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Renny Harlin To Direct Aaron Eckhart In The New Action-Thriller THE BRICKLAYER

Famed action auteur, Renny Harlin is set to direct Aaron Eckhart in the new thriller The Bricklayer. Eckhart is an under-appreciated actor, while Harlin is the man who gave us such action classics such as Die Hard 2: Die Harder, The Long Kiss [...]

January 15, 2022

Remembering Shane Black’s KISS KISS BANG BANG Starring Robert Downy Jr & Val Kilmer

Famed screenwriter, Shane Black made his directorial debut in 2005 with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Black’s film, based on Brett Halliday’s novel, Bodies Are Where You Find Them is a near flawless modern noir and the script sizzles with [...]

December 9, 2021

Review: Pierce Brosnan Is Suave & Debonair In Renny Harlin’s Slick & Stylish Heist Thriller THE MISFITS

Pierce Brosnan delivers a suave and debonair performance in director Renny Harlin’s The Misfits. A slick and stylish comedy-thriller, Harlin’s film may scrimp on plot and character development, but it delivers some energetic [...]

June 8, 2021

Poster For Renny Harlin’s Heist Film THE MISFITS Starring Pierce Brosnan

Here’s the poster for Renny Harlin‘s slick looking heist thriller, The Misfits. The mighty Pierce Brosnan leads the cast of the film which also stars Jamie Chung, Tim Roth, Hermione Corfield, Rami Jaber, Mike Angelo and Nick Cannon. [...]

April 29, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT

Renny Harlin – 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight is a hugely enjoyable and slickly made action film with a sparkling script from the great Shane Black. Geena Davis and Samuel L.Jackson are both well cast in this Renny Harlin directed film. The [...]

January 10, 2021

Top Christmas Movies: DIE HARD 2

If 1988’s Die Hard is a Christmas movie then Renny Harlin‘s 1990 follow-up is even more-so than John McTiernan’s original. Harlin’s film has snow and everything! Die Hard 2 isn’t Harlin’s only Christmas cracker, he [...]

December 12, 2020

Top Christmas Movies: THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT

The Long Kiss Goodnight sees Renny Harlin direct the action and Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson trade barbs and shoot bullets in this Shane Black scripted action film. Davis plays a mother who discovers that she’s actually a finely honed [...]

December 9, 2020

Trailer For Assassin Thriller AVA Starring Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, John Malkovich & Common

For what looks like a pretty generic assassin on-the-run thriller, Ava has a pretty impressive cast – Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, John Malkovich, Common and Geena Davis (who knows a thing or two about this sort of movie having starred in [...]

June 28, 2020

Movies In Focus’ Top Christmas Movies

As curmudgeonly as Movies In Focus can be, I do appreciate Christmas (it’s probably my favourite time of the year). I thought it was about time that I put together a list of my favourite Christmas film, so I rolled-up my sleeves and dug into the [...]

December 19, 2018

Blu-ray Review: Russell Crowe And Ryan Gosling Are THE NICE GUYS

Shane Black’s The Nice Guys is a witty slice of 1970s throwback noir. It might not be as good as 2005’s similarly themed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, but it packs an entertaining punch. Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling play Jackson Healey and Holland [...]

September 26, 2016

DVD Review: Renny Harlin’s THE LEGEND OF HERCULES Is A B-Movie Sword And Sandal Romp

I imagine that if I was eight years old, Renny Harlin’s The Legend Of Hercules would be a film that I could endlessly watch and re-watch. It’s filled with action, amazing feats and heroes and villains who are straight down the line. It all fits [...]

July 27, 2014