Way back when Sigourney Weaver first faced off against Ridley Scott’s Alien, no one knew the franchise would be as successful as it is now, of course, things could have been different, had it not had such an incredible sequel in James Cameron’s Aliens that more sequels; prequels and spin-offs followed! By then we were so invested in the Aliens, we rushed out for films … [Read more...]
Are We Bats About The Lego Batman Movie?
So this week we saw The Lego Batman Movie, we must admit we were quite excited about it as the Lego Batman of the Lego Movie was for us the film highlight. Those high hopes increased by the film opening as we get a commentary of the opening titles by Batman (again voiced by Will Arnett) setting up what we hoped would be a lot of fun. The story shows that Bruce … [Read more...]
The Big Short In Short Is A Must See!
This week we watched The Big Short another film nominated for best Oscar, based on true events from a book by Michael Lewis. The film was written for the screen and directed by Adam McKay who is probably best known for his comedy films with Will Ferrell, those being Anchorman; Step Brothers; The Other Guys and Anchorman 2. This film follows some experts in the finance … [Read more...]
Don’t be scared, give the Horror Channel a view
The other day I saw on its UK TV debut the film Raze, starring one of my favourite current TV show's lead actress Rachel Nichols (Continuum's Kiera) You may have missed it as it was hidden away on the Horror Channel, It was unlikely to me as it's a channel I always check the listings for and so should you if you don't already Granted they do show a lot of films that you've … [Read more...]
Terminator Genisys: Is it Worth you Going ‘Back’ to This Franchise
The Barking Mad family are going on holiday next week but before all the packing and ironing gets done, there was time for a trip to the movies to see the latest instalment in the Terminator franchise To start with I have to admit, its last entry Terminator: Salvation I found to be a major let down and the only thing I can really remember from it is Christian Bale’s epic … [Read more...]




