With the Guardians of the Galaxy sequel about to hit cinemas, we felt we had to give the first film another viewing as it is part of the BMAF collection. This film was a highlight for us when we were suffering from comic book film fatigue, yet we went in not sure what to expect, we knew nothing of the comic or the characters its based on, but a talking raccoon and tree … [Read more...]
BMAF Go On Cinema Trip To see Experiment From Belko!
Our most recent cinema outing was to see The Belko Experiment, the trailers had us interested as it pitched it as almost the Hunger Games meets The Office. It is based on a script by James Gunn, who decided to discard it when upon completion he was going through a divorce, and the thought of being involved in a film involving the killing of loved ones didn’t sit right with … [Read more...]
We Head To The Movies in Search of Life
We love a creature feature so when we saw the first trailer for Life, we knew we wanted to see this one. The real question is of course, is it a great space monster movie like Alien or is it another Alien v Predator dissapointment? The cast is great so we had high hopes for this one written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and directed by Daniel Espinosa. A six-member … [Read more...]
We, BMAF Urge You To Watch I, Daniel Blake
We often see the blockbuster films for entertainment, but films can often inspire and deliver a message, this week’s rental, I, Daniel Blake from director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty certainly falls into that category. The story is frightening and you would hope a work of fiction, yet since the film was released many have shared similar experiences. Widower Daniel … [Read more...]
We Enjoy A Classic FX Double Bill of Films
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...]