When I was a lot younger, one Actor/Comedian always would have massive hits in the US, but they would never be as popular in the UK, I am of course talking about Adam Sandler. This always used to surprise me. An actor who I had seen in the background of such films as Coneheads and Airheads, as well as the Steve Martin film, Mixed Nuts uit not taken much notice of him. I … [Read more...]
BMAF Spend Time With The Intern
This week’s film choice was The Intern from director Nancy Meyers (who has previously brought us big hits such as The Holiday; What Women Want and It’s Complicated) If we are completely honest, we weren’t sure what to expect, this was a Mrs. BMAF choice after all, but it is well worth seeking out as not only does it give some great laughs but also deals with age-old issues … [Read more...]
X-Men: Apocalypse BMAF review
We saw X-Men: Apocalypse yesterday, despite complaining just last week of ‘Superhero fatigue’, yet this franchise is one we have always enjoyed! If we are honest, we don’t really mind X-Men: The Last Stand As is almost the norm, since then the franchise was rebooted with a prequel. X-Men: First Class, which told the story of Eric (Michael Fassbender) and Charles (James … [Read more...]
Locke: Take A Journey As Tom Hardy’s Passenger
After a string of great performance including Warrior; Inception; Bronson; The Drop and big box office hits The Dark Knight Rises and Mad Max; Fury Road, it would be fair to say we are fans of Tom Hardy now, and we now add Locke to his great films! We first really came aware of him in RocknRolla, the under-rated Guy Ritchie film, but his performances which also include … [Read more...]
Captain America: Civil War! MARVELlous or not?
This week, we went off to see Captain America: Civil War, with high hopes, after all, we thought The Winter Soldier, the previous Captain America entry, was one of Marvel’s better films. Adding further evidence, critics and audiences alike were heaping praise on it, with rave reviews and massive box office records. If honest though we think we may have superhero fatigue! We … [Read more...]