Synopsis: An Origin story of how troubled comedian Arthur Fleck would end up being Gotham’s most notorious villain, the Joker. Director: Todd Philipps Writers: Todd Philipps; Scott Silver; based on characters created by Bob Kane; Bill Finger & Jerry Robinson Stars: Joaquin Phoenix; Robert De Niro; Zazie Beetz; Frances Conroy; Brett Cullen; … [Read more...]
Is Justice League, Premier League or Non League for DC Comics
We finally decided to go and see Justice League this week, we were slightly concerned as many posts were hating on this film more than the Ghostbusters reboot, a film which we really enjoyed, so as always, and we suggest the same to you, if you want to see a film, see it and make up your own mind. It was unclear if the reviews were Marvel fans trying to put down this film … [Read more...]
The BMAF 2017 Half Year Top 10 Films
So as we reach the halfway point of 2017, we look back on our favourite 10 films of the year so far. We are pleased to see it's not all sequels and yet despite claims of suffering comic book film fatigue, 2 comic book films made the list and again both from the Marvel studio, yet DC Comics Wonder Woman only narrowly missed our list. So here is our countdown, we are sure … [Read more...]
Does Wonder Woman Deliver Comic Book Film Girl Power?
This week we saw Wonder Woman, a female-led comic book film which we had a lot of people sharing their love for. Now I am of an age where I think of Wonder Woman as Lynda Carter from the TV series but giving Gal Gadot’s performance was pretty much the best thing about Batman V Superman so I wanted to give this film a go myself. We went into the film in all honesty with … [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...]