the dark knight

Tim Burton’s BATMAN

In 1988 director Tim Burton was working on his second feature, Beetlejuice, at Warner Bros, when the director was offered a Batman film. For the first time in a decade, the project gathered real momentum. Bringing along his Beetlejuice star Michael [...]

April 11, 2020

Behind The Scenes: Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill Face-Off On The Set Of BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a movie which doesn’t deserve its derided reputation. Yes, it’s hugely flawed but there’s much to enjoy in Zack Snyder’s 2016 superhero smash-up. One of the film’s highlights is Ben [...]

February 15, 2020

First Look: Matt Reeves Unveils Robert Pattinson As THE BATMAN

Director Matt Reeves has unveiled the first official look at Robert Pattinson as The Batman. It’s a mean and moody ‘camera test’ which shows s stylistic look at Pattison as The Dark Knight. I’m a little torn with this. [...]

February 14, 2020

The Top 100 Films Of The 21st Century…So Far

Movies In Focus was inspired to put together a Top 100 Films Of The 21st Century list after reading the recent piece in Empire which listed the top movies of the century as voted for by the magazine’s readers. It was a pretty damning list [...]

January 21, 2020

Empire Magazine’s 100 Greatest Movies Of The Century Features A Lot Of Serious Duds

Taste is an interesting thing. Everyone is entitled to their opinion of course, but some people simply don’t have good taste. They’d rather eat at McDonalds than a good restaurant. This list of Empire Magazine’s 100 films of the [...]

January 18, 2020

MOST Comic Book Superhero Movies Aren’t Cinema

There’s currently a war raging. There are those who believe that comic book superhero movies aren’t cinema in the truest sense of the word and there are those who believe these movies are wonderful examples of what the art of the [...]

November 13, 2019

Did You Catch These Easter Eggs in THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE?

The Lego Batman Movie (read the Movies In Focus review) is chock-full of hidden jokes and nods towards other franchises, and even other incarnations of the Caped Crusader! As The Lego Batman Movie is now available on Blu-ray and DVD, let’s delve [...]

June 19, 2017