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The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences Has No Idea What Cinema Is (Updated)

Update: The Academy has now back-tracked the below decision and awards for all categories will be given out live when the show airs on 24 February. Here’s the official statement: ”The Academy has heard the feedback from its membership [...]

February 14, 2019

Blu-ray Review: BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE Is An Uneven But Well Made Neo-Noir

You can’t say that Drew Goddard did not put his all his effort into Bad Times At The El Royale. The writer-director has delivered a captivating neo-noir and while it’s a little uneven, it does deliver. This 1960s-set mystery is a good [...]

February 9, 2019

BAD TIMES Ahead

Any film with Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson and Chris Hemsworth hits the must watch list. Bad Times At The El Royale here we [...]

January 26, 2019

DVD Review: Comedy TAG Has A Game Cast But That’s About It

Based on a true story which became the Wall Street Journal article, It Takes Planning, Caution to Avoid Being It by Russell Adams, Tag stars Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, Hannibal Buress and Jake Johnson as a group of life-long friends who have [...]

November 6, 2018

Jon Hamm Is Too Good For TAG

Movies In Focus doesn’t really like comedy – but I do like Jon Hamm. However, I’m torn by Tag. This looks stupid (really stupid) – but I’ll always support the Hamm after Mad Men. He’s too good for this [...]

March 20, 2018

DVD Review: Sci-Fi Drama MARJORIE PRIME Is Powerful And Poignant

Marjorie Prime shows that science fiction films don’t need expensive special effects for exotic locations to make them interesting. Writer-director Michael Almereyda’s film (adapted from a play by Jordan Harrison) is an intimate character piece, [...]

January 27, 2018

Trailer: Jon Hamm And Rosamund Pike Go To BEIRUT

Jon Hamm in a political thriller directed by Brad Anderson and written by Tony Gilroy? You got me right there. This won’t be an easy sell to the popcorn munching masses, but it should find an audience – if it’s as good as it [...]

January 13, 2018

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: BABY DRIVER, CAGE DIVE, BELLE DU JOUR, CHANNEL ZERO & More

This time around we take a Journey To The Centre Of The Earth; discover a Resurrection Of Evil; Cage Dive gives a new meaning to going ‘down under’; Belle Du Jour is the order of the day; A Kind Of Murder is suspect in more ways than [...]

October 28, 2017

Is Ben Affleck Really Done As BATMAN?

Back in February it was reported that Ben Affleck wanted out of his contract as Batman. This was around the time he dropped out as director of The Batman (and took a hit for the critical and commercial failure of the rather great Live By Night) [...]

July 22, 2017

Where Did This Come From? New Clip From KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES

I’ve been having trouble Keeping Up With The Joneses . This new comedy starring the impressive coupling of Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm and Wonder Woman Gal Gadot as a super spy couple infiltrating suburbia totally passed me by. How did that [...]

September 30, 2016

Blu-ray Review: Martin Scorsese And Mick Jagger Give Us The Disappointing VINYL

We’re living in the new golden age of television, a time that has seen so much rich and detailed long-form storytelling. On a narrative level, television (and all its modern equivalents) has surpassed many feature films and a lot of big screen [...]

June 12, 2016

DVD Review: MAD MEN THE FINAL SEASON – PART 1: The Best TV Show Ever Made

Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men became a cultural phenomenon and it’s easy to see why. It’s stylish, well acted and exquisitely written. Mad Men, in this humble reviewer’s opinion, is quite simply the greatest television show ever produced. [...]

November 2, 2014