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CLOSED Competition: Win THE BATMAN On Blu-ray

Unmask the truth behind Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne with The Batman, now on Digital Download and 4K, Blu-ray and DVD on 13th June, and to celebrate its release Movies In Focus has two [...]

June 8, 2022

Review: THE BATMAN Is A Refreshing But Flawed Take On The Dark Knight

The Batman is the latest big screen incarnation of Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s iconic comic book hero. Over the last 30-odd years there have been multiple film takes on Batman from Tim Burton’s brooding gothic noir and Joel Schumacher’s [...]

March 8, 2022

Assorted News On THE BATMAN

The March release of Matt Reeves’ The Batman is nearly upon us and more information and assorted marketing goodies are being unveiled to whet the appetite. First-up: The Batman‘s running time has been confirmed as 175 minutes (two [...]

January 24, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: The Wachowski’s JUPITER ASCENDING

Jupiter Ascending is the Wachowskis’ best film since 1999’s The Matrix. The 2015 film may be over-stuffed with ideas and have enough plot to fill a trilogy but you can’t fault the spectacle that the siblings have put onscreen. The story is a [...]

February 20, 2021

First Look: Matt Reeves Unveils Robert Pattinson As THE BATMAN

Director Matt Reeves has unveiled the first official look at Robert Pattinson as The Batman. It’s a mean and moody ‘camera test’ which shows s stylistic look at Pattison as The Dark Knight. I’m a little torn with this. [...]

February 14, 2020

Review: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – The Film Fans Have Wanted Since 1983 (Spoiler Free)

This review is spoiler-free! It was never going to be easy. Following up the original Star Wars trilogy was a difficult task for its creator George Lucas and his prequel trilogy was met with a lot of criticism and backlash. Star Wars fans have long [...]

December 19, 2015

Blu-ray Review: JUPITER ASCENDING Is The Wachowskis’ Most Satisfying Film Since The Matrix

Jupiter Ascending is the Wachowskis’ best film since 1999’s The Matrix. It may be over-stuffed with ideas and have enough plot to fill a trilogy but you can’t fault the spectacle that the siblings have put onscreen. The story is a simple one, [...]

June 24, 2015