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New Poster & Trailer For Chino Moya’s Dystopian Nightmare UNDERGODS Ahead Of UK Release

Movies In Focus saw commercials and music video director Chino Moya’s feature debut Undergods at its world premiere during the 2020 Fantasia Festival. Deliberately opaque and obtuse, Moya’s film is a morality play about society and the [...]

April 13, 2021

Notebook Reviews: MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME

George Miller and George Ogilvie – 1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome might not be as violent as its predecessors, but it does have a lot of charm. Funny and dangerous in equal measure, this once again delivers great cartoon-style action. The [...]

April 13, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Matt Damon & Alexander Payne On The Set Of DOWNSIZING

2017’s Downsizing is a serious departure for Alexander Payne, whose films are always firmly set in the real-world. Sure, they might be skewed, but there’s an inherent reality that runs through them which offers a tangibility. This time [...]

April 5, 2021

Notebook Reviews: BLADE RUNNER

Ridley Scott – 1981 Ridley Scott‘s Blade Runner is a visually superb piece of science fiction. It looks stunning, but there’s an emotional void at the film’s core – something which might come from Philip K. [...]

April 2, 2021

There Can Be Only Wan: OBI-WAN KENOBI Event Series Starts Filming In April 2021; Supporting Cast Announced

Ewan McGregor will be reigniting his lightsaber as filming on Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series has been announced. Directed by Deborah Chow, it will start filming in April 2021 – and McGregor will be once again joined by Hayden [...]

March 29, 2021

Review: CHAOS WALKING With Tom Holland & Daisy Ridley Is A Mess

Doug Liman is a director who has delivered some great movies over the years. From Swingers and Go to The Bourne Identity and Edge Of Tomorrow, Liman has helmed some serious Hollywood hits. The only real black mark on his filmography is 2008’s YA [...]

March 29, 2021

Notebook Reviews: FREQUENCY

Gregory Hoblit – 2000 It’s always great to see Dennis Quaid in a leading role – and Gregory Hoblit’s Frequency gives him a brilliant one (Jim Caviezel is also wonderful). This is a unique film, but if you’re looking [...]

March 27, 2021

Remembering Stuart Gordon

Iconic cult filmmaker Stuart Gordon was perhaps best known for 1985’s Re-Animator, but the wrier/director had a prolific career in the horror and science fiction genres. Across his career, Gordon took a lot of inspiration from H. P. [...]

March 24, 2021

Notebook Reviews: PITCH BLACK

David Twohy – 2000 Pitch Black is a hugely enjoyable sci-fi action film in the mould of Aliens. This David Twohy directed film has brilliant tension and some very good special effects. It shows the star power of Vin Diesel – who is very [...]

March 24, 2021

Notebook Reviews: John Carpenter’s GHOSTS OF MARS

John Carpenter – 2001 Ghosts Of Mars might not be one of John Carpenter‘s best films – but its definitely far from the worst (I’m looking at you, Escape From New L.A.). This sci-fi seige movie is a semi-remake of the great [...]

March 22, 2021

Blu-ray Review: THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE Makes Plan 9 From Outer Space Look Like Citizen Kane

A great title does not a good movie make. Sadly, They Came From Beyond Space has a wonderfully evocative title, but this 1967 sci-fi film from the usually reliable Freddie Francis (Dracula Has Risen From The Grave) fails to live up to the promise of [...]

March 9, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Johannes Roberts’ STORAGE 24

Take a measure of John Carpenter mixed spice (The Thing, Assault On Precinct 13), add a touch of Alien, a pinch of Shaun of the Dead and a smidgen of Die Hard, bring to the boil and rest. Now, get ready to serve-up Storage 24. Director Johannes [...]

March 6, 2021