emily blunt Archives - Movies In Focus

Trailer: Dwayne Johnson And Emily Blunt Rock The Boat In JUNGLE CRUISE

How much money does Dwayne Johnson need? How many soulless blockbusters must he make before he’s happy? The man has charisma, but he just makes movies based on potential box office. All of Johnson’s movies look the same. Here’s [...]

March 10, 2020

A QUIET PLACE PART II Trailer – Do We Need This Horror Sequel?

John Krasinksi’s 2018 film, A Quiet Place was a strong entry into the recent wave of top tier horror movies. The film was a virtually dialogue free thriller about a family hiding from sound-driven creatures in rural America. Krasinski kept the [...]

January 3, 2020

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: READY PLAYER ONE, ISLE OF DOGS, JOURNEYMAN, A QUIET PLACE & More

This time around: Steven Spielberg goes inside the Oasis in Ready Player One, Wes Anderson takes us to the Isle of Dogs, Paddy Considine is a Journeyman, Emily Blunt and John Krasinski go to A Quiet Place, Dwayne Johnson goes on a Rampage and Paul [...]

August 19, 2018

Not For Me: MARY POPPINS RETURNS Trailer

Of course I enjoyed Mary Poppins when I was a kid, but I have no interest whatsoever in watching Mary Poppins Returns. That ship has sailed for me – I’m too old and grumpy to care about this, but it’ll likely hit $700 million [...]

March 6, 2018

Full Nomination List For The 2017 EE BAFTA Awards

It’s that time of year again – Bafta time! 2016 had a good selection of films, but La La Land seems to be the big movie this year at the British Academy Film Awards, racking up an impressive 11 nominations. There’s always talk of [...]

January 10, 2017

Blu-ray Review: THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR Is A Fairy Tale Fantasy Too Far

The Huntsman: Winter’s War is the follow-up to 2012’s surprisingly good Snow White And The Huntsman. However, there’s been a lot of creative shake-ups since that film scored almost $400 globally. Director Rupert Sanders and star [...]

August 28, 2016

Déjà Vu All Over Again: Tom Cruise’s EDGE OF TOMORROW Gets A Sequel

Edge Of Tomorrow (aka All You Need Is Kill aka Live Die Repeat) was a crackingly good sci-fi action flick starring the mighty Tom Cruise as a soldier caught reliving the same moments over and over again during an alien invasion. Emily Blunt [...]

April 9, 2016

Chasing The Dragon: Drugs On Film

Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario, coming to Blu-ray, DVD and digital platforms from February 1st, 2016 courtesy of Lionsgate Home Entertainment, is a visceral, unflinching portrayal of the war against drugs. Critically lauded and impossible to tear your [...]

January 26, 2016

A Spoonful Of Sugar: MARY POPPINS Sequel On The Way

It would seem that Disney will continue to mine its back catalogue for remakes and sequels for as long as they keep scoring cash at the box office. Mary Poppins is the latest film to be given the 21st Century update treatment, with Into The Woods [...]

September 17, 2015

CINDERELLA And INTO THE WOODS: The End Of Happy Endings?

Fairy Tales are big business at the minute. Alice In Wonderland, Snow White and The Huntsman, Oz The Great and Powerful were all hugely successful, raking-in serious green at the box office (although Bryan Singer’s Jack The Giant Slayer beefed-it [...]

September 19, 2013