip from Alien: Covenant. I thought nobody could hear you scream in space? Ridley Scott [...]

May 3, 2017

The Hope Continues: ALIEN: COVENANT Prologue Clip

Michael Fassbender, his head and Noomi Rapace. This has everything you wanted from the end of Prometheus in one new clip (introduced by Ridley Scott) for Alien: Covenant. Alien: Covenant is released in UK cinemas and IMAX May 12 [...]

April 26, 2017

This ALIEN: COVENANT Poster Is Impressive

Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant opens on 19 May. The quality of the film remains to be seen (after the terrible Prometheus) but this seems like a return to form for the franchise. However, the most impressive piece of marketing to drop from the [...]

March 25, 2017

The Last Supper: This ALIEN: COVENANT Clip Is Better Than Prometheus

Yes, it riffs heavily on Ridley Scott‘s own Alien, but this clip from Alien: Covenant is very good. Witty and well acted, this goes to further rinse away the bad taste of Prometheus. Maybe I’m just excited that Michael Fassbender and [...]

February 25, 2017

A Return To Form: Trailer For Ridley Scott’s ALIEN: COVENANT

Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant looks a damn sight better than Prometheus (read the Movies In Focus review). However, didn’t Prometheus look good to begin with way back when the first trailers dropped? Michael Fassbender is back [...]

December 26, 2016

Blu-ray Review: Great Performances Make SPOTLIGHT A Must-See Newspaper Story

Spotlight is all about the performances and the story. Tom McCarthy’s film isn’t bothered about strong visuals or flashy theatrics. He directs this like a reporter would (or should) write a news story, reporting the facts as they happened. [...]

April 24, 2016

Powerful Trailer For Michael Keaton And Mark Ruffalo Drama SPOTLIGHT

Tom McCarthy’s true-life drama Spotlight now has a trailer – and it’s powerful. The film follows the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize winning investigation into child abuse in the Catholic Church in 2003. Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, [...]

July 29, 2015

Prime Awards Date For The Michael Keaton/Mark Ruffalo Drama SPOTLIGHT

Spotlight, the newspaper drama top-lined by Michael Keaton and Mark Ruffalo has been given 6 November release date. This is a prime awards season launch and it bodes well for the film – and maybe it’ll give Keaton and Ruffalo the Oscar gold [...]

June 13, 2015

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