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2020 BFI London Film Festival Review: AMMONITE

Despite dedicated performances from Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, Francis Lee’s Ammonite is as bleak and dour as the film’s wintry Lyme Regis setting. Named after a coiled shell fossil, Ammonite centres on the 19th Century romance [...]

October 19, 2020

The CINEMAGIC FILM FESTIVAL Goes Virtual For 2020

Many, many years ago Movies In Focus volunteered at the brilliant and iconic Cinemagic International Film Festival. This means that the Belfast based festival has a special place in my heart. Now, Cinemagic is going virtual for its 31st [...]

September 15, 2020

Take Me Back… First Trailer For Wes Anderson’s ALL-Star Comedy THE FRENCH DISPATCH

Movies In Focus adores the visual aesthetic of Wes Anderson‘s films. I was captured by his work when I first saw Rushmore way back in 1999 and I’ve been a fan ever since. Anderson’s movies look great. but they also have a [...]

February 12, 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

Movies In Focus’ Photography From The 2020 EE BAFTA Awards

February once again rolled around and that meant that Movies In Focus was again in attendance at the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards. You can read all about my exploits and see the full winners list – or check-out below for [...]

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

BAFTA 2020: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

It looks like Joker is no laughing matter. Todd Phillips’ Blockbusting DC Comics film leads the pack at the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards with 11 nominations. Martin Scorsese’s Netflix produced drama The Irishman and Quentin [...]

January 7, 2020

The 2020 Golden Globes Full Nominations List

It’s easy to become cynical when you write about movies. You get to see the good, the bad and the ugly and sometimes that makes you jaded. However, there’s nothing like watching quality movies succeed and when you see the list of [...]

December 9, 2019

Blu-ray Review: It’s A Game Of Thrones For Saoirse Ronan & Margot Robbie In MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

A film which never manages to be the sum of its parts, Mary Queen Of Scots works as a character study of Saoirse Ronan‘s legendary Queen, but it fails to gain traction in order to set-up any true cinematic thrills. Ronan delivers in spades as [...]

May 22, 2019

BAFTA 2019: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

The Favourite would appear to be the favourite at the 2019 EE BAFTAs. Yorgos Lanthimo’s film is nominated in 12 categories – including Best Film, Outstanding British Film and Original [...]

January 9, 2019

Great Scots! It’s Saoirse Ronan Versus Margot Robbie In The Trailer For MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

The early buzz is good on Mary, Queen Of Scots. The big reason to see this historical epic is find out what writer House Of Cards writer Beau Willimon can do with 16th Century political intrigue. The second is to see Saoirse Ronan go head-to-head [...]

July 12, 2018

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: THE SHAPE OF WATER, LADY BIRD, THE PIANO & More

This time around: The Shape Of Water fails to make a splash, Saoirse Ronan shines in Lady Bird, Eric Clapton: A Life In 12 Bars hits the right notes, Evan Rachel Wood gets creepy in Allure, The Piano turns 25 and Jim Carrey does Scandi Noir in Dark [...]

July 5, 2018

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