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...]
Horror films, lighten up!
Today in the Barking Mad About Films household it was St Patrick’s Day Waking up early and scrolling through Netflix, I came across Leprechaun: Origins. I had seen some of the previous 6 B-Movies starring Warwick Davis so it grabbed my attention! Now the original 6 Leprechaun films were never too serious, as you can imagine with titles like Leprechaun 4: In Space and … [Read more...]
Gremlins: A great film for between Halloween and Christmas
Here we are in the middle of November, Halloween has passed and Christmas is coming, so what better film to watch than Gremlins. As its set during the festive period but with monsters, scary enough for any Halloween so fits in between. We here at Barking Mad About Films love a creature feature and this 1984 classic is one of the best. Written by Chris Columbus, who also … [Read more...]
Movies: Something to sing about?
It seems every other day here at the BMAF office we read about another film being remade! Today, for the record it was Dario Argento’s Suspiria! But it seems movie companies are looking everywhere for new content and has seen big shows such as Les Miserables; Into the Woods and even Sweeney Todd leave the stage for the big screen These musicals are also attracting A list … [Read more...]
‘Dam’ gory and silly fun with Zombeavers
The weekend is a time to relax from the weekly toll and what better way than by watching a film where lets just say you can switch your brain off for a bit We at Barking Mad About Films do love a good B movie creature feature and we had to give Zombeavers a go when we heard about it, all you need to know about this film is written on the box, from the producers of Cabin Fever … [Read more...]