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Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun

Review: Tom Cruise Flies Into The Danger Zone In TOP GUN

It’s preposterous and everything about it is style over substance, but Tony Scott‘s Top Gun is hugely entertaining popcorn fare – and it continues to rock and roll 40 years on. Tom Cruise takes to the skies in this energetic [...]

May 16, 2026

Review: Tom Cruise Is At His Best In TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Few would have expected it, but Top Gun: Maverick is one of the best mainstream Hollywood action films in a long, long time. Forget your Marvel Cinematic Universe of your DC Extended Universe, Tom Cruise knows how to give audiences the tangible top [...]

May 13, 2026

1970s style artwork for The Nice Guys with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling.

Blu-ray Review: Russell Crowe & Ryan Gosling Impress In Shane Black’s THE NICE GUYS

Shane Black’s The Nice Guys is a witty slice of throwback 1970s-set noir that packs a hugely entertaining punch. Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling play Jackson Healey and Holland March, two down on their luck Los Angeles detectives tracking down a [...]

July 8, 2025

Obituary: Val Kilmer Dies Aged 65

I’ve been writing about movies for nearly 20 years and I’ve written many obituaries (too many) about filmmakers and actors that I have admired. Writing about Val Kilmer’s death is a tough one. I’ve been a fan for over 30 [...]

April 2, 2025

Behind The Scenes: Robert Pattinson & Matt Reeves On The Set Of THE BATMAN

Director Matt Reeves has decided to focus on Batman’s detective leanings, framing the movie as a serial killer thriller and presenting Gotham City as a gritty rain-soaked metropolis which is rotting from the top down. Setting the film during the [...]

July 6, 2024

Notebook Reviews: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT

Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner and Simon Wells – 1998 The Prince Of Egypt is an epic and entertaining animated feature with a tremendous cast of voices (Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, [...]

November 18, 2023

Notebook Reviews: TOP GUN

Tony Scott – 1986 Feel the need for speed. It’s totally preposterous and everything is style over substance, but Tony Scott‘s Top Gun is hugely captivating popcorn fare. Tom Cruise takes to the skies in this energetic aeronautical [...]

November 5, 2023

Review: Tom Cruise Delivers Sky-High Entertainment With TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Without a doubt Top Gun: Maverick delivers one of the best mainstream Hollywood action films of the last several years. Forget your Avengers or Justice Leagues, Tom Cruise shows how to give audiences the type of entertainment that they’ve [...]

November 18, 2022

Remembering The Great Tony Scott

Director Tony Scott was born on June 21st 1944. He followed in the footsteps of his older brother, director Ridley Scott, by attending Art College. He then made his way into the advertising industry, working for his brother’s company, Ridley [...]

August 19, 2022

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

Behind The Scenes: Val Kilmer & Stephen Hopkins On The Set Of THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS

The 1996 release, The Ghost And The Darkness is something of an under-appreciated film. The Val Kilmer–Michael Douglas pic grossed just $38 million at the US box office when it was released, but as we know – box office isn’t [...]

July 12, 2022

CLOSED Competition: Win THE BATMAN On Blu-ray

Unmask the truth behind Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne with The Batman, now on Digital Download and 4K, Blu-ray and DVD on 13th June, and to celebrate its release Movies In Focus has two [...]

June 8, 2022

Review: THE BATMAN Is A Refreshing But Flawed Take On The Dark Knight

The Batman is the latest big screen incarnation of Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s iconic comic book hero. Over the last 30-odd years there have been multiple film takes on Batman from Tim Burton’s brooding gothic noir and Joel Schumacher’s [...]

March 8, 2022

Podcast – Episode 16: Australian Director Phillip Noyce Talks About His Thriller THE DESPERATE HOUR

Over the last five decades, Australian director Phillip Noyce has shown that he really knows how to handle the thriller genre. Noyce first captured international attention with the acclaimed 1989 film Dead Calm. Starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and [...]

February 20, 2022