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Blu-ray Review: WONDER WOMAN 1984 Is Better Than The Original

It split audiences and critics alike when it was originally released on the big screen and streaming in 2020 but Wonder Woman 1984 is film which improves on the blockbusting 2017 original, delivering an entertaining and action-packed superhero [...]

March 24, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Mick Jackson’s DENIAL

Director Mick Jackson’s Denial is an enjoyable and well put together courtroom drama. This is the kind of thing Hollywood used to do so well in the ‘80s and ‘90s, before this type of film migrated to the small screen. Jackson’s film is [...]

March 14, 2021

A Lack Of Resonance In The Digital World

There’s been too much going on in 2020 for movies to sink-in. People have been watching on autopilot anything with weight or heft has been brushed away by COVID (along with everything it brought) and Trump in the US and Brexit in the UK. [...]

January 12, 2021

Video: Arnold Schwarzenegger Slams Donald Trump & Capitol Hill Riots

This is a powerful and impassioned video from the mighty Arnold Schwarzenegger as he talks about the riot on Capitol Hill in Washington, lambasting Donald Trump for his actions. Schwarzenegger likens the riot to the Night of Broken Glass [...]

January 11, 2021

WONDER WOMAN 1984 Is Better Than 2017’s Wonder Woman

Like with a lot of big movies these days, Wonder Woman 1984 has been hit with an unwarranted backlash online. It’s okay to have differing opinions – there’s nothing wrong with it. Your opinion is as valid as anyone else’s. [...]

December 28, 2020

Review: WONDER WOMAN 1984 Is An Energetic & Fun Superhero Sequel

Wonder Woman 1984 is a handsomely produced superhero sequel which continues the story of Diana Prince’s fight to improve humanity. Patty Jenkins‘ film improves on her blockbusting 2017 original and delivers an entertaining and [...]

December 16, 2020

Behind The Scenes: John Carpenter, Roddy Piper & Keith David Figure Out The Iconic Fight In THEY LIVE

John Carpenter returned to independent and low budget filmmaking following the critical and commercial disappointment of Big Trouble in Little China with The Prince of Darkness and They Live. While Prince of Darkness is a bleak horror, [...]

June 29, 2020

Review: Documentary SOCIAL ANIMALS Holds A Mirror Up To The Instagram Generation

The power of social media is fascinating. Users are able to connect with people from all over the world, using various platforms to market products and even themselves. You only have to look at how Donald Trump used Twitter to help score the US [...]

January 15, 2019

Blu-ray Review: Nicolas Cage Dials It Back And Goes On The Run In THE HUMANITY BUREAU

Everyone’s favourite gonzo actor, Nicolas Cage takes us into a dystopian futuristic wasteland in sci-fi thriller, The Humanity Bureau. Sidestepping a theatrical release, this Philip K. Dick style thriller sees Cage play a bureaucrat who goes on [...]

June 18, 2018

DVD Review: Kiefer Sutherland Is The US President In DESIGNATED SURVIVOR Season 1

Punchy and incredibly watchable, Designated Survivor delivers on all fronts as entertaining television. Kiefer Sutherland anchors the show with a restrained but strong performance, which lets him show a different style and range from his trademark [...]

September 16, 2017

I’ll Admit That This Trailer For The Bruce Willis Starring DEATH WISH Has My Interest

Many are saying that this trailer for the Bruce Willis starring Death Wish is an alt-right fantasy and a racist Donald Trump-era action film for tigger-happy Americans. I see it was a good looking, old-school action thriller. Did Taken get slammed [...]

August 5, 2017

Forget About Trump: New Clips From AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER

Accord de Paris? What’s that, Ivanka? Donald Trump doesn’t believe global warming exists! That’s just bullshit on an epic scale – so here’s Al Gore to distill some serious reality into proceedings… Sometimes the [...]

June 2, 2017

DVD Review: DENIAL With Rachel Weisz Is The Perfect Film For the Post-Truth/Fake News Era

May 28, 2017

Book Review: Alec Baldwin’s NEVERTHELESS Is A No-Holds-Barred Hollywood Memoir

Alec Baldwin’s Nevertheless is a Hollywood memoir that doesn’t pull any punches. Baldwin’s book looks at his career as an actor from his early days on Dallas spin-off Knott’s Landing to his recent stint as Donald Trump on Saturday Night [...]

April 17, 2017

Hey Trump! Schwarzenegger Has An Idea

Movies In Focus’ appreciation of Arnold Schwarzenegger went to a whole new level the other day. Donald Trump has been very presidential, taking pot-shots at the Austrian Oak over the ratings to The Apprentice in the US. Schwarzenegger, the former [...]

February 4, 2017

HOUSE OF CARDS Season 5 Teaser Just In Time For Donald Trump’s Inauguration

It was a smart move by Netflix to drop the teaser for the 5th season of House of Cards on the day that Donald Trump was inaugurated. It’s funny, the Kevin Spacey toplined drama has shown extreme US politics and I get the feeling that what [...]

January 21, 2017

You’re Terminated! Arnold Schwarzenegger Replaces Donald Trump As Host Of CELEBRITY APPRENTICE

I don’t think anyone would have imagined that Arnold Schwarzenegger would replace Donald Trump as the host of NBC‘s Celebrity Apprentice. However, I doubt many would have thought Trump would set his sights on the White House. Sometimes [...]

September 14, 2015