This week we finally caught up on The Witch, a low budget horror film we missed at the cinema, due to its limited release, but had heard plenty of good things so wanted to see it! Now if you are expecting a gorefest with jumps and scares this probably isn’t the horror film for you. This is more a supernatural film within a historical period drama from writer/director … [Read more...]
Does No Mean No For The Accused?
We at BMAF are big fans of the Actress, Jodie Foster, and we re-watched her Oscar-winning performance in the 1988 drama film, The Accused, over the weekend. The film is about how the legal system deals with rape, here in the UK, a footballer accused of rape is dominating the news, so this film seemed topical for a rewatch, as both cases put emphasis on the victim having to … [Read more...]
Sandra Bullock’s Brand is Crisis!
This week we rented Our Brand Is Crisis, a political comedy, drama starring Sandra Bullock; Billy Bob Thornton and Anthony Mackie. This film was inspired by a documentary of the same name from filmmaker Rachel Boynton. In the film, we follow Jane (Bullock) who had been a successful political consultant helping many candidates win their campaigns. She has retired from … [Read more...]
The Girl With All The Gifts, Including a Great Movie
The Girl With All The Gifts, with a screenplay, based on the book of the same name both by M.R. Carey was released this week, and as fans of the book, we rushed out to see it (our book review is here: ) We loved the book, but of course, that can then make a film harder to win you over, but on this occasion, whilst some small changes, this was almost like the pages had come … [Read more...]
Was The Revenant Meant For Oscars!
Continuing our watching of this year's Academy Awards Oscar for Best Picture nominees, we watched The Revenant, the film that would finally get Leonardo DiCaprio his best actor Oscar. This was his 5th attempt, impressive when you consider the first time we saw him was in Critters 3! This would be the follow-up film for last year’s Best Director winner, Alejandro G. Inarritu, … [Read more...]