sam riley Archives - Movies In Focus

Uncovering Curiosities: Saul Dibb’s SUITE FRANCAISE

Saul Dibb’s Suite Française is an enjoyable WWII-set romantic drama. It’s a well crafted film which hits all the right emotional beats, without ever being truly captivating. Matthias Schoenaerts is Bruno von Falk, a German Officer positioned in [...]

December 28, 2020

Review: Ben Wheatley’s FREE FIRE Is Absolutely Amazing!

Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire is an energetic piece of high-octane cinematic acid jazz. It’s a tightly scripted, smartly executed, perfectly cast actioner that’s as witty as it is violent. This is Wheatley’s most entertaining flick yet, an [...]

March 14, 2017

Take Cover: The Trailer For Ben Wheatley’s FREE FIRE Hits Hard

Ben Wheatley is putting together one curious filmography. I’ll admit to being disappointed by his recent High-Rise (read the Movies In Focus review) but Free Fire looks like an interesting proposition. However, I think this trailer for the Martin [...]

September 10, 2016

Blu-ray Review: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES Feels Like The Fantasy Of A Sci-Fi/Horror Nerd

Pride And Prejudice And Zombies – if that title appeals to you then you’ll likely enjoy director Burr Steers’ adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s Jane Austen monster mash. It has a cast of young up and comers Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack [...]

June 27, 2016

Teaser Time: New Trailer And Poster PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES

Looks like your usual Jane Austen adaptation – then bam – zombies. You’re either sold on the concept of Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, or you’re not. The big question at this point is, will Burr Steers’ film deliver the goods or [...]

October 10, 2015

Lily James And Sam Riley Have Undying Love In These PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES Images

Pride And Prejudice And Zombies is a monster mash-up between Jane Austen’s classic novel and the horror genre’s monster of the moment. The fact that Seth Grahame-Smith managed to get the book published is one thing, but that a movie is on the [...]

August 1, 2015

Blu-ray Review: WWII Drama SUITE FRANCAISE With Matthias Schoenaerts And Michelle Williams

July 12, 2015