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Notebook Reviews: DANTE’S PEAK

Roger Donaldson – 1997 There’s plenty of fun to be had with Roger Donaldson‘s Dante’s Peak. This volcano disaster movie has excellent special effects and the film has a brilliant sense of tone and setting. Pierce Brosnan and [...]

July 5, 2021

TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY Is 30 Years Old

For better or for worse, James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day helped usher in the age of CGI-fueled blockbusters when it was released back in 1991. The liquid metal effects of the T-1000 showed audiences a brave new cinematic world and [...]

July 4, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Arnold Schwarzenegger & Linda Hamilton On The Set Of TERMINATOR: DARK FATE

David Ellison’s Skydance Media bought the Terminator rights and in 2015, Terminator Genisys (read the review) attempted to reboot the franchise, riffing on Cameron’s 1984 original and bringing back Arnold Schwarzenegger to his trademark [...]

June 8, 2021

James Cameron’s TERMINATOR

James Cameron’s 1984 breakthrough movie, The Terminator was a tight and lean scI-fi/thriller – a film that played much like a horror. Schwarzenegger’s unstoppable robotic force was a terrifying villain that couldn’t be reasoned with. It [...]

June 6, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE TERMINATOR

James Cameron – 1984 The Terminator is tight, taut and tense. James Cameron‘s low budget actioner is near perfect. The 1984 scf-fi thriller marked the first collaboration between the director and Arnold Schwarzenegger and the duo have [...]

October 14, 2020

Arnold Schwarzenegger & Stan Winston’s Genius Practical Effects On The Set Of THE TERMINATOR

Made for just $6.5 million, James Cameron’s The Terminator would go on to gross over $78 million when it was released in 1984. The film made Arnold Schwarzenegger a star and spawned a somewhat patchy franchise. Cameron’s film is a superb [...]

December 14, 2019

Review: TERMINATOR: DARK FATE Resets The Timeline And Delivers The Best Franchise Entry Since T2

The Terminator franchise has been pretty uneven since Terminator 2: Judgment Day was released back in 1991. This shift in quality is because James Cameron jumped ship and no one with the same talent was able to pilot the series, with a revolving [...]

October 27, 2019

New TERMINATOR: DARK FATE Trailer Ticks All The Right Boxes

Movies In Focus was seriously underwhelmed by the first trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate. It lacked cohesion, mojo and Arnold Schwarzenegger. And we won’t even talk about the music choice. However, this new trailer for the James Cameron [...]

August 31, 2019

Poster, Stills & Trailer For TERMINATOR: DARK FATE – This Looks Terrible

Movies In Focus has been a fan of the Terminator franchise for decades. James Cameron’s The Terminator is a flawless piece of filmmaking and Terminator 2: Judgement Day is the perfect way to expand the first film’s mythology and it also [...]

May 25, 2019

They’re Back! TERMINATOR: DARK FATE Images

It’s no secret that the Terminator franchise hasn’t lived up to the first two James Cameron films. This has happened for a multitude of reasons (the main one being the lack of Cameron’s involvement) and at this point it’s [...]

April 6, 2019

Interview: Director Diego Hallivis On Sci-Fi Thriller CURVATURE

Curvature is an interesting independent low budget sci-fi film which dreams big and offers-up some interesting concepts and edge-of-seat tension. Movies In Focus caught-up with Diego Hallivis, film’s director to talk about making a [...]

December 5, 2018

Review: Sci-Fi Thriller CURVATURE Will Take You Back To The Future

While the majority of audiences are spending their time watching spandex-clad heroes clogging up the multiplex and binge-watching on Netflix and Amazon, there are a few of us out there seeking something a little different. If you roll your sleeves [...]

December 2, 2018