My last visit to the cinema was to see yet another Marvel comics creation head to the big screen. I have to admit I am not a big comic book reader, but the films, in general, have been entertaining enough. There seems to have been a bit of life put into them of late, Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man have even offered something a bit different to the genre. Even the … [Read more...]
Do we rave about the 5th Wave
A few years ago, we on social media had been raving about our love of Suzanne Collins Hunger Games books when someone suggested we give Rick Yancey's novel The 5th Wave a read. Whilst in the town next door, I saw it in a charity shop window for a £1. I thought it was worth a go, as I was going on holiday and needed something new to read. The book was a real page-turner, and … [Read more...]
Does Creed offer a Knockout film for the Rocky legacy
One of the BMAF top 10 films of last year was the Boxing movie, Southpaw, which we blogged about. You can read that here: here https://barkingmadaboutfilms-com.stackstaging.com/southpaw/ We highlighted that in our opinion, at the movies, Boxing seems to be the sport to beat, when looking for great sporting films. The Fighter; Cinderella Man; Raging Ball; Million Dollar … [Read more...]
Poltergeist! Remade without the scares
One of those films that as a youngster in the Eighties that I loved was Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist, produced by Stephen Spielberg. Now like almost every other horror film of that period, such as Friday the 13th to the Evil Dead, the film has been remade. From director Gil Kenan, who directed the family friendly CGI hit Monster House. The film has a great cast, in … [Read more...]
BMAF Reviews Star Wars: The Force Awakens
We left our review later than most, as we wanted to wait a couple of weeks once that initial excitement passed. You see like most, upon seeing Star Wars: The Phantom Menace we initially loved the experience but upon reflection came to dislike it. Star Wars: The Force Awakens will leave fans, like us, thrilled but wanting more, you see rather than be a fantastic new film, … [Read more...]