We finally got to seeing Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to one of our favourite films of all time. We had high hopes going in as came from director Denis Villeneuve of Sicario and Arrival, 2 films that we found amazing too. This film centres around K, a Blade Runner played by Ryan Gosling, who after an early confrontation with Sapper played by Dave Bautista, we soon learn is … [Read more...]
10 Films We Can’t Wait To See In The Second Half of 2017
Having shared our 10 favourite films of the first half of 2017, it’s now the time to share the 10 we are most looking forward to seeing in the second half of the year. It is a reflection of the times that it does include reboots and sequels but also some original films. Of course, we are sure this list will include more as we learn more about them, but possibly because … [Read more...]
10 Films That BMAF Can’t Wait To See For 2017
As we sat down and had a look at the films coming out for this year, we chose 10 which I guess may not look very original, but we want to see them none the less. Plenty of others we considered such as the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie; Murder on the Orient Express; War for the Planet of the Apes; Kingsman 2; Paddington 2; The Mummy and even Baywatch! The truth is … [Read more...]
The Barking Mad About Films Top 10 of 2016
So it’s time for the BMAF Top 10 films of 2016. A year which saw us bored by comic book heroes: Batman V Superman; Suicide Squad and Doctor Strange all were okay but not 5-star movies for us. We also have to add Captain America: Civil War, it may have had a great battle scene but we honestly felt we’d seen most of it in trailers. On the subject of trailers, 10 Cloverfield … [Read more...]
The ‘Arrival’ of a Must See Film
This week we saw Arrival, the new film from the director of Sicario and the forthcoming sequel, Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve. We had high hopes for this film as Sicario was one of our favourite films of last year, and we enjoy the Science Fiction genre. The fact that film was being compared to classics like Contact; Gravity and 2001: A Space Odyssey. This isn’t a … [Read more...]