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Review: Renny Harlin’s DEEP WATER – A Gloriously Entertaining Shark Thriller

There used to be a time when films just came out. Yes, they would have reviews that were good, bad or indifferent, but they would play simply as entertainment. Today there’s so much noise – maybe it’s devised by marketing teams as a way to [...]

April 28, 2026

Renny Harlin and the masked killers from The Strangers

Podcast Episode 83: Action Auteur Renny Harlin On THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2

Action Auteur, Renny Harlin joins this special bite-sized episode of the Movies In Focus podcast. In the 1990s, Harlin delivered some of the decade’s most memorable and entertaining films like Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, The Long Kiss Goodnight [...]

September 23, 2025

Petition To Reinstate The Original Ending To Renny Harlin’s DEEP BLUE SEA

Movies In Focus isn’t one for online petitions – but it has been brought to my attention that there’s a change.org petition to get the original ending of Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea reinstated for some sort of release by Warner Bros. [...]

September 24, 2023

Podcast – Episode 33: THE BLACK DEMON Director Adrian Grunberg

Get The Gringo and Rambo: Last Blood director, Adrian Grünberg joins the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about his new film,The Black Demon. The killer shark movie stars Josh Lucas as an oil company employee struggling to protect his family from [...]

April 28, 2023

Trailer & Poster: Josh Lucas Takes On A Megalodon In THE BLACK DEMON

Readers of Movies In Focus will know that I’m a big fan of killer shark movies. There’s obviously the obligatory Jaws, but there’s great fun to be had with Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea and then there’s a plethora of [...]

March 24, 2023

Bruce Willis Retires From Acting Because Of Health Issues

The family of Bruce Willis has announced that the 67-year-old star is “stepping away” from acting because of health issues. Willis has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, a condition which impacts cognitive abilities – it can affect [...]

March 31, 2022

Renny Harlin To Direct Aaron Eckhart In The New Action-Thriller THE BRICKLAYER

Famed action auteur, Renny Harlin is set to direct Aaron Eckhart in the new thriller The Bricklayer. Eckhart is an under-appreciated actor, while Harlin is the man who gave us such action classics such as Die Hard 2: Die Harder, The Long Kiss [...]

January 15, 2022

Remembering Shane Black’s KISS KISS BANG BANG Starring Robert Downy Jr & Val Kilmer

Famed screenwriter, Shane Black made his directorial debut in 2005 with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Black’s film, based on Brett Halliday’s novel, Bodies Are Where You Find Them is a near flawless modern noir and the script sizzles with [...]

December 9, 2021

Movies To Watch This Christmas

Christmastime is here again and Movies In Focus is presenting you with a list of Christmas movies to watch over the festive season. Some are naughty and some are nice, but they’re definitely an intriguing selection of movies to light-up your [...]

December 4, 2021

Writer Steven E. de Souza Explains Why The First Two DIE HARD Films Are The Best

A few days ago, Movies In Focus tweeted that 1990’s Die Hard 2 (aka Die Hard 2: Die Harder) was the second best Die Hard movie after John McTiernan’s 1988 original. That tweet was seen by Steven E. de Souza, the [...]

October 10, 2021

Remembering Renny Harlin’s DEEP BLUE SEA Starring Thomas Jane & Samuel L. Jackson

Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea scored $75 million in the US and $164 globally (from a $60 million budget) following its release on 28 July 1999. That’s a very good number for an original property released over 20 years ago. Nobody has [...]

July 28, 2021

Notebook Reviews: DIE HARD 2

Renny Harlin – 1990 Action maestro Renny Harlin delivers a brilliant follow-up to John McTiernan’s 1988 masterpiece. This 1990 release has first-rate action set pieces – which help make it a genre stand-out. Bruce Willis is once [...]

June 22, 2021

Jaws Of Death! Trailer & Poster For Killer Shark Thriller GREAT WHITE

Movies In Focus loves a good killer shark film (see Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea) and that means I’m pretty excited about director Martin Wilson’s Great White. The film looks silly as hell [...]

June 16, 2021

Review: Pierce Brosnan Is Suave & Debonair In Renny Harlin’s Slick & Stylish Heist Thriller THE MISFITS

Pierce Brosnan delivers a suave and debonair performance in director Renny Harlin’s The Misfits. A slick and stylish comedy-thriller, Harlin’s film may scrimp on plot and character development, but it delivers some energetic [...]

June 8, 2021

Brosnan, Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan turned 68 years old on 16 May 2021. Suave, debonair, charismatic and a great actor, Pierce Brosnan has the perfect combination of what makes a true movie star. Brosnan spent the best part of the ’80s and early ’90s alternating [...]

May 16, 2021

Poster For Renny Harlin’s Heist Film THE MISFITS Starring Pierce Brosnan

Here’s the poster for Renny Harlin‘s slick looking heist thriller, The Misfits. The mighty Pierce Brosnan leads the cast of the film which also stars Jamie Chung, Tim Roth, Hermione Corfield, Rami Jaber, Mike Angelo and Nick Cannon. [...]

April 29, 2021

Trailer: Pierce Brosnan Gets Fast & Furious In Renny Harlin’s THE MISFITS

It looks like the mighty Pierce Brosnan is getting fast and furious in Renny Harlin‘s new action thriller, The Misfits. This trailer shows some serious full throttle action – and The Misfits looks like the high octane summer blockbuster [...]

April 27, 2021

Get Your First Look At Renny Harlin’s THE MISFITS Starring Pierce Brosnan

The mighty Pierce Brosnan leads the cast of Renny Harlin‘s new action thriller, The Misfits. Following on from Remington Steele, The Thomas Crown Affair and After The Sunset, the film will once again see Brosnan play a Gentleman Thief – [...]

March 10, 2021

Movies In Focus Jumps The Shark On DEEP BLUE SEA – THE PODCAST

Regular readers will know that Movies In Focus is a huge of Renny Harlin‘s Deep Blue Sea. I’ve often said that the 1999 shark attack actioner is a stone cold cult classic and that Harlin is a director who knows how to play-up the [...]

February 10, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT

Renny Harlin – 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight is a hugely enjoyable and slickly made action film with a sparkling script from the great Shane Black. Geena Davis and Samuel L.Jackson are both well cast in this Renny Harlin directed film. The [...]

January 10, 2021

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