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OSCARS 2023: A Full List Of The 95th Academy Awards Nominations

Movies In Focus is just going to say this up front – I want Top Gun: Maverick to win Best Picture at the 2023 Academy Awards. The reason being is that it’s a crowd pleaser – a movie. A Hollywood movie. It deserves to win. It would [...]

January 24, 2023

Review: Daniel Craig Is Back As Benoit Blanc In GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc returns to the screen in Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the follow-up to the hugely successful and inexplicably well-regarded 2019 mystery, Knives Out. Knives Out was a perfectly serviceable film [...]

December 30, 2022

Remembering Carrie Fisher

The great Carrie Fisher will forever be associated with the Star Wars movies. After all, Fisher played the iconic Princess Leia across six films in the George Lucas originated franchise. However, there was much more to Fisher than that one role. She [...]

December 27, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Adam Driver & J.J. Abrams On The Death Star Set Of STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

On a technical level, J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker is a marvel. The special effects and design are next level great, perfectly building on everything which has gone before. It looks and feels like Star Wars at its best and [...]

February 19, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Rian Johnson & Mark Hamill On The Set of STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi has more than other Star Wars movies; some of it hits, some of it doesn’t. The much publicised Porgs work for a moment or two, but they outstay their welcome. The film drew to a halt too many times [...]

February 7, 2021

The Worst Moment In STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a frustrating film. It manages to be both brilliant and terrible at the same time, a mix of classic mythos and insipid story telling. It’s a movie which is littered with flaws, but the worst [...]

June 28, 2020

Let’s Talk About The Latest STAR WARS Trilogy (2015-2019)

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 been strong in their opinions [...]

June 7, 2020

Movies In Focus At The 2020 EE BAFTA Film Awards And The Full Winners List

Sunday 2 February 2020 was the day when the film industry donned its finest (recycled) clothing before descending on London’s Royal Albert Hall for the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards. Movies In Focus once again attended the event, [...]

February 3, 2020

Academy Awards 2020: Joker Leads The Oscar Pack

It’s not really a surprise that the multi-award winning, billion dollar grossing Joker is leading the pack with 11 nominations at the 2020 Academy Awards. If I were a betting man, I’d say that Joaquin Phoenix is a lock to win the Best [...]

January 14, 2020

Review: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Is A Love Letter To George Lucas And A Fitting End To A 40 Year Cinematic Journey

The latest trilogy of Star Wars films and the Skywalker saga comes to a close with J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It’s the conclusion of a nine film journey, one that has been littered with everything from cinema changing moments [...]

December 21, 2019

Whodunnit? Final Trailer & Poster For Rian Johnson’s KNIVES OUT

Movies In Focus likes a good mystery. Now, if you make that a mystery starring Daniel Craig and Don Johnson then you really have my attention. This second trailer for Rain Johnson’s Knives Out is much better than the first. It gives a better [...]

September 18, 2019

Don Johnson & Daniel Craig In The Trailer For Rian Johnson’s KNIVES OUT

Movies In Focus loves a whodunnit. It’s a trait I inherited from my mother (boy, does she love a good murder). Therefore I was already sold on Last Jedi director Rian Johnson‘s Agatha Christie inspired Knives Out. Throw in the [...]

July 2, 2019

STAR WARS EPISODE IX Starts Shooting; First Image Released

It’s 1 August 2018 – and that means J.J. Abrams has started shooting Star Wars Episode IX. Above is the first-ever image released – and it looks a bit like the Millennium Falcon. I could be wrong though. Abrams announced the [...]

August 1, 2018

Everything Wrong With STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Star Wars: The Last Jedi isn’t a bad film – but it is a very flawed one. 2015’s The Force Awakens was a euphoric restart of the Star Wars franchise and I thought that film was an excellent instalment in the series moments. The Last [...]

December 17, 2017

Review: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Fails To Make The Jump To Lightspeed

Beware! There be SPOILERS! In 2015 the dormant Star Wars franchise was reawakened by J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens (read the Movies In Focus review), a gloriously faithful movie to George Lucas’ beloved original trilogy. The film [...]

December 16, 2017

New Teaser Is The Most Powerful STAR WARS: The Last Jedi Trailer Yet

Movies In Focus will be watching Star Wars: The Last Jedi – that’s a given. I’ve loved all of the Star Wars movies (except Rogue One), and frankly, the site wouldn’t exist if George Lucas hadn’t transported us all to a [...]

November 2, 2017

The Final Trailer For STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI – The Force Is Strong With It

Star Wars: The Last Jedi isn’t giving away any secrets through its marketing. That’s quite refreshing in this day and age. Rian Johnson’s Star Wars adventure appears to be strong in visuals and intrigue. Is Mark Hamill’s Luke [...]

October 10, 2017

Return Of The Jedi: J.J Abrams To Write & Direct STAR WARS: EPISODE IX

J.J. Abrams will be back to finish the Star Wars trilogy that he started. After the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Abrams will return to write (along with Chris Terrio) and direct Star Wars: Episode IX, the closing chapter of the [...]

September 12, 2017

Here Today Gone Trevorrow: STAR WARS: EPISODE IX Needs A New Director

Colin Trevorrow won’t be directing Star Wars: Episode IX. The Jurassic World helmer has been ousted from the film’s director’s chair due to the oh-so contagious ‘creative differences’. The news comes weeks after Ron [...]

September 6, 2017

Great New Character Pics From STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Vanity Fair has a great new piece on Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi – it’s a wonderful read (you need to check it out) and it also includes some fantastic character photographs from the legendary Annie Leibovitz. You [...]

May 24, 2017

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