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New Trailer & Poster: MAMMA MIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN Doesn’t Hit The Right Notes

Nobody will defend 2008’s Mamma Mia like Movies In Focus. It’s an excellent jukebox musical that pulls on ABBA’s music and the classy cast give it their all. I was all set for Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, but this new trailer [...]

January 25, 2018

Trailer: MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN – You Know You Want It!

Movies In Focus is man enough to admit that I enjoyed Mamma Mia! It was a fun and energetic musical, stacked with great tunes. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, the ten years later follow-up seems to be more of the same – but the subtext from this [...]

December 23, 2017

MAMMA MIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN

Movies In Focus started out a cynic, but grew to appreciate Mamma Mia. Yes it’s silly, but it really does work as a piece of entertainment and the cast fully commit to proceedings. Heck, I’ll even admit to owning the soundtrack – just for [...]

May 20, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Saoirse Ronan Travels From Ireland To BROOKLYN

Brooklyn is a frustrating movie. It’s well made and acted but it lacks weight behind the narrative. Based on the novel by Colm Tóibín novel, John Crowley’s Bafta and Oscar nominated drama delivers a captivating story, without it ever really [...]

February 20, 2016

Full Nomination List For The 2016 EE BAFTA Awards

It’s that time of year again when the film industry celebrates its achievements over the last 12 months. The EE BAFTA nominations have been announced and there’s a wide variety of movies up for nods this year. There’s a lot talk [...]

January 10, 2016

DVD Review: INDIAN SUMMERS Is Hot Stuff

Based on the last years of the British Raj in India, Indian Summers is an epic television drama set in the summer of 1932. The series is written by Paul Rutman and producer Charlie Pattinson, who recently worked on the BBC show The Missing. [...]

April 27, 2015

DVD Review: The Excellent PADDINGTON Glows Like Golden Marmalade

You could search the globe and go as far as deepest darkest Peru, but you’ll probably never find a family film as good as Paddington. Paul King’s 21st Century update of Michael Bond’s iconic bear glows like his beloved golden marmalade. Paul [...]

March 21, 2015