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Notebook Reviews: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT

Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner and Simon Wells – 1998 The Prince Of Egypt is an epic and entertaining animated feature with a tremendous cast of voices (Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, [...]

November 18, 2023

*Closed* Competition: Win A FAST X Merch Bundle

Fast X hits UK screens on 19th May 2023. Louis Leterrier’s tenth instalment of the long running Fast And The Furious franchise stars a who’s who of Hollywood stars – Vin Diesel, Jason Momoa, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris [...]

May 17, 2023

Tore Down A La TRUMBO

A little late to the party, but Movies In Focus finally caught up with Jay Roach’s 2015 release Trumbo. It’s a great character study of the blacklisted screenwriter, Dalton Trumbo and it really delivers in setting out the details of a [...]

June 11, 2020

FAST & FURIOUS 9 Trailer: Stupid

Movies In Focus has only ever seen one instalment of the ‘Fast & Furious Saga‘ – 2015’s Fast & Furious 7 – and I enjoyed the hell out of it. This ninth instalment of the near 20 year-old franchise looks like [...]

February 1, 2020

The 2020 Golden Globes Full Nominations List

It’s easy to become cynical when you write about movies. You get to see the good, the bad and the ugly and sometimes that makes you jaded. However, there’s nothing like watching quality movies succeed and when you see the list of [...]

December 9, 2019

Review: Bruce Willis And Company Have A Blast In RED 2

Robert Schwentke’s RED appeared to come out of nowhere and unexpectedly entertain critics and audiences alike back in 2010. Now Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren and Mary-Louise Paker show they’re still Retired and Extremely Dangerous. [...]

July 23, 2013

New HITCHCOCK Poster, Film Enters Oscar Race

Fox Searchlight Pictures has released the first poster for director Sacha Gervasi’s Hitchcock. The film charts the making of Psycho and Hitchcock’s relationship with his wife, Alma. The drama stars Anthony Hopkins as the legendary director, [...]

September 21, 2012

Get ‘Lost’ During A 10 Night Stay In BATES MOTEL

A&E has picked up a ten episode order of Bates Motel, a new Psycho prequel series from writer/producer Carlton Cuse.According to Variety: “Bates Motel examines the formative years of iconic “Psycho” character Norman Bates, and his [...]

July 3, 2012