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Review: Pierce Brosnan & Samuel L. Jackson Face Off In The Gritty Western THE UNHOLY TRINITY

Pierce Brosnan and Samuel L. Jackson make for an intriguing pairing in Richard Gray’s gritty western, The Unholy Trinity. It’s an entertaining entry into the genre, and while it doesn’t break a whole lot of new ground, there is enjoyment to be [...]

July 22, 2025

Celebrating 25 Years Of Tony Scott’s ENEMY OF THE STATE

The late Tony Scott made a lot of great movies,but 1998’s Enemy Of The State might just be his best (at the very least it’s up there with Spy Game and Man On Fire). It’s a paranoia/conspiracy thriller which still packs a punch 25 [...]

November 20, 2023

Trailer & Poster: New Western MURDER AT YELLOWSTONE CITY Starring Gabriel Byrne, Thomas Jane & Richard Dreyfuss

With a cast that includes Gabriel Byrne, Thomas Jane and Richard Dreyfuss – you can be sure that Movies In Focus is interested in Murder At Yellowstone City. Directed by Richard Gray and written by Eric Belgau, the western appears to have [...]

May 26, 2022

Movies To Watch This Christmas

Christmastime is here again and Movies In Focus is presenting you with a list of Christmas movies to watch over the festive season. Some are naughty and some are nice, but they’re definitely an intriguing selection of movies to light-up your [...]

December 4, 2021

Notebook Reviews: ENEMY OF THE STATE

Tony Scott – 1998 Enemy Of The State sees Tony Scott directing Will Smith and Gene Hackman in this hugely entertaining paranoia thriller. Scott shoots with his usual visual fervour, giving this festive action film some incredible energy and a [...]

September 14, 2021

Notebook Reviews: END OF DAYS

Peter Hyams – 1999 End Of Days is a gloriously old-fashioned action movie from director Peter Hyams. This end of the century thriller plays like The Omen meets Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Arnold Schwarzenegger is great as the ex-cop battling [...]

August 20, 2021

Top Christmas Movies: END OF DAYS

End Of Days sees Arnold Schwarzenegger fighting Satan (Gabriel Byrne) during the 1999 festive season. Okay, so I know it’s The Omen meets Terminator 2, but I loved this on-the-cusp of the millennium and I still love it more than 20 years on. The [...]

December 1, 2020

The Time Arnold Schwarzenegger Fought Satan In 1999’s END OF DAYS

The end of the last millennium saw a huge amount of nihilistic horror and science fiction films hit movie screens. A really good one of these was Peter Hyams’s Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner 1999 End of Days. The film was Schwarzenegger’s [...]

July 1, 2020

Why Tony Scott’s ENEMY OF THE STATE Is Still Essential Viewing More Than 20 Years On

The late Tony Scott made a lot of great movies but 1998’s Enemy Of The State might just be his best (at the very least it’s up there with Spy Game and Man On Fire). It’s a paranoia/conspiracy thriller which still packs a punch over [...]

December 16, 2019

Trailer: Jonah Hill & Emma Stone Reunite For Netflix’s MANIAC

Cary Fukunaga directs Maniac, a new mind-bending series for Netflix that reunites Superbad co-stars Jonah Hill and Emma Stone. This is one hell of a quirky trailer for the series, which drops on the streaming service on 21 September. But might [...]

September 13, 2018

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: THE POST, THE COMMUTER, BATMAN NINJA & More

This time around: Tom Hanks And Meryl Streep try to take down Nixon in The Post; Liam Neeson should have taken the bus in The Commuter; the Dark Knight goes to Japan in Batman Ninja; Michael Caine takes you through My Generation; venture back to [...]

May 14, 2018

St Patrick’s Day Special: Top Irish Actors

A rundown of the top Irish actors– be warned this isn’t a definitive list – these are just my top picks! Michael Fassbender When I first wrote this, Fassbender was the new acting kid on the block, and on the cusp of being the next big thing. [...]

March 16, 2013

1999: A Movie Year In Review (Part Two)

Welcome to Part 2 of our 1999 Movie Retrospective. The final year of the last century was one hell of a cinematic ride and it offered some outstanding films for lovers of cinema. Now be aware that this is not a definitive list of the films released [...]

May 15, 2012