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OSCARS 2023: A Full List Of The 95th Academy Awards Nominations

Movies In Focus is just going to say this up front – I want Top Gun: Maverick to win Best Picture at the 2023 Academy Awards. The reason being is that it’s a crowd pleaser – a movie. A Hollywood movie. It deserves to win. It would [...]

January 24, 2023

Trailer: Martin McDonagh’s THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson & Barry Keoghan

Anyone who enjoyed Martin McDonagh‘s 2008 film, In Bruges will certainly be excited by the prospect of The Banshees of Inisherin. The Ireland-set black comedy sees McDonagh reunite with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson – while it [...]

August 6, 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: Adam Smith’s TRESPASS AGAINST US

Trespass Against Us sees Michael Fassbender give another high-powered performance and he again illustrates that he’s one of the best actors working in movies today. Ostensibly a drama, 2016’s Trespass Against Us also has a crime-thriller [...]

May 24, 2021

RIVERDANCE: THE ANIMATED ADVENTURE Featuring The Vocal Stylings Of Pierce Brosnan & Brendan Gleeson

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure is a whole new take on the musical dance phenomenon. Directed by Eamonn Butler and Dave Rosenbaum, the film has an original score from Grammy Award winning Riverdance composer Bill Whelan. The animated film, [...]

May 11, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Brendan Gleeson, Martin McDonagh & Colin Farrell On The Set Of IN BRUGES

Sometimes all the elements align and a great movie exists because of the talent involved. In Bruges is brilliant because it was written and directed by Martin McDonagh – and it’s brilliant because it stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. [...]

April 4, 2021

Notebook Reviews: LAKE PLACID

Steve Miner – 1999 Lake Placid is an enjoyable enough little creature feature with a good cast (Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson) and some great special effects. Everyone seems to be having a good time in Steve [...]

March 7, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Ben Affleck Directing LIVE BY NIGHT

2016’s Live By Night is a luscious and luminous film. It features some beautiful production design and costumes, creating a vibrant world that echoes nearly a century of wonderful gangster movies. Ben Affleck’s adaptation of Dennis [...]

November 30, 2020

Not As Good As The Original

Paul King’s Paddington 2 features many of the same elements which made the original film so enjoyable, but somehow the 2017 sequel lacks the magic spark which made that 2014 release such a fantastic piece of entertainment. 2014’s Paddington [...]

September 30, 2020

Uncovering Curiosities: John Michael McDonagh’s CALVARY

John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary covers a lot of ground. What makes the film special is how McDonagh has been able to create a film that will play differently to various audiences. On one side it’s an anti Church film which lambasts the clergy [...]

September 24, 2020

Live/Die/Repeat! Tom Cruise & Doug Liman On The Set Of EDGE OF TOMORROW

We all know that 2014’s Edge Of Tomorrow should have been called Live/Die/Repeat (which is kind of what it was called when it hit DVD and blu-ray). Aside from that, the film is one of the the few action movies in recent years that hasn’t [...]

September 20, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Martin McDonagh’s IN BRUGES Is A Cracking Cult Hitman Comedy With Colin Farrell & Brendan Gleeson

Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges is a stone-cold cult classic. A modest hit when it was first released in 2008 ($33 million globally from a $15 budget), the black comedy hits the mark on all levels. The dark humour is funny and the dramatic beats are [...]

August 18, 2019

Book Review: Bill Hodges Is Back On The Hunt For The Mercedes Killer In Stephen King’s END OF WATCH

Following on from Mr Mercedes and Finders Keepers, Stephen King closes his Bill Hodges trilogy with End Of Watch. The book once again sees retired detective Hodges on the tail of Brady Hartsfield, the infamous Mercedes Killer from the first book in [...]

August 13, 2017

Trailer For Stephen King’s MR MERCEDES Starring Brendan Gleeson

Mr Mercedes saw Stephen King tackle the tropes of the detective novel and he embraced it whole heartedly (read the Movies In Focus review of the book). It’s cracking yarn – and now it’s hitting TV with Brendan Gleeson in the [...]

July 14, 2017

DVD Review: Michael Fassbender & Brendan Gleeson Embrace High Drama In TRESPASS AGAINST US

Trespass Against Us sees Michael Fassbender give another high-powered performance and he again illustrates that he’s one of the best actors working in movies today. Ostensibly a drama, Trespass Against Us also has a crime-thriller bubbling under [...]

July 3, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Be Prepared To Get Hot & Sweaty Over Ben Affleck’s LIVE BY NIGHT

For some strange reason Ben Affleck’s Live By Night was shunned by critics and audiences alike when it was released on the big screen. Maybe it was some weird post-Batman backlash, but the $60 million gangster film opened to tepid reviews and [...]

May 20, 2017

The Films of Zoe Saldana

Having starred in a wide range of both high-profile blockbusters and more character driven dramas, it’s safe to say that Zoe Saldana is one of the most sought after actresses working in the industry today. Last year saw her team with Oscar-winner [...]

May 16, 2017

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