As we pass the halfway point of 2023, we look back on the films we have watched for the first time this year and share our top ten of the year so far. We start with some honourable mentions which didn't quite make our top ten: Elvis - A first time watch of this great biopic about the relationshop between the famous singer and his manager Colonel Tom Parker. Plane - … [Read more...]
Is the Shape of Water Oscar Worthy or a Wash Out?
One of the films we were desperate to see was The Shape of Water, the new film from director Guillermo Del Toro, one of our favourite directors. The film was released in America last year so it has felt like ages that we have waited to see this film, and the fact that in that wait, the film has now been nominated for 13 Oscars, well we hoped for something special. The … [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 2017 Half Year Top 10 Films
So as we reach the halfway point of 2017, we look back on our favourite 10 films of the year so far. We are pleased to see it's not all sequels and yet despite claims of suffering comic book film fatigue, 2 comic book films made the list and again both from the Marvel studio, yet DC Comics Wonder Woman only narrowly missed our list. So here is our countdown, we are sure … [Read more...]
Were We A Fan Of Swiss Army Man?
We watched Swiss Army Man this weekend, its one of those films we kept hearing about but due to limited cinema release, hadn’t seen. Now when a film is described as a cross between Robert Zemeckis drama Cast Away but with a large element of comedy cult classic Weekend at Bernie's it certainly grabbed our interest, mainly out of curiosity. Bernie's centres around 2 friends … [Read more...]