This week cinema trip saw us watch Game Night from the directing team of Daley & Goldstein, who also made the reboot of the National Lampoon Vacation series. We were drawn to this horror comedy due to its impressive cast of Rachel McAdams; Jason Bateman; Kyle Chandler; Danny Huston; Jesse Plemons; Billy Magnussen & TV favourites Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) & … [Read more...]
Trouble on the Train for Liam Neeson in the Commuter
We headed out to see the new Liam Neeson Action-Thriller The Commuter. The film reteams Liam with Director Jaume Collet-Serra for a 4th time, after Non-Stop; Unknown and Run All Night. The Director also made the great Shark thriller The Shallows. The film opens with a montage of Liam’s Character Michael going through the motions of daily life, to establish he is a commuter. … [Read more...]
Barking Mad About Films Go To The Jumanji Jungle
We went to our local cinema to see Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the sequel to the much-loved late, great Robin Williams family adventure film Jumanji. If the truth is told, the trailers had left us underwhelmed but strong word of mouth had us intrigued. The film does well to establish that the dated board game of the original needed to be upgraded for new tech-savvy … [Read more...]
We Review Three Billboards, Do We Give It 3 Stars (or more?)
For our first film of 2018, we headed to the critically acclaimed Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri from Martin McDonagh, probably best known for his film, In Bruges. The film follows the frustrations of Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) who is grieving the horrific crime that occurred to her daughter Angela (Kathryn Newton) and is angered by the response of the … [Read more...]
Barking Mad About Films Review The Last Jedi
We at BMAF are big fans of Star Wars since George Lucas gave the original trilogy in 1977 it’s been part of our lives. From collecting the figures and stickers to that excitement when the 2nd trilogy 1999. Whilst we enjoyed them we were left somewhat underwhelmed. When the new trilogy with The Force Awakens arrived, we loved it so here we are with the latest adventure, The Last … [Read more...]