james bond

It’s Official: The Search Is On For The New James Bond

It looks like things are finally beginning to ramp-up on the James Bond front. All has been quiet since Denis Villeneuve was announced as director last year, as well as Amy Pascal and David Heyman signing on to produce with a screenplay from Steven [...]

May 15, 2026

Talking About The Future Of James Bond With At The Flicks

If you know me – or you read Movies In Focus – then you’ll be aware that I’m a big fan of the James Bond franchise. My love of the James Bond movies goes back so far that I can’t even remember watching a Bond film for the first [...]

January 4, 2026

Review: Rian Johnson’s WAKE UP DEAD MAN – Hopefully The Knives Out Franchise Dies Here

The Knives Out franchise started off well enough with, well… er… Knives Out in 2019. An in-between Bonds flick for Daniel Craig, it was an amiable enough time-passer that was nothing spectacular, but not quite as sophisticated as writer-director [...]

December 27, 2025

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

Podcast Episode 73: Directors Martin Campbell & Simon West Talk About Their Movies CLEANER & OLD GUY

Not one, but two iconic action film directors join this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast. First-up there’s Martin Campbell, the director of the acclaimed James Bond films Goldeneye with Pierce Brosnan and Casino Royale starring Daniel [...]

February 28, 2025

Behind The Scenes: Robert Pattinson & Matt Reeves On The Set Of THE BATMAN

Director Matt Reeves has decided to focus on Batman’s detective leanings, framing the movie as a serial killer thriller and presenting Gotham City as a gritty rain-soaked metropolis which is rotting from the top down. Setting the film during the [...]

July 6, 2024

Behind The Scenes: Matthew McConaughey, Penélope Cruz & Breck Eisner On The Set Of SAHARA

Based Clive Cussler’s 1992 novel of the same name, Breck Eisner’s Sahara sees Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn and Penélope Cruz searching for American Civil War gold in the Sahara Desert, whilst simultaneously trying to discover the [...]

June 30, 2024

Podcast Episode 41: Phillip Noyce & Morena Baccarin Discuss FAST CHARLIE Starring Pierce Brosnan

Director Phillip Noyce and Morena Baccarin join the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about their new film, Fast Charlie. Brutal when it needs to be, funny when it wants to be and heartfelt when you least expect it, Fast Charlie is first-class [...]

December 16, 2023

Review: Phillip Noyce’s FAST CHARLIE – A Well Constructed Hitman Thriller With Pierce Brosnan

Fast Charlie is a lean and mean thriller starring Pierce Brosnan as a hitman seeking revenge. Directed by Phillip Noyce, the film is a stripped-back, no-frills affair that delivers the requisite action and also some strong performances. Having [...]

December 2, 2023

Behind The Scenes: Cary Grant & Alfred Hitchcock On The Set Of NORTH BY NORTHWEST

The great Alfred Hitchcock‘s North By Northwest is one of the finest films ever made. Expertly crafted, the thriller is a brilliant exercise in tension, humour and romance. Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and Martin [...]

September 16, 2023

THE OUT-LAWS Trailer Has A Great Pierce Brosnan/James Bond Joke

Netflix’s The Out-Laws looks like a fun crime-comedy. Of course, Movies In Focus is already set for the Tyler Spindel-directed flick because it features the mighty Pierce Brosnan – and Ellen Barkin, Michael Rooker and Richard Kind [...]

June 10, 2023

Behind The Scenes: Michelle Yeoh, Pierce Brosnan & Roger Spottiswoode On The Set Of TOMORROW NEVER DIES

Tomorrow Never Dies is a great James Bond film. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, the 1997 film sees Pierce Brosnan‘s 007 taking on Jonathan Pryce‘s evil media mogul, Elliot Carver. Along for the ride is Michelle Yeoh‘s Chinese spy, [...]

May 17, 2023

Review: Daniel Craig Is Back As Benoit Blanc In GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc returns to the screen in Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the follow-up to the hugely successful and inexplicably well-regarded 2019 mystery, Knives Out. Knives Out was a perfectly serviceable film [...]

December 30, 2022

CLOSED Competition: Win THE BATMAN On Blu-ray

Unmask the truth behind Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne with The Batman, now on Digital Download and 4K, Blu-ray and DVD on 13th June, and to celebrate its release Movies In Focus has two [...]

June 8, 2022

100 Years Of Christopher Lee

Few actors have had an impact on so many generations in the way that Christopher Lee did. The tall, dark and enigmatic actor’s deep baritone voice meant that he sounded as iconic as he looked and he had a career which saw him enter the Guinness [...]

May 27, 2022

Review: Ben Affleck & Ana de Armas Impress In The Entertaining Thriller DEEP WATER

After a 20 year sabbatical from directing, the great Adrian Lyne returns with a film which sits very nicely within his wheelhouse. Fitting nicely beside the likes of Fatal Attraction, Indecent Proposal and Unfaithful, Deep Water gives Lyne yet [...]

March 15, 2022

BAFTA: The Winners At The 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards

Hosted by Rebel Wilson, the 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards took place on Sunday 13 March 2022 at the Royal Albert Hall. It was something of a disappointing show – Wilson failed to connect as a host and quite a few of the winners failed [...]

March 14, 2022

Review: THE BATMAN Is A Refreshing But Flawed Take On The Dark Knight

The Batman is the latest big screen incarnation of Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s iconic comic book hero. Over the last 30-odd years there have been multiple film takes on Batman from Tim Burton’s brooding gothic noir and Joel Schumacher’s [...]

March 8, 2022

Soulless & Unoriginal: New Clip From UNCHARTED Starring Tom Holland & Mark Wahlberg

Young Tom Holland is currently riding high on the phenomenal success of Spider-Man: Now Way Home, but the forthcoming release of Uncharted might just vaporise that goodwill. This clip from Ruben Fleischer’s video game adaptation is [...]

January 5, 2022

The Dark Knight: A Look Back At Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy

Little did we know how much mainstream moviemaking would change when Christopher Nolan was charged with rebooting the Batman franchise. Released in 2005, Nolan’s Batman Begins took The Dark Knight and transported Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s [...]

December 12, 2021

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