Our latest watch was the latest Marvel Comics film, Avengers: Infinity War and if we are honest, went in with low expectations Which is odd, as whilst we often think we are tired of these films, they always leave us pleasantly surprised, I guess it’s because of the film's genre current almost monopoly of the box office, we see less new original content, though this is in … [Read more...]
I Am Groot Again! BMAF review Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2
When we announced our 10 to see in 2017 we considered a wealth of comic book films, but one was a must see for us and it was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 We loved the Guardians first adventure and with all the main cast returning and writer/director James Gunn, we had high hopes even though sequels often don’t bring back the magic. The film wins you over in the first … [Read more...]
We Rewatch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1
With the Guardians of the Galaxy sequel about to hit cinemas, we felt we had to give the first film another viewing as it is part of the BMAF collection. This film was a highlight for us when we were suffering from comic book film fatigue, yet we went in not sure what to expect, we knew nothing of the comic or the characters its based on, but a talking raccoon and tree … [Read more...]
12 Films Based on The Pages of Comics We Love!
The one genre that is dominating cinema is the comic book hero film, in particular, those from Marvel and DC comics. In fact with shows like Arrow and Supergirl you could argue they are dominating our TV viewing too. We have to admit though we are slightly losing interest with them a bit, we enjoy them and we have quite a few of them in our collection, but maybe we need a … [Read more...]
Joy: Lawrence Mops Up The Awards Again!
This week's film rental was Joy starring BMAF favourite, Jennifer Lawrence re-teaming with her American Hustle and Silver Linings Playbook director David O. Russell. It would also reunite her with Bradley Cooper (this would be their fourth time working together as these 2 also starred in Serena)her The film sees Jennifer play Joy Mangano, a divorced mother in the 90’s who … [Read more...]