fantastic four

Marvel Studios Celebrates The Movies – But It’s Really Celebrating The Death Of Cinema

This trailer montage is titled Marvel Studios Celebrates The Movies – but it’s just promoting the studios upcoming slate which includes the long delayed Black Widow, Chloe Zhao’s Eternals and Shang Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings [...]

May 4, 2021

The FANTASTIC FOUR Debacle: Rumours, Blame And Comic Books

Fantastic Four has finally hit screens – and it’s tanking – it looks set to gross less than $30 million for the weekend, a low sum for a $120 million superhero film. The reviews aren’t good and at this point everyone is [...]

August 9, 2015

Watch These Clips And Explore The Science That Inspired FANTASTIC FOUR

Fantastic Four hits on August 6 – here are four new featurettes which explore the science behind Josh Trank’s superhero reboot. Enjoy and be inspired. Alternate Dimensions Invisibility Teleportation Wormholes Fantastic Four opens on [...]

July 28, 2015

Power Pieces: Uncover The Abilities Of The FANTASTIC FOUR With 4 New Videos

Josh Trank‘s Fantastic Four starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell hits in August. Movies In Focus is miffed that this isn’t getting enough love – it looks really good. There’s a stigma attached to [...]

July 22, 2015

Blu-ray Review: X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST – THE ROGUE CUT Resets The Timeline And Loses The Magic

Bryan Singer returns to the X-Men series with X-Men: Days Of Future Past. This serves as a prequel, sequel and reboot to what has come before, resetting plot-lines and characters to ensure the longevity of the fifteen year old franchise. The Rogue [...]

July 18, 2015

FANTASTIC FOUR Gets A Final Trailer – You Should Show It More Love

Here is the final trailer for Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four. This will either solidify your intent to watch, finally stoke your fire or seal the deal on your apathy. I’m onboard because of the cast. Miles Teller absolutely killed in in Whiplash [...]

July 15, 2015

Meet The FANTASTIC FOUR With These Character Profile Videos

Fantastic Four hits the UK on August 6 and the Josh Trank directed superhero movie has been keeping a low profile, but the 20th Century Fox Marvel hero reboot looks like it could be a big surprise. The below profiles shine some light on the titular [...]

July 11, 2015

WORLD WAR Z 2 Is On The way And A Title With A Colon Is A Necessity

World War Z was 1000 times better than it should have been. The Brad Pitt zombie movie had a troubled production but it turned out to be a highly entertaining flick. Who cares if it had little resemblance to Max Brooks novel. The 2013 movie scored [...]

May 23, 2015

Answers Are Coming In This International Trailer For FANTASTIC FOUR

The Fantastic Four reboot might just benefit from a darker aesthetic than the two Tim Story films from 2005 and 2007. Those movies made a lot of money but they didn’t connect with audiences in a way that a lot of superhero movies have recently, [...]

April 6, 2015

Is The First Official Trailer For FANTASTIC FOUR Fantastic?

The Fantastic Four haven’t had much luck on a cinematic level. The quartet first made it to the screen in a 1994 film from Roger Corman that was only made as a sneaky way of retaining the rights to the characters (it was never released). 20th [...]

January 27, 2015

John Carpenter To Produce ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Remake For 20th Century Fox

I was interviewing John Carpenter the other evening (more on that soon) and I asked him if he was developing any potential projects. He was rather coy in his response and I got the feeling that he was working on something new. A few hours later news [...]

January 16, 2015

DVD Review: Michael B. Jordan In Ryan Coogler’s FRUITVALE STATION

Ryan Coogler makes a powerful film debut with Fruitvale Station, the true-life story of Oscar Grant, the 22 year old who was shot by the police at the eponymous station on New Year’s Day in 2009. At the centre of the film is Michael B. Jordan, who [...]

October 9, 2014