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Is BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) The Greatest Movie Of The 21st Century?

Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a palate cleanser that clears away the taste of over processed, generic Hollywood products. There’s a freshness to Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2015 film that’s zesty and light, but [...]

March 7, 2020

The Top 100 Films Of The 21st Century…So Far

Movies In Focus was inspired to put together a Top 100 Films Of The 21st Century list after reading the recent piece in Empire which listed the top movies of the century as voted for by the magazine’s readers. It was a pretty damning list [...]

January 21, 2020

Popular Film: The Death Of The Oscars

To paraphrase George Lucas’ Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith: “So this is how movies die, with thunderous applause”. Achievement In Popular Film – that’s the new category for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and [...]

August 9, 2018

The Big Mike! Michael Keaton’s Top 5 Performances

Every Michael Keaton performance is a special one. The actor has seen a career resurgence in recent years thanks to Birdman, Spotlight and The Founder. Throughout his career Keaton has been able to walk the fine line between comedy and drama, [...]

February 16, 2017

Let Michael Keaton Explain The Golden Arches In This Clip From THE FOUNDER

How good does The Founder look? This might be about the founding of a fast food empire – but this is gourmet cinema. Michael Keaton, who has been on a heck of a movie run over the last couple of years (with Birdman and Spotlight) stars [...]

December 20, 2016

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING – With A Great Trailer Comes Great Responsibility

I like these trailers (international and US) for Spider-Man: Homecoming. There’s a sense of fun and playfulness that works (probably down to Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark) and I’m impressed by how this feels like a well-made teen [...]

December 9, 2016

Birdman Becomes The Vulture In SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING

Michael Keaton really has become the Birdman. The actor has re-entered negotiations for the role of The Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming. He was in the frame for the role several weeks ago, but bailed due to money reasons. However the notoriously [...]

May 21, 2016