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MOST Comic Book Superhero Movies Aren’t Cinema

There’s currently a war raging. There are those who believe that comic book superhero movies aren’t cinema in the truest sense of the word and there are those who believe these movies are wonderful examples of what the art of the [...]

November 13, 2019

Colin Farrell & Andy Serkis In The Frame For The Penguin & Alfred Pennyworth In THE BATMAN

The great Colin Farrell is one seriously left field choice for Oswald Cobblepot AKA The Penguin in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. Farrell has the dark looks, he’s got the acting chops but he doesn’t have the…physique and stature [...]

November 7, 2019

THE BATMAN: Casting Continues For Matt Reeves’ Superhero Reboot

Movies In Focus is quietly confident that Matt Reeves will deliver something exciting with The Batman. Yes, deep down I’m disappointed that Ben Affleck never got to star and direct (and co-write) the film, but ‘thems the breaks’ as they say. [...]

October 19, 2019

Review: Todd Phillips’ JOKER Is Essential Cinema

After talking some serious talk, it was up for debate if The Hangover director Todd Phillips could pull-off the challenge of making Joker a film which sidestepped its comic book origins and deliver something with more gravitas than your usual [...]

October 10, 2019

The Best Scene In Tim Burton’s BATMAN

Tim Burton‘s Batman is 30 years old. It’s crazy to write that – I remember seeing it on the big screen back in 1989. I was nine years old. Thirty years before 1989 was 1959 – a very different era. The world went Batman crazy [...]

June 23, 2019

Hey Matt Reeves! Cast Richard E. Grant As Alfred In THE BATMAN

Look, Movies In Focus isn’t usually one for fan-casting. Sure, we all have ideas for who we would like to see in certain roles, but those sorts of dreams usually lead to broken hearts. However, the mighty Richard E. Grant needs to be cast [...]

May 30, 2019

The JOKER Trailer Is Incredibly Well Cut; It Might Deliver The Goods

We don’t know if we really need Todd Phillips‘ Joker, nor do we know what it’s really about. However, this teaser trailer makes it look good. Really good in fact. I know it’s very hard to judge a movie or a performance from a [...]

April 6, 2019

Put On A Happy Face: First Poster Showing Joaquin Phoenix As The JOKER

Movies In Focus is curious about Todd Phillips’ Joker. I think Joaquin Phoenix is a perfect fit for the role of the Clown Prince of Crime but I don’t know if the Joker works as a stand-alone character away from Batman. I want somebody to [...]

April 2, 2019

Saturday Surprise: REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN & THE INTENT 2

Here’s a Saturday Surprise. DC Comics adventure Reign Of The Supermen and The Intent 2. I’m very curious about the former and I have never even heard of the [...]

January 19, 2019

Just Say The Word: SHAZAM! Poster

I probably won’t catch Shazam! on the big screen. It looks okay, but I’ve hit a superhero fatigue that will only be resolved by a certain Bat-Man. This Zachary Levi pic will likely make bank, but it won’t score Movies In [...]

December 6, 2018

Behind The Scenes Of James Wan’s AQUAMAN

Will James Wan’s Aquaman be any good? Will it be a financial success? Nobody knows, but it might just help save Warner Bros’ floundering DC Extended Universe. Maybe. From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an [...]

November 13, 2018

Does This Extended Trailer For AQUAMAN Make Waves?

This extended look at Aquaman certainly gives you a lot of bang for your book. I think Jason Momoa is charismatic as hell, but this James Wan flick looks like too much of a CGI fest and Amber Heard‘s wig is terrible. I will say that the [...]

October 6, 2018