chasing amy

Notebook Reviews: CHASING AMY

Kevin Smith – 1997 Chasing Amy is one of Kevin Smith‘s finest films (if not the finest). It’s a hugely watchable low-budget comedy/drama with a good script and impressive performances from Ben Affleck and Jason Lee. The main [...]

March 13, 2021

Ben Affleck On His Career, Batman And Finding The Way Back

This 22 minute video interview with Ben Affleck for GQ is pure gold. It features an enthusiastic Affleck talking about his career and some of his biggest and best roles. He talks about Good Will Hunting, Armageddon, Pearl Harbour, Argo, Batman and [...]

March 7, 2020

They Shall Not Grow Up: Trailer & Poster For Kevin Smith’s JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT

As a man of a certain age, Movies In Focus is almost genetically predisposed to like Kevin Smith‘s View Askew movies. Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back et al, I enjoy them. Have you got a problem with that? [...]

July 18, 2019

Review: Rom-Com SHOPPING CHANNELS Recalls The 90s Movies Of Kevin Smith And Richard Linklater

At times it (rightly) seems like the low budget British cinema scene is filled with nothing but horror movies and gangster flicks. However, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou’s Shopping Channels plays like a fresh breeze blowing through the usual genre pieces. [...]

October 1, 2015