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BATGIRL Directors ‘Saddened & Shocked’ As Film Is Cancelled In Post-Production

Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have released a statement stating that they are ‘shocked and saddened following the abrupt and shocking announcement that the almost complete DC Comics movie has been shelved for good by Warner [...]

August 3, 2022

BATGIRL Scrapped By Warner Bros – $90 Million Movie Now A Tax Write-Off

In a move which is virtually unprecedented, Warner Bros. has scrapped the release of its Batgirl movie – a film which has already been shot, partly edited and test screened. The film will not be shown in cinemas or HBO Max and instead [...]

August 3, 2022

Where’s The Originality? Trailer For Game Of Thrones Spin-Off HOUSE OF THE DRAGON

Movies In Focus was a huge fan of Game Of Thrones. The final seasons weren’t perfect, but what are you going to do – create an online petition to have them reshot? The show was expertly made, well crafted and it brought people into the [...]

July 21, 2022

First Official Look At Leslie Grace’s BATGIRL Costume

Movies In Focus‘ interest in Batgirl shot-up 100% when it was announced in December 2021 that Michael Keaton would be joining the cast as Bruce Wayne/Batman. I’m just not overly interested in comic book characters that aren’t [...]

January 15, 2022

Trailer: Steven Soderbergh’s Tech Thriller KIMI Starring Zoë Kravitz

In 2021 Steven Soderbergh delivered the all-star crime thriller No Sudden Move and now for 2022, the director has yet another film on the way (does he ever stop working?). KIMI is a tech thriller written by screenwriter David Koepp. Zoë Kravitz [...]

January 14, 2022

Michael Keaton Is Back As Batman In BATGIRL Movie

It looks like Michael Keaton will be keeping on the Bat cowl for a little while longer. After a 30 year absence, Keaton has just completed filming a turn as Bruce Wayne/Batman in Andy Muschietti’s The Flash – and now he’s set to [...]

December 27, 2021

Clint Eastwood’s CRY MACHO: Great Trailer, Shame About the Poster

The trailer for Clint Eastwood‘s Cry Macho is a great piece of marketing. It’s selling an old-fashioned road movie – the type that Eastwood has made a career out of. However, the same can’t be said about this poster. [...]

August 6, 2021

Old West: Trailer For Clint Eastwood’s CRY MACHO

This trailer for Clint Eastwood‘s Cry Macho is great. It appears to be a true Clint Eastwood film in every sense and it seems to share similar DNA with two of his best (and most well-regarded) movies – Unforgiven and Gran Torino. Growing [...]

August 6, 2021

Don’t #ReleaseTheAyerCut: David Ayer Gives The Final Word On SUICIDE SQUAD

Look, Movies In Focus enjoyed David Ayer’s Suicide Squad. It wasn’t perfect, but I had a good time with it (enough to watch it twice). James Gunn’s follow-up/reboot The Suicide Squad has been getting rave views and fans have [...]

July 30, 2021

New Trailer For James Gunn’s THE SUICIDE SQUAD – Expect The Usual Divisive Rants

Here’s the latest trailer for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. This sequel/reboot appears less generic (and brighter) than the David Ayer directed 2016 film and it looks to up the joke quota – but I get the feeling this is [...]

June 23, 2021

Trailer: Steven Soderbergh’s NO SUDDEN MOVE Starring Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, David Harbour, Ray Liotta, Jon Hamm & Brendan Fraser

Here’s the full trailer for Stephen Soderbergh latest film, No Sudden Move. Written by Ed Solomon, the film is a 1950s-set crime movie with an all-star cast. Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro and David Harbour, Ray Liotta, Jon Hamm, Brendan [...]

June 8, 2021

Trailer & Poster: Neo-Noir Thriller REMINISCENCE Starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson & Thandiwe Newton

Writer/director/producer Lisa Joy’s Reminiscence seems to have strong echoes of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner and Christopher Nolan’s Inception. That’s no criticism, because I’m impressed and intrigued by this trailer [...]

June 3, 2021

Review: Zack Snyder’s ARMY OF THE DEAD – A Stupid Movie With Stupid Characters Doing Stupid Things

Zack Snyder is probably the most divisive director of the century. Over the last 20 years, no filmmaker has faced the vitriol which has been targeted at Snyder or been embraced by the fervent adoration of their fanbase. It’s odd – [...]

May 23, 2021

Teaser Trailer For Steven Soderbergh’s All-Star NO SUDDEN MOVE

The mighty Stephen Soderbergh shows no sign of slowing down. Hot on the heels of 2020’s Let Them All Talk comes No Sudden Move, anew crime movie from the Oscar-winning auteur. The 1950s set drama features yet another all-star cast including [...]

May 20, 2021

Book Review: Gabriel Campisi’s THE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER’S GUIDE TO THE NEW HOLLYWOOD – SUCCESS IN THE ERA OF NETFLIX AND STREAMING VIDEO

The way in which we watch entertainment today is totally different than it was ten, or even five years ago. Streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+ and HBO Max have made it easy for us to consume more film and television than ever before [...]

April 5, 2021

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