Over the festive period, the BMAF household decided it was time to join so many of our friends and subscribe to Netflix. It's a format that concerns us as its popularity seems to again be pushing people to watch movies online, we would hate this to be at the expense of the DVD/BluRay hard copy At the moment, there seems to be a world where both can exist, and being … [Read more...]
Krampus: A Christmas present to keep or discard?
We at BMAF made it no secret that we were looking forward to seeing Krampus, the long awaited new film from Michael Dougherty, director of Trick 'r Treat. So did it meet our expectation which were sky high when going into the cinema? The film opens on a shopping precinct having an equivalent of a Black Friday, the joy of Christmas is forgotten as shoppers push, punch and … [Read more...]
BMAF Review: Scouts Vs Zombies for gore and laughs
With some spare time on our hand, we headed out to the cinema but found not a lot to choose from, so we went for a gamble and headed into Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse. Although we must admit we prefer the original title of Scouts Vs Zombies. With the success of the likes of TV show The Walking Dead and the film 28 Days Later, Zombies are hugely popular at present, … [Read more...]
Finding Love in the Time of Monsters
We here at the BMAF love a creature feature, so we were especially pleased when we were approached by the makers of new film Love in the Time of Monsters to give it a watch. We were apprehensive at first, as what if we thought it was awful, we would still owe them a good review, but we are pleased to report we really enjoyed it. The debut film of director Matt Jackson and … [Read more...]
All Aboard! The BMAF’s Favourite cruise ship films.
When myself and Mrs BMAF go on holiday, we tend to choose holidays on a cruise ship, great to relax and switch off from work with Wi-Fi not the easiest thing to get a hold of in the middle of the ocean. To get me in the mood for the holiday, I tend to watch a cruise ship based film before I go. The trouble is Cruise ships do not tend to do well on film. Just this year, a … [Read more...]