We at Barking Mad About Films had a decision to make! What film to see this week and our 2 choices could not be further apart! Choice One was Disney’s Zootropolis (changed from its US title of Zootopia, at the request of a Denmark Zoo, which shared the same name apparently!) Choice Two was Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice from Zack Snyder, who is no stranger to big box … [Read more...]
Why I’m glad the wife chose Brooklyn!
Sunday night is movie night in the BMAF household. A night I look forward to as time to spend with Mrs BMAF and Pepper on the sofa, after a busy working week. However, this week’s choice, Brooklyn, chosen by Mrs BMAF did not wow me, as not excited by it. Yet, this is one of the joys of film, by watching someone else’s recommendation, I saw an unexpected gem. This film … [Read more...]
The next blockbuster, coming to a Sofa near you!
An interesting development appears to be happening in Hollywood at present. Sean Parker, the founder of Napster is developing a project called the Screening Room The idea is that audiences will no longer need to wait for a period of time after the film has left cinemas, to watch it at home. They will be able to watch it at the same time of Cinema release. So you could … [Read more...]
10 Cloverfield Lane: It’s really Good Man!
In 2008, a found footage creature feature hit cinemas screens called Cloverfield! Now in 2016, whilst not a direct sequel, we have 10 Cloverfield Lane which is described as a blood relative of that film. Now, we have to be honest and say we struggle really badly with Found Footage films, suffering from motion sickness from the rapid camera movement so we were not fans of the … [Read more...]
Horror films, lighten up!
Today in the Barking Mad About Films household it was St Patrick’s Day Waking up early and scrolling through Netflix, I came across Leprechaun: Origins. I had seen some of the previous 6 B-Movies starring Warwick Davis so it grabbed my attention! Now the original 6 Leprechaun films were never too serious, as you can imagine with titles like Leprechaun 4: In Space and … [Read more...]