In the UK we have various ‘Freeview’ channels which air movies, some show older classics, like the Horror channel, which we have blogged about previously. Another is Sony’s ‘Moviemix’ channel. A film we discovered was a 1986 thriller called F/X: Murder by Illusion. The film, directed by Robert Mandel, from a script by Gregory Fleeman & Robert T. Megginson, follows … [Read more...]
Barking Mad About Films See Keanu Reeves Exposed!
We picked up Exposed on DVD from a charity shop, as we at the BMAF are big fans of Keanu Reeves. We first came across him in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure where he showed great comedy skills but he will probably be best known for his big action roles from the likes of Speed; The Matrix; Point Break and most recently John Wick (oddly enough we picked this DVD up when … [Read more...]
Should You Follow The Girl On The Train For A Great Film?
This week we finally got around to seeing the film adaptation of The Girl On The Train, we had this as one of our must-see films of last year, as we had loved the book by Paula Hawkins that it was based on (our book review here) The biggest decision of all for us wanting to see the film was the casting of Emily Blunt in the title role. From quirky roles in the likes of … [Read more...]
John Wick 2! We’re Thinking We’re Glad He’s Back!
This week there was only one new release for us and that was the big action sequel John Wick 2. We think the first John Wick is one of the best action films we had ever seen, in part this was because of the huge emotional attachment we had to it. Simply because when John Wick’s dog was killed, he had so much anger that he wanted revenge and we could only imagine how much … [Read more...]
Does Now You See Me 2 Bring Back Magic of The Original?
The first Now You See Me film was an unexpected delight, with a great cast, which was a good original thriller, with a lot of escapism and fun on the way, so we finally got round to seeing Now You See Me 2. The film finds the Horsemen; J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg) Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson) & Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) in hiding still, after outwitting the … [Read more...]