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Behind The Scenes: Damien Chazelle, Ryan Gosling & Claire Foy On The Set Of FIRST MAN

Damien Chazelle’s 2018 film, First Man charts Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) in the years leading-up to his historical walk on the moon. The film shows the dangers of stepping out into the unknown and the toll that it took on his wife (Claire Foy) and [...]

August 28, 2021

Is Anyone Out There? See 20 Seconds From George Clooney’s THE MIDNIGHT SKY

This is just 20 seconds from George Clooney’s sci-fi drama, The Midnight Sky. It doesn’t show much, but it does give a sense of tone – the isolation and the scope of Clooney’s latest directorial effort. It’s a [...]

October 26, 2020

First Images From George Clooney’s THE MIDNIGHT SKY

These are the first images from George Clooney’s The Midnight Sky. Clooney directs the Netflix drama which was adapted by Mark L. Smith, from the Lily Brooks-Dalton book. These don’t give much away, but you know if Clooney’s [...]

September 26, 2020

Never Forget The Power Of MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

Writer/director Kenneth Lonergan’s 2016 film, Manchester By the Sea is a near flawless piece of filmmaking. Lonergan deals with a lot of heavy issues in his film, but he also manages to pack in quite a bit of humour to balance it out. [...]

May 22, 2020

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: SUSPIRIA, SKINNER, THE DARK HALF, MIDSOMMAR, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS & THE QUEST

This time around: Dakota Johnson feels like dancing in the remake of Suspiria, Ted Raimi is Skinner, Stephen King and George A. Romero tackle The Dark Half, we learn that Godzilla is King of The Monsters, Florence Pugh gets caught-up in a [...]

October 21, 2019

Blu-ray Review: Damien Chazelle’s FIRST MAN Is A Cool Technical Marvel

Damien Chazelle’s First Man is an exceptionally well crafted bit of cinema. The Whiplash and La La Land director has delivered a rich and textured Neil Armstrong film, which looks and feels like it was ripped out the the 1960s. First Man [...]

February 21, 2019

Not Feeling It: Trailer & Poster For GODZILLA II: KING OF THE MONSTERS

Movies In Focus enjoyed Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla back in 2014 (read the review). It was surprisingly good, but I don’t have any burning desire to see Godzilla II: King Of The Monsters. The cast is good (Millie Bobby Brown, [...]

December 11, 2018

Do The Monster Mash-Up: GODZILLA II: KING OF THE MONSTERS Trailer

Movies In Focus enjoyed Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla (read the review). It’s now four years on and we get a sequel, this time directed by Michael Dougherty. Godzilla II: King of the Monsters looks solid with some nice visuals but you know [...]

July 22, 2018

Melancholy Movie Marvels

Cinema has the ability to cast a spell over its audience, to keep our eyes firmly gripped to the screen and not want to even blink for fear of missing something special. What is even stranger is when that is the case despite being transported to a [...]

May 2, 2017

Blu-ray Review: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA Is A Special Cinematic Achievement

Every year dozens of films are released to critical acclaim, with many of them failing to live up to their lofty expectations. Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester By the Sea scored a lot of pre-release buzz and went on to win a slew of awards (including [...]

May 1, 2017

UK Trailer & Poster For MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

Many critics are calling Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester By The Sea the best film of the year. It certainly looks impressive – check out this new trailer and poster for the drama starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Lucas Hedges [...]

November 21, 2016

DVD Review: Netflix’s BLOODLINE Is A Slow-Burning Top-Tier Soap Opera

The first season of Nextflix’s Bloodline is a slow-burning drama, that draws viewers in as each episode builds to offer reveals which help unwrap the central mystery. Strong performances and sunny visuals keep it afloat despite the fact that [...]

April 2, 2016