We here at the BMAF love a creature feature, so we were especially pleased when we were approached by the makers of new film Love in the Time of Monsters to give it a watch. We were apprehensive at first, as what if we thought it was awful, we would still owe them a good review, but we are pleased to report we really enjoyed it. The debut film of director Matt Jackson and … [Read more...]
Horror at Crimson Peak!
In 1997, we saw a film called Mimic from a director called Guillermo Del Toro. Whilst it was a good watch, the director's flair made us check out his first major film, Cronos, which was a lot better and if you speak Spanish or don’t mind subtitles, we suggest you give it a watch. His films have always raised our interest since and it is why we were off to see his latest, … [Read more...]
PS, We Love Rosie!
Here at the BMAF, we enjoy the books of Cecelia Ahern and our favourite book of hers was PS, I Love You. Sadly, we were really disappointed by the movie adaptation which starred Oscar Winner Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler, we’re not sure why as it was fairly faithful to the book. Because of this, we held off on seeing Love Rosie, based on her 2nd novel, Where … [Read more...]
Re-Watch of The Naked Gun
When I was younger BBC2 used to put out a 1982 comedy programme from America called Police Squad about a bumbling police officer called Frank Drebin played by Leslie Nielsen who had made a name for himself as a comedy actor since his turn in Airplane! Prior to that his career had been as much serious as fun roles, he is a very good serious … [Read more...]
Film Review: Take Me Home Tonight!
This film, directed by Michael Dowse, who made BritCom It’s all gone a bit Pete Tong and the Ice Hockey comedy Goon, appeared in the TV schedule this week. It’s a film that had passed me by, but my interest was perked by seeing Hollywood Man of the Moment, Chris Pratt was in it. Being a RomCom, I took to the sofa with the wife and gave it a go. The story centres around Matt … [Read more...]