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...]
I’m dreaming of a Fright Christmas, thanks to Krampus!
Way back in 2007, the writer of X-Men 2 and Superman Returns, Michael Dougherty wrote and directed a horror film, which comprised of 5 stories called Trick ‘R Treat. The film introduced audiences to the masked Sam from his previous short film, Season’s Greetings. We really enjoyed this film, as did many others, to the fact that Sam is now popular, you can find him as all … [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...]
Mog Blog: The cat stealing UK hearts this festive season
Here in the UK, as the run up to Christmas begins, all our major stores release their advertising campaigns to entice us to shop with them. Most years, John Lewis Retail wins, due to a combination of using a great song and a message about the meaning of Christmas. They seemed to be winning with this year's effort too!. It’s message was about looking after … [Read more...]
Ghostbusters! We ain’t afraid of no reboot
Every day I see a tweet or a post about how it is an absolute disgrace that Ghostbusters is being remade. What most upsets me is this appears to be because the reboot is having an all female Ghostbusting team. I certainly don’t recall this uproar when Bill Murray; Dan Aykroyd; Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson didn't voice the Real Ghostbusters cartoon =) I am a massive fan … [Read more...]