man of steel

Blu-ray Review: THE FLASH

Don’t believe the haters – The Flash is one of the most entertaining films to come out of Warner Bros’ run of DCEU movies. Embracing the character’s comic book origins, it ticks all the right genre tropes in a witty and [...]

September 15, 2023

Review: THE FLASH Entertains With Its Wit, Action & Unexpected Heart

Please be aware that this review of The Flash contains spoilers. A decade in the making, The Flash finally sees DC Comics’ speedy superhero take to the big screen in a movie with his name in the title. Opinions have been mixed on this Andy [...]

July 12, 2023

Behind The Scenes: Ben Affleck On The Set Of Zack Snyder’s BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Ben Affleck’s grizzled Batman/Bruce Wayne is the true star Zack Snyder’s 2016 superhero mash-up Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Affleck finally gives us the character that has graced the pages of comic books since 1939. Michael Keaton [...]

August 10, 2022

Kevin Costner – The Last Of The Hollywood Cowboys

Born on the 18 January, 1955, Kevin Costner was an avid film fan who up in California. Fascinated by epic westerns such as Red River and How the West Was Won, he dreamed of being cowboy (a dream that would be fulfilled many years later). Following [...]

January 18, 2022

Blu-ray Review: Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE Is Epic In Scope

Zack Snyder’s Justice League is a film which shouldn’t exist – but here it is. For years it was a cinematic myth, an unfinished film that would never see the light of day and nothing but a future trivia quiz question for comics [...]

May 26, 2021

Review: Zack Snyder’s ARMY OF THE DEAD – A Stupid Movie With Stupid Characters Doing Stupid Things

Zack Snyder is probably the most divisive director of the century. Over the last 20 years, no filmmaker has faced the vitriol which has been targeted at Snyder or been embraced by the fervent adoration of their fanbase. It’s odd – [...]

May 23, 2021

Notebook Reviews: SUPERMAN II

Richard Lester – 1980 Continuing the Man Of Steel‘s story from Richard Donner‘s brilliant original, Superman II isn’t quite as good as its predecessor – but it’s close. Very close. Gene Hackman and Christopher [...]

May 17, 2021

Notebook Reviews: SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE

Richard Donner – 1978 Richard Donner‘s Superman is one of the great comic book adaptions – and it’s as close to a living comic book as you could possibly get. Christopher Reeve is flawless as the Man Of Steel and Gene [...]

May 11, 2021

Review: Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE Is The Film We Should Have Had Years Ago!

March 15, 2021

SUPERMAN Reboot On The Way With Ta-Nehisi Coates Writing & J.J. Abrams Producing

It looks like Henry Cavill might be hanging-up the red cape. Word is out that Ta-Nehisi Coates has been hired to write the script for a new reboot of Superman, which will be produced by J.J. Abrams. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film [...]

February 27, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Zack Snyder Directs Henry Cavill & Kevin Costner On The Set Of MAN OF STEEL

Director Zack Snyder‘s Man of Steel gets a lot right. The casting of Henry Cavill as Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent is spot-on and the actor brings the right notes of heroism and earnestness to the role, as well as embodying the physical presence [...]

February 25, 2021

Praise For LET HIM GO

Movies In Focus called writer-director Thomas Bezucha‘s Let Him Go is one of the best thrillers of the year. In fact, that quote made some of the film’s promotional material for its UK release (see above). I’m not the only [...]

December 22, 2020

Review: Kevin Costner & Diane Lane Star In The Brutally Taught Thriller LET HIM GO

Writer-director Thomas Bezucha‘s Let Him Go is one of the best thrillers of the year. Bezucha’s film is an adaptation of Larry Watson’s novel and it stars Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as George and Margaret Blackledge, a couple [...]

December 9, 2020

Tentative Thoughts On LET HIM GO Starring Kevin Costner & Diane Lane

This isn’t a review of Let Him Go – that will be coming soon. These are just Movies In Focus‘ tentative thoughts… Thomas Bezucha’s Let Him Go is one of the best thrillers of the year. It’s an intelligent film which [...]

November 25, 2020

Steel Crazy After All These Years: Henry Cavill Back As SUPERMAN

Hot on the heels of news that Zack Snyder’s director’s cut of Justice League is getting a 2021 release on HBO Max, comes word that Henry Cavill is set to reprise the role of Clark Kent/Superman in a forthcoming DC Comics film. [...]

May 28, 2020

You’ll Believe A Man Can Cry: Henry Cavill Canned As SUPERMAN

Word on the street is that Warner Bros. will no longer be making films with Henry Cavill as Superman. The studio apparently wants to focus on its Supergirl movie rather than the Man Of Steel. According to Deadline: ”The word has been out that [...]

September 12, 2018

The Evolution Of SUPERMAN

Superman is undeniably a pop culture icon and one of the most well-known superheroes seen in comics, on TV and on the big screen. The face of superman may have changed over the years but his incredible fan base will always remain. With his trademark [...]

August 4, 2018

Time For Justice: What Warner Bros Needs To Do With The DC Comics Extended Universe

Justice League didn’t go the way that Warner Bros wanted it to, that’s for sure. A critical drubbing, audience apathy and disappointing box office shows that the DC Comics Extended Universe is in need of a good fix. Movies In Focus is going to [...]

November 25, 2017

Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE Is A Flawed But Entertaining Superhero Adventure

It’s fair to say that the DC Comics Extended Universe has had a rocky road on its way to the big screen. Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and Suicide Squad were both given a rough ride by critics, despite scoring solid box office numbers, while [...]

November 19, 2017

Zack Snyder Shares A Photograph Of Henry Cavill In Christopher Reeve’s SUPERMAN Suit

I don’t know what the hell Vero is, but Zack Snyder obviously does. He’s used the social media platform to share this 2011 photograph of current Man of Steel Henry Cavill wearing Christopher Reeve‘s original Superman suit. The [...]

April 8, 2017

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