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Blu-ray Review: THE FLASH

Don’t believe the haters – The Flash is one of the most entertaining films to come out of Warner Bros’ run of DCEU movies. Embracing the character’s comic book origins, it ticks all the right genre tropes in a witty and [...]

September 15, 2023

Review: THE FLASH Entertains With Its Wit, Action & Unexpected Heart

Please be aware that this review of The Flash contains spoilers. A decade in the making, The Flash finally sees DC Comics’ speedy superhero take to the big screen in a movie with his name in the title. Opinions have been mixed on this Andy [...]

July 12, 2023

15 Things To Know Before Seeing MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One hits cinema screens around the globe this week. The seventh instalment in the long-running spy franchise once again sees Tom Cruise conduct gravity-defying stunts as intrepid IMF agent Ethan Hunt. [...]

July 5, 2023

Behind The Scenes: Richard Donner, Steven Spielberg, Jeff Cohen & Ke Huy Quan On The Set Of THE GOONIES

Produced by Steven Spielberg, written by Chris Columbus and directed by Richard Donner; it’s no wonder that The Goonies is one of the most beloved films of the 1980s. It’s a movie for kids, that doesn’t talk down to them. Columbus’s script [...]

February 22, 2023

Michael Keaton’s Batman Returns In The New Trailer For THE FLASH

Yes, Ben Affleck’s Batman is also in there (as is Ezra Miller‘s Flash and Sasha Calle’s Supergirl) – but the big selling point of this new trailer (and TV spot) for The Flash is Michael Keaton’s return as Batman. [...]

February 13, 2023

Behind The Scenes: Ben Affleck On The Set Of Zack Snyder’s BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Ben Affleck’s grizzled Batman/Bruce Wayne is the true star Zack Snyder’s 2016 superhero mash-up Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Affleck finally gives us the character that has graced the pages of comic books since 1939. Michael Keaton [...]

August 10, 2022

Remembering David Ayer’s SUICIDE SQUAD

Director David Ayer‘s 2016 film, Suicide Squad plays like a graphic novel brought to life. It’s a fun action romp with some great turns from a bunch of actors who are clearly having a blast. It’s far from perfect (although better than [...]

August 5, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Director Patty Jenkins & Gal Gadot On The Set Of WONDER WOMAN

Despite having limited screen-time, Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman was one of the stand-outs from Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice (much better than many would have you believe). Gadot’s Amazonian Princess showed a charisma and [...]

August 1, 2021

Obituary: Legendary Hollywood Director Richard Donner Dies Aged 91

The great Richard Donner sadly passed away at the age of 91 on 5 July 2021. Born Richard Donald Schwartzberg on 24 April 24 1930 in New York, Donner started out as an actor before moving into directing in the 1960s. He went on to become one of [...]

July 5, 2021

Blu-ray Review: Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE Is Epic In Scope

Zack Snyder’s Justice League is a film which shouldn’t exist – but here it is. For years it was a cinematic myth, an unfinished film that would never see the light of day and nothing but a future trivia quiz question for comics [...]

May 26, 2021

Notebook Reviews: SUPERMAN II

Richard Lester – 1980 Continuing the Man Of Steel‘s story from Richard Donner‘s brilliant original, Superman II isn’t quite as good as its predecessor – but it’s close. Very close. Gene Hackman and Christopher [...]

May 17, 2021

Blu-ray Review: JUSTICE SOCIETY: WORLD WAR II Sees Your Favourite DC Comics Heroes Battling The Nazis

If you’re in the mood for some DC animation, then fans of all ages will find much to enjoy in Justice Society: World War II. It’s an enjoyable romp featuring many of your favourite DC Comics heroes – but with the added twist that [...]

May 15, 2021

Notebook Reviews: SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE

Richard Donner – 1978 Richard Donner‘s Superman is one of the great comic book adaptions – and it’s as close to a living comic book as you could possibly get. Christopher Reeve is flawless as the Man Of Steel and Gene [...]

May 11, 2021

The Mighty Richard Donner

The mighty Richard Donner turned 91 years old on 24 April 2021. Donner is one of the all-time great Hollywood directors who cut his teeth in advertising and television, working on some of the most iconic shows of the 1960s and 1970s (The Twilight [...]

April 24, 2021

Blu-ray Review: WONDER WOMAN 1984 Is Better Than The Original

It split audiences and critics alike when it was originally released on the big screen and streaming in 2020 but Wonder Woman 1984 is film which improves on the blockbusting 2017 original, delivering an entertaining and action-packed superhero [...]

March 24, 2021

Remembering 2017’s Misjudged JUSTICE LEAGUE

Now that Zack Snyder’s Justice League is finally upon us (read the review), Movies In Focus thought it was a good time to visit the misjudged version of Justice League which was retooled by Joss Whedon and released back in 2017. Unlike [...]

March 16, 2021

Review: Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE Is The Film We Should Have Had Years Ago!

March 15, 2021

More Tease? Another New Trailer For Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE Offers A Glimpse At Darkseid, Deathstroke & Joker

This teaser trailer for Zack Snyder‘s much anticipated Justice League shows more new footage from the retooled DC Comics Superhero team-up. It’s not going to sway the haters, but it’s something for the Snyder faithful. You get a [...]

March 9, 2021

JUSTICE LEAGUE: Zack Snyder Gives Us More Of Ben Affleck’s Batman

Zack Snyder’s Justice League is almost here. The director is dropping all sorts of goodies through social media in the lead-up to the film’s global launch on 18 March 2021. What caught Movies In Focus‘ attention was a new poster [...]

March 6, 2021

Boxy But Good: Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE – The Mother Box Origins

Zack Snyder debuted this little tease at his 4 hour cut of Justice League during IGN Fan Fest. It features ornate depictions of Superman (Henry Cavill), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Batman (Ben Affleck), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and The Flash (Ezra Miller) [...]

February 28, 2021

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