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Trailer & Poster: Stallone Takes A Back Seat & Lets Statham Drive The EXPEND4BLES

You won’t find a bigger fan of The Expendables franchise than Movies In Focus. I thought the first film was solid enough, but I think the franchise reached its potential with the second and third instalments. A lot of that had to do with the [...]

June 7, 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

Behind The Scenes: Ice Cube & John Carpenter On The Set of GHOSTS OF MARS

The 2001 release, Ghosts Of Mars might not be one of John Carpenter‘s best films – but its definitely far from the worst. It’s still an enjoyable genre piece with a surprisingly old-fashioned vibe and its even more quaint now in [...]

January 16, 2022

Review: Guy Ritchie Directs Jason Statham In WRATH OF MAN

Guy Ritchie’s latest teaming with Jason Statham, Wrath Of Man is an energetic and well produced action film with which delivers enough bone-crunching thrills to keep fans of the genre happy. If you’re looking for plot and nuance, you might want [...]

December 10, 2021

Review: Jason Statham & Guy Ritchie Deliver Entertaining Action Thrills In WRATH OF MAN

May 6, 2021

Notebook Reviews: John Carpenter’s GHOSTS OF MARS

John Carpenter – 2001 Ghosts Of Mars might not be one of John Carpenter‘s best films – but its definitely far from the worst (I’m looking at you, Escape From New L.A.). This sci-fi seige movie is a semi-remake of the great [...]

March 22, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Arnold Schwarzenegger And Harrison Ford On The Set Of THE EXPENDABLES 3

If you delve too deep into The Expendables 3 then you’ll see that it’s implausible and totally far-fetched, but it’s a film which doesn’t pretend to be anything other than fun! Patrick Hughes’ action pic is a fun thrill-ride, [...]

April 23, 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

Jason Statham, A Big Fish And A New Poster

You’re either onboard (or in the water) with the screen adaptation of Steve Alten’s The Meg with it’s basic pitch, or not: Jason Statham fighting a giant prehistoric shark. This poster won’t sway you one way or the other [...]

June 20, 2018

Trailer & Poster: See Statham Fight A Mega Shark In THE MEG

Regular Movies In Focus readers will know that I love a good shark movie. I’ll get my fin fix in 2018 with The Meg, Jon Turteltaub’s adaptation of Steve Alten’s killer shark novel. Does this Jason Statham starrer look silly and [...]

April 10, 2018

Roger Donaldson Interview Part One: Embracing Documentary Filmmaking With McLAREN

Roger Donaldson is a secret directing weapon. You may not be overtly familiar with his name, but you’ve surely seen and enjoyed at least one of his films. He’s able to flit from one genre to the next, navigating his way around film [...]

May 25, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Jason Statham Can’t Fix The Dull And Lifeless MECHANIC: RESURRECTION

Jason Statham – the man, the myth, the meat-head returns in Mechanic Resurrection. This mindless action sequel takes itself far too seriously, when it should be played with the tone of a Roger Moore era James Bond adventure. If you’re in the [...]

January 1, 2017

I Don’t Know What The Hell Is Going On With This Trailer For THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS

Who knew that 2001’s Fast and the Furious would have rumbled on to its seventh sequel – now craftily titled Fate of the Furious. I didn’t know that I’d dip into the franchise during episode 7 and enjoy the hell out of it [...]

December 12, 2016

Born Again Actors: Alternative Hollywood Careers

It’s no secret that many actors feel they were born to act; that they wouldn’t know what they’d do if they couldn’t go on set or grace the silver screen any longer. Actors such as former child star turned cinematic chameleon Daniel Radcliffe [...]

October 26, 2016

New FAST 8 Image Shows Everyone In Hollywood

Vin Diesel unleashed a new behind the scene pic from Fast 8 – and it pretty much shows everyone in Hollywood. Jason Statham, Kristofer Hivju, Kurt ‘The Legend’ Russell, Tyrese Gibson, Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Michelle [...]

June 6, 2016

Jason Statham Signs For Killer Shark Movie MEG

A film adaptation of Steve Alten’s killer shark tale Meg has been in and out of development for years. However, it looks like it might finally swim to screens now that tough guy Jason Statham has been cast in the flick which is set to be [...]

April 16, 2016

Diesel Powered FAST 8 Might Become The Fast And The Furiosa

The Fast and Furious franchise continues to mix things up in many surprising ways. The Vin Diesel-led series has added the likes of Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham and Kurt Russell as it went along – and now it would seem that Charlize Theron [...]

February 10, 2016

Blu-ray Review: THE TRANSPORTER REFUELLED Is Stupid, Loud And Fun

The Transporter Refuelled is incredibly stupid – but it’s also pretty good fun. This reboot of Luc Besson’s Jason Statham action franchise sees Ed Skrein slip into the role of Frank Martin, a bad-ass courier who gets caught-up in one [...]

December 6, 2015

Blu-ray Review: FAST & FURIOUS 7 Is Diesel Powered Blockbusting Fun

Few would have imagined in 2001 that The Fast And The Furious franchise would be going almost fifteen years later and that the franchise would be one of the most lucrative in cinematic history. Fast & Furious 7 (also known as Fast 7) grossed [...]

September 6, 2015

Get Ready To Take FAST AND FURIOUS 7 Home With This Behind The Scenes Video

Fast & Furious 7 has grossed more than $1.5 billion globally. That makes it (at the time of writing) the fourth highest grossing film of all time. The Vin Diesel/Paul Walker/Dwayne Johnson/Jason Statham/Kurt Russell actioner hits DVD and [...]

July 9, 2015

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