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Uncovering Curiosities: Wes Anderson’s THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU

Wes Anderson’s brilliant 2004 film, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou is the writer-director’s forgotten masterpiece. It includes Anderson’s usual precise visual style and tropes about broken families and distant fathers, but this time [...]

December 17, 2021

Notebook Reviews: JURASSIC PARK

Steven Spielberg – 1993. Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park is great fun. It’s an excellent adaptation of Michael Crichton‘s best-selling novel and Spielberg doesn’t get bogged down in too much of the book’s [...]

November 6, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Philip Kaufman’s INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS

Movie remakes have a bad name, but Philip Kaufman’s Invasion Of The Body Snatchers doesn’t try to replicate Don Siegel’s 1950s classic – this film is its own thing. Kaufman’s 1978 film uses Jack Finney’s novel in the same way that [...]

August 28, 2021

Robert Altman’s NASHVILLE Gets A 4K Restoration & A UK-Wide Release

The great Robert Altman’s sprawling 1975 drama, Nashville is set to be re-released by BFI Distribution in selected cinemas UK-wide from 25 June 2021 in a glorious 4K restoration, screening for the very first time in the UK. Nashville will get an [...]

May 11, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: W.D Richter’s THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8th DIMENSION

A movie that can’t be quantified, W.D Richter’s The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension is a cinematic fusion of a million ideas, synthesised into a film with an out of this world plot. To explain what goes in Earl Mac [...]

February 13, 2021

Remembering The J.J. Abrams Produced MORNING GLORY Starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Jeff Goldblum & Patrick Wilson

Produced by J.J. Abrams, 2010’s Morning Glory stars Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Jeff Goldblum and Patrick Wilson. That’s a great cast for a movie which has pretty much been forgotten over a decade since it was released [...]

February 1, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Wes Anderson Directs Bill Murray On The Set Of 2004’s THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU

A true masterpiece, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou is a wonderful piece of cinema. It sees Wes Anderson crafting an experience like no other and showing blatant disregard for convention and the rules. It’s a $50 million art movie with an [...]

January 4, 2021

Johnny Depp’s MORTDECAI Was Never Given A Chance

Johnny Depp’s performances have become synonymous with silly costumes and even sillier accents. Both of these affectations are present and correct in Mortdecai but they add to the 2015 film’s overall general over-the-top tone. David [...]

October 21, 2020

Uncovering Curiosities: Robert Altman’s NASHVILLE

The great Robert Altman is regarded as the master of sprawling multi-narrative films and Nashville is probably the film that captures the legendary director’s cinematic style most. This 1975 film follows a group of people as their lives intersect [...]

September 10, 2020

Wes Anderson’s ISLE OF DOGS Isn’t Just For Kids

The general gist is that Movies In Focus are rarely does animation – but Wes Anderson‘s 2018 film Isle of Dogs is a mini-masterpiece Anderson’s stop-motion feature is a gem of a movie. It might be animated, but this exceptionally put [...]

July 7, 2020

Notebook Reviews: THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK

Steven Spielberg – 1997 Steven Spielberg makes a sub-standard sequel to Jurassic Park. The Lost World: Jurassic Park features are some good set pieces, but this fails to match-up to the 1993 original. The special effects are a tad ropey when [...]

April 18, 2020

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: READY PLAYER ONE, ISLE OF DOGS, JOURNEYMAN, A QUIET PLACE & More

This time around: Steven Spielberg goes inside the Oasis in Ready Player One, Wes Anderson takes us to the Isle of Dogs, Paddy Considine is a Journeyman, Emily Blunt and John Krasinski go to A Quiet Place, Dwayne Johnson goes on a Rampage and Paul [...]

August 19, 2018

Blu-ray Review: Criterion’s Release Of Wes Anderson’s THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU Is The Perfect Way To Present A Masterpiece

To many The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (henceforth known as The Life Aquatic) is Wes Anderson’s creative and commercial misfire, but to others (Movies In Focus included) it’s the writer-director’s forgotten masterpiece. This 2004 release [...]

June 23, 2018

Dark Times Ahead: Final Trailer For JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM

Universal Pictures, Steven Spielberg and Chris Pratt will be the real winners once Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom hits screens on 6 June 2018. I have no real interest in catching this – not even on Netflix. This dino-franchise should be [...]

April 18, 2018

Wes Anderson Is A Genius – But I Won’t Be Watching ISLE OF DOGS

Wes Anderson has been a consistently great filmmaker for the last 20 years or so, but I’m not interested in his latest film, Isle of Dogs. I have no interest in animation, stop motion or otherwise. I still haven’t seen Anderson’s [...]

December 19, 2017

More Dino Disaster In The First Trailer For JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM

If you’ve seen any Jurassic Park film then you now the score by now. Dino destruction on a leafy island with CGI-fueled creatures running amok. Throw in some humour, and BAM! Box office gold. It’s business as usual for, Jurassic World: [...]

December 9, 2017

I Had No Interest In THOR: RAGNAROK…Then The Trailer Hit

As much as I hate to admit it – this is one well cut trailer for Thor: Ragnarok. The music (a bit of led Zeppelin), the pacing, the humour – it all works. I enjoyed the original Thor, but didn’t feel anything for the second [...]

April 10, 2017

DVD Review: Slimy Horror Flick BITE Starts Off Shaky But Finds Its Feet

Bite starts with a group of women on holiday in Costa Rica – and I almost automatically gave up on it. It was filmed in a hand-held, ‘found footage’ style and I’ve seen more than enough of those types of films to last me a lifetime. [...]

October 11, 2016

After 20 Years It’s Finally Here: Trailer For INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE

Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman are back kicking alien butt in Independence Day: Resurgence. This belated sequel to the smash 1996 sci-fi blockbuster has all the right action beats and plenty of spectacle. However, will this Roland Emmerich directed [...]

December 14, 2015

Blu-ray Review: THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8th DIMENSION Is Crazy Cult Fun

A movie that can’t be quantified, W.D Richter’s The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is a cinematic fusion of a million ideas, synthesised into a film with an out of this world plot. To explain what goes in Earl Mac [...]

July 21, 2015

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