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THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT: Being Boba Fett Featurette

The first episode of The Book of Boba Fett was successful in bringing back the iconic Star Wars character after his apparent death in the belly of Sarlacc. Actor Temuera Morrison reprises his role from George Lucas’ prequel films, and the [...]

December 31, 2021

Duel Of The Fett: Trailer & Artwork For New Star Wars Series THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT

The new live action Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett is set to debut on Disney+ on 29 December 2021 and the first trailer for the show has arrived alongside some artwork. The series follows on from the events of The Return of The Jedi and it [...]

November 1, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Joe Begos’ VFW

Over the last 10 or 15 years, much has been said and done about the Grindhouse aesthetic. Since Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez unleashed their double-bill feature of Death Proof and Planet Terror 2007, many directors have tried and (mostly) [...]

October 30, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Eduardo Rodriguez’s CURANDERO – DAWN OF THE DEMON

Grindhouse god, Robert Rodriguez writes and produces this Spanish language curiosity. Think of a low budget feature combination of Millennium meets The X-Files by way of ‘CSI: Mexico’. It never quite gels as a concept, but this low budget [...]

May 7, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Michael Biehn’s THE VICTIM

Michael Biehn’s 2011 film, The Victim is a grim and gritty grindhouse-style thriller. The actor-turned-director shows that years spent hanging around film sets with the likes of James Cameron, Michael Bay and Robert Rodriguez have paid off, as he [...]

April 23, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Antonio Banderas, Robert Rodriguez & Danny Trejo On The Set Of MACHETE KILLS

Robert Rodriguez’s 2013 release, Machete Kills is a cinematic milkshake made from a wide variety of pop culture cinematic ingredients. It’s not very nutritious, but it tastes damn fine. Danny Trejo is Machete, the latino badass who is part [...]

February 23, 2021

Notebook Reviews: FROM DUSK TILL DAWN

Robert Rodriguez – 1996 From Dusk Till Dawn is a witty, gory and morally ambiguous horror-thriller. It’s great fun. There’s a chance that the whole thing wouldn’t work if it wasn’t anchored by George Clooney, who brings [...]

January 5, 2021

THE MANDALORIAN Season 2 Trailer

Look, Movies In Focus hasn’t seen the first season of The Mandalorian. I’m kind of Star Wars-d out, but I have to admit that this trailer for Season 2 looks good. The effects look tangible and I admire the tone. Maybe I’ll get [...]

September 15, 2020

Poster & Trailer For Horror/Western THE PALE DOOR

Movies In Focus is getting serious From Dusk Till Dawn vibes from this poster for The Pale Door. The western–horror looks like it might deliver some effect low budget thrills, but I think that the Aaron B. Koontz film won’t be any type [...]

July 29, 2020

Quentin Tarantino On What Went Wrong With GRINDHOUSE & DEATH PROOF

When Quentin Tarantino joined forces with filmmaker friend Robert Rodriguez for Grindhouse in 2007, the exploitation double-bill seemed like a great idea. Featuring Planet Terror, a host of faux trailers and Tarantino’s Death Proof, the [...]

April 19, 2020

Review: Joe Begos’ VFW Is A Bad-Ass, Bone-Crunching Beat E’m Up

February 15, 2020

ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL – Game Changer Or Disaster?

The maxim is that you don’t bet against James Cameron. However the jury is still out on Alita: Battle Angel, Cameron’s decades-gestating sci-fi adventure. The King of the World is only writing and producing this time around and directing [...]

January 12, 2019

I Get The Feeling This Is Going To Bomb! New Trailer For ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL

I’ve been looking forward to Alita: Battle Angel for decades and you won’t find a bigger supporter of James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez – but I get the feeling that this is going to be a massive bomb. This isn’t doing [...]

November 13, 2018

Trailer For James Cameron’s ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL; Was It Worth The Wait?

I’ve been hearing about (and looking forward to) James Cameron’s Alita: Battle Angel (since it was known as Battle Angel Alita) for decades. That’s not hyperbole – that’s the god’s honest truth. Robert Rodriguez [...]

December 9, 2017

If They’re Remaking ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Then Robert Rodriguez Isn’t A Bad Choice

Escape From New York doesn’t need a remake. I’m not taking the Plisskin – the original is great. However, Hollywood has been plundering John Carpenter‘s back catalogue for years and Escape From New York has been on the [...]

March 25, 2017

The Best Roles Of Antonio Banderas

A man of many talents, Antonio Banderas is best known for his suave Hispanic charm. From his early collaborations with acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, Banderas then broke into Hollywood in the early 1990s despite at first having to [...]

January 21, 2016

Blu-ray Review: SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR Has A Cast To Die For… But Not Much Else

Nobody had ever seen anything like Sin City when it hit screens back in 2005. Ten years later, the impact of this sequel is much less. Robert Rodriguez created an original visual language that brought Frank Miller’s comic book to life, paving the [...]

December 13, 2014

Blu-Ray Review: MACHETE KILLS Is Balls-Out, No-Holds-Barred Schlock

You either go into Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills and accept it for what it is – or you don’t. If you fail to accept it then you won’t enjoy it (you’ll more than likely downright hate it) but if you do, you’ll dig it for being the [...]

January 26, 2014

Will Mel Gibson & Sylvester Stallone Face-off Cultural Troglodytes With THE EXPENDABLES 3?

Mel Gibson is the real deal when it comes to being a movie star. However, cultural troglodytes seem to enjoy trying to break him. It’s good to see that guys like Robert Rodriguez (with Machete Kills) and Sylvester Stallone are willing to help him [...]

June 8, 2013

DVD Review: Robert Rodriguez Presents CURANDERO – DAWN OF THE DEMON

May 19, 2013

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