We admit when Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice came out, we were not that motivated to rush out to see it, the truth is it came out the same time as Zootropolis and we liked the look of that more! We think we were suffering superhero film fatigue, which is odd as Batman has normally been the better character for these comic book films, especially the Tim Burton and … [Read more...]
Is Don’t Breathe a Do See?
This week, we headed off to see Don’t Breathe, from writer/director Fede Alvarez, who most recently gave us the reboot of the Evil Dead. Don’t Breathe is a home invasion film, with a twist. We follow Rocky (Jane Levy, reteaming with her Evil Dead director), her boyfriend, Money (Daniel Zovatto) and friend, Alex (Dylan Minnette) The 3 carry out many small burglaries, using … [Read more...]
BMAF watch the Suicide Squad!
It’s been a funny year for Blockbusters, the latest Star Trek, X-Men and Jason Bourne movies have all not been as well received as previous outings. However, Suicide Squad was expected to be the one film to buck that trend. Afer faltering starts from Man of Steel and Batman v Superman, Warner Brothers were hoping this film, also based on DC Comics characters could be the one … [Read more...]
BMAF review Independence Day: Resurgence
We recently wrote that we revisited Independence Day ahead of this week's visit to see its long-awaited sequel Independence Day: Resurgence. So was it worth the 20-year wait? The quick answer is No, not really. This film has a lot of good ideas but is just a bit boring, to be honest. The film establishes earlier on that the Will Smith character died in an accident, … [Read more...]