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Blu-ray Review: Ryan Gosling Takes The Hot Seat In Second Sight Films’ Release Of Nicolas Winding Refn’s DRIVE

Based on James Sallis’ novel of the same name, Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 thriller, Drive sees Ryan Gosling play a character only known as Driver, a stuntman by day and getaway driver at night, whose relationship with single parent Carey [...]

June 10, 2022

Competition: Win THE BATMAN On Blu-ray

Unmask the truth behind Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne with The Batman, now on Digital Download and 4K, Blu-ray and DVD on 13th June, and to celebrate its release Movies In Focus has two [...]

June 8, 2022

Blu-ray Review: Prano Bailey-Bond’s CENSOR Is Pure Nightmare Poetry

Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor is one hell of a cinematic calling card. The director’s feature-length debut is an incredibly assured film with a wonderful mastery of tone and vision. It’s been rightfully lauded by critics and genre [...]

January 25, 2022

Review: Brad Anderson’s Cult Chiller SESSION 9 Gets An Epic Release From Second Sight Films

Slow burning and atmospheric, Brad Anderson‘s Session 9 has aged exceptionally well since it was first released back in 2001. This is because of its strong cast, well-honed characterisation and the atmospheric location work of the [...]

January 5, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Ben Affleck’s LIVE BY NIGHT

Ben Affleck’s gangster film, Live By Night was hugely under-appreciated when it was released back in 2016. For some strange reason Live By Night was shunned by critics and audiences alike when it opened on the big screen. Maybe it was some [...]

December 27, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Wes Anderson’s THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU

Wes Anderson’s brilliant 2004 film, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou is the writer-director’s forgotten masterpiece. It includes Anderson’s usual precise visual style and tropes about broken families and distant fathers, but this time [...]

December 17, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Noah Baumbach’s WHILE WE’RE YOUNG

Writer-director Noah Baumbach’s 2014 film, While We’re Young casts a keen eye on how we interact in a digital age, where everything is disposable and easily cast aside. That’s not just technology, but morals and opinions are lost as time [...]

December 10, 2021

Blu-ray Review: PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND Starring Nicolas Cage Is As Crazy As It Is Disappointing

Much like Nicolas Cage’s recent theme-park horror Willy’s Wonderland, Prisoners Of The Ghostland is a film with a cool sounding premise (and an excellent trailer) which is let down by its poor execution. Cage himself [...]

November 9, 2021

Review: Adam Wingard’s THE GUEST Entertains Like A VHS-Era Thriller

A lean and mean thriller, director Adam Wingard‘s 2014 film The Guest is a hugely entertaining affair. Wingard and screenwriter Simon Barrett keep this retro-style pic simple, delivering a quick set-up in order to craft some tense moments and [...]

October 31, 2021

Review: Alain Delon Is MR KLEIN In Joseph Losey’s Curious Mystery

Joseph Losey’s French drama, Mr Klein (Monsieur Klein) is a quietly understated WWII thriller which features a powerful-yet-subdued performance from Alain Delon in the title role. The 1976 film draws tension from the mundane and it [...]

September 30, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Justin Kurzel’s MACBETH

Director Justin Kurzel’s 2015 screen adaptation of Macbeth is a luscious piece of cinematic grit. It’s a down-and-dirty version of Shakespeare’s tragedy but it’s a hollow film that unfortunately has had it’s heart ripped out through its [...]

September 30, 2021

Behind The Scenes: George R.R. Martin & Peter Dinklage On The Set Of GAME OF THRONES

Writer/Producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss managed the near impossible when they brought George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire book series to the small screen back in 2011. Stunning production values and epic locations gave Game of [...]

September 20, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Bong Joon-Ho’s SNOWPIERCER

Before the multi-award winning Parasite, Director Bong Joon-ho delivered Snowpiercer, a post-apocalyptic science fiction thriller set in a desolate future where the remnants of humanity circle the globe on a non-stop train (the titular [...]

September 14, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Eva Green & Director Noam Murro On The Set Of 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE

Director Noam Murro’s 300: Rise Of An Empire could have been a disaster. The previous film’s style became so iconic and copied that it appeared to be nothing fresh left for Murro’s film to mine. However, 2014’s 300: Rise Of An [...]

August 25, 2021

Podcast – Episode 12: Fractured Visions Founder Phillip Escott On Running A Boutique Film Distribution Label

Phillip Escott, the founder of Fractured Visions joins this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast. Fractured Visions is a UK distribution company and film festival which has a keen focus on genre cinema. Phil discussed his boutique DVD and [...]

August 21, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Peter Yates’ THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE

Director Peter Yates’ 1973 film, The Friends Of Eddie Coyle is the type of movie that perfectly sums up the 1970s on a cinematic level. Robert Mitchum plays the titular Eddie Coyle, an ageing low level crook caught-up in a Boston gun-running [...]

July 21, 2021

Yo, Whiplash! Behind The Scenes Image Shows Miles Teller & Damien Chazelle On The Set Of WHIPLASH

Writer-director Damien Chazelle’s created an absolute gem of a film with 2014’s Whiplash – one that surpasses all expectations. Expertly written and wonderfully acted, Whiplash is a cinematic breath of fresh air. The great J.K [...]

July 13, 2021

Blu-ray Review: Jennifer Kent’s THE BABADOOK Is A Modern Horror Classic

Jennifer Kent’s 2014 film, The Babadook draws on the rich history of horror cinema, delivering thoughtful scares and strong imagery to create one of the finest genre films in recent years. Even, William Friedkin, the director of The [...]

July 1, 2021

Blu-ray Review: Classic Silent Expressionist Horror THE HANDS OF ORLAC

The 1924 horror film The Hands of Orlac (Orlac’s Hände) reunited the star (Conrad Veidt) and director (Robert Wiene) of the 1920 masterpiece, The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari for yet another classic silent genre piece. Based on the novel [...]

June 24, 2021

Bryan Bertino’s THE DARK AND THE WICKED Getting A DVD, Blu-ray & Digital Release In The UK

Movies In Focus called Bryan Bertino’s The Dark And The Wicked ‘a well crafted and intelligent horror film..a strong and powerful slice of genre cinema which gets deep under the skin. It’s one of the best horror films of the [...]

June 21, 2021

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