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Dark Cinematic Magic: First Look At FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD

Did anyone like Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them? I don’t know, but it banked over $814 million globally, showing that the magic of Harry Potter is still very, very string. A sequel is on the way, upping the star wattage and the number [...]

November 16, 2017

Ben Affleck: Gone BATMAN Gone

“You don’t do it forever, so I want to find a graceful and cool way to segue out of it.” That’s what Ben Affleck said about his future as Batman. He has also stated that Matt Reeves’ Batman film is ”something I’m [...]

November 14, 2017

Take Christopher Nolan’s DUNKIRK Home This Christmas

Christopher Nolan’s cinematic masterwork, Dunkirk hits home video platforms on 18 December, 2017. The film managed to be weighty, heartfelt and uncompromising – pretty amazing considering the film’s tight 106 minute running [...]

October 31, 2017

They’re Back & They’re Bad: Mel, Danny & Dick Developing LETHAL WEAPON 5

Readers of Movies In Focus will know that I have a deep appreciation for the Lethal Weapon franchise. There were rumblings about 5 years ago that a fifth film in the franchise could happen – but the Lethal Weapon TV series seemed to be the [...]

October 28, 2017

Join The Heroes For The New JUSTICE LEAGUE Trailer

Yes, there’s a lot of CGI, but I like this new ‘Heroes’ trailer for Justice League. They’ve made this thing lighter – in both the tone and colour palette. Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot appear to have some great chemistry as [...]

October 8, 2017

Is Ben Affleck Really Done As BATMAN?

Back in February it was reported that Ben Affleck wanted out of his contract as Batman. This was around the time he dropped out as director of The Batman (and took a hit for the critical and commercial failure of the rather great Live By Night) [...]

July 22, 2017

The New Director For SUICIDE SQUAD 2 Means Only One Thing: Room For Liam Neeson

Forget Mel Gibson – it looks like Jaume Collet-Serra will be replacing David Ayer as the director of Suicide Squad 2. The Spanish-born Collet-Serra doesn’t really float the Movies In Focus boat. He’s directed the sub-par Liam Neeson [...]

July 12, 2017

Chris Pine Talks WONDER WOMAN

Movies In Focus didn’t conduct this interview with Chris Pine – but it was sent my way and I thought readers would enjoy Pine’s musings on Wonder Woman. The Gal Gadot starrer looks great – and it’s currently riding [...]

May 31, 2017

Zack Snyder Leaves JUSTICE LEAGUE Following Family Tragedy

Zack Snyder has stepped back from directing duties on Justice League due to a family tragedy. Snyder has announced that he will leave the project to spend time with his family following the death of his daughter in March. Joss Whedon will take over [...]

May 23, 2017

Guy Ritchie’s KING ARTHUR Calamity Flops At The Box Office

Movies In Focus was tough on Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword from the start. Ritchie’s style was never suited to this type of film and star Charlie Hunnam just isn’t leading man material. Ritchie barely managed to make his [...]

May 13, 2017

Listen Up UK: Get Ready To Take Home Ben Affleck’s LIVE BY NIGHT

Writer-Director Ben Affleck‘s Live By Night was a wonderful gangster movie throwback which didn’t get the audience it deserved on the big screen (what the hell is wrong with you people?). It was a luscious thriller, filled with great [...]

April 26, 2017

Hey Jude Is Knock Knock Knockin’ At Dumbledore

I have no interest in Jude Law or The Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them franchise (aka Score More Money From Harry Potter), but I’d be remiss for not reporting that Law has signed to play Albus Dumbledore in the next film in the Potter [...]

April 12, 2017

Introducing The First Trailer For The Big Screen Adaptation Of Stephen King’s IT

By the look of this first teaser trailer, it would seem that Andrés Muschietti’s adaptation of Stephen King‘s It nails the tone of the novel and manages to tap into that post Stranger Things ‘kids against the mysterious [...]

March 29, 2017

We Don’t Want A Reboot Of THE MATRIX

Why do we need a reboot of The Matrix? The Matrix is one of the defining movies in cinema history. It came from nowhere back in 1999 and changed the face of how science fiction and action movies were made. The Wachowskis tapped into something that [...]

March 15, 2017