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Uncovering Curiosities: Diana Galimzyanova’s THE LIGHTEST DARKNESS

Russian writer-director Diana Galimzyanova impresses with 2017’s beautifully obtuse mystery, The Lightest Darkness (Samaya svetlaya tma). The black and white noir is told across two different time frames, one which moves forward, while the [...]

March 22, 2021

Christopher Nolan’s Swiss Watch

As a director, Christopher Nolan has had a pretty impressive cinematic run: Following (1998) Memento (2000) Insomnia (2002) Batman Begins (2005) The Prestige (2006) The Dark Knight (2008) Inception (2010) The Dark Knight Rises (2012), [...]

September 6, 2020

The Top 100 Films Of The 21st Century…So Far

Movies In Focus was inspired to put together a Top 100 Films Of The 21st Century list after reading the recent piece in Empire which listed the top movies of the century as voted for by the magazine’s readers. It was a pretty damning list [...]

January 21, 2020

Empire Magazine’s 100 Greatest Movies Of The Century Features A Lot Of Serious Duds

Taste is an interesting thing. Everyone is entitled to their opinion of course, but some people simply don’t have good taste. They’d rather eat at McDonalds than a good restaurant. This list of Empire Magazine’s 100 films of the [...]

January 18, 2020

Review: THE LIGHTEST DARKNESS Is A Mysterious Russian Noir That Needs To Be Seen

Russian writer-director Diana Galimzyanova impresses with the beautifully obtuse mystery, The Lightest Darkness (Samaya svetlaya tma). The black and white noir is told across two different time frames, one which moves forward, while the other is [...]

December 29, 2018

Johnny Depp Gets A Big Payday For TRANSCENDENCE

Johnny Depp is going to try something different. The actor is close to signing on to cinematographer Wally Pfister’s directorial debut, Transcendence. The film will be produced by Christopher Nolan, who collaborated with Pfister on Memento, [...]

October 25, 2012