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Uncovering Curiosities: David Blair’s AWAY

2016’s Away is small film which has a lot going for it. Set in a wintery Blackpool, David Blair’s drama focuses on the friendship between widower Joseph (Timothy Spall) and Juno Temple’s Rita, a prostitute on the run from her violent pimp [...]

November 9, 2020

Remembering William Friedkin’s Raw & Visceral KILLER JOE Starring Matthew McConaughey

The mighty William Friedkin’s 2012 thriller, Killer Joe is raw and visceral. It’s not a pleasant watch by any stretch of the imagination- but it is good. Very good. Friedkin has always been a director willing to push cinematic boundaries (see [...]

September 26, 2020

Steven Soderbergh And Claire Foy’s iPhone Movie UNSANE Gets A Trailer

Steven Soderbergh shot Unsane using an iPhone, in secrecy. Nobody knew much about it other than it stars Claire Foy and Juno Temple…until now. I love that Soderbergh continues to experiment and push the creative envelope. This looks like a [...]

January 29, 2018

Review: Timothy Spall & Juno Temple Search For Hope Amongst Desperation In AWAY

Away is small film which has a lot going for it. Set in a wintery Blackpool, David Blair’s drama focuses on the friendship between widower Joseph (Timothy Spall) and Juno Temple’s Rita, a prostitute on the run from her violent pimp (Matt Ryan). [...]

April 8, 2017

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

BAFTA 2016 EE Rising Star Award Nominees

The BAFTA Rising Star Award is an important award because it’s voted by the people, for the people. 2016 has an impressive line-up of nominees for the accolade which has previously been taken home by the likes of James McAvoy, Kristen [...]

January 5, 2016

DVD Review: Daniel Radcliffe’s Performance Is The Best Thing About Alexandre Aja’s HORNS

Daniel Radcliffe is an actor that you’re either onboard with or not. Movies In Focus finds his over-enthusiastic off-screen persona a little grating. However, I have to concede that the Harry Potter star is really good in Horns, a fantasy-horror [...]

April 4, 2015

The BAFTA Film Awards 2013 Winners List

Ben Affleck’s career resurgence is now complete. Affleck’s Argo scored three Baftas last night in London (I was there, but more on that later), and it really does look like the thriller will take home the best picture at the Academy Awards – [...]

February 11, 2013

Review: Matthew McConaughey Is A Revelation In William Friedkin’s KILLER JOE

The great William Friedkin’s Killer Joe is raw and visceral. It’s not a pleasant watch by any stretch of the imagination- but it is good. Very good. Friedkin has always been a director willing to push cinematic boundaries (see The Exorcist and [...]

July 12, 2012