Director: Jon Favreau Writer: Jeff Nathanson (Screenplay) Brenda Chapman (Story) and Irene Mecchi; Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton (Characters) Voice Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor; John Oliver;James Earl Jones; John Kani; Alfre Woodard; JD McCrary; Shahadi Wright Joseph; Penny Johnson Jerald; Keegan-Michael Kay; Eric Andre; Florence Kasumba; Seth Rogen; Billy Eichner; … [Read more...]
Sing Along A Hugh! We Review The Greatest Showman
We went to see The Greatest Showman, a film that we would have said is not one that we would normally have chosen, but friends had enjoyed it and with not much else exciting us we gave it a try! The film follows P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) and his huge rise to success and the highs and lows of that, in this musical from director Michael Gracey. The film opens with a … [Read more...]
The BMAF Answer to is Die Hard A Christmas Movie?
Is Die Hard a Christmas film? For us, yes: it's set on Christmas Eve at an office Christmas party, “Christmas in Hollis” is on the soundtrack, it ends with “Let It Snow”, and there's that “Ho-Ho-Ho” shirt. The only case against it is that we'll happily watch it any time of year. As the Festive season approaches many share their favourite Christmas films, we are no exception … [Read more...]
The Saw Franchise Returns With A New ‘Jigsaw’ Puzzle
We finally went to see Jigsaw this week, the return of the big Horror franchise Saw 7 films.which so far had given us We felt that despite a great ending, which brought Dr. Gordon (Cary Elwes) back into the story, the previous film Saw 3D: The Final Chapter was probably the weakest entry, that was in 2010 and its box office appeared to agree, so the franchise which had … [Read more...]
We Revisit Blade Runner Ahead of its Sequel
With Blade Runner 2049 arriving this year, and our most anticipated film in the second half of this year, we knew we wanted to revisit the original before seeing it. The first film released way back in 1982 was considered a box office disaster yet luckily over the years audiences and filmmakers have helped it find success. The film has, in fact, got so popular, we have had … [Read more...]