We watched Swiss Army Man this weekend, its one of those films we kept hearing about but due to limited cinema release, hadn’t seen. Now when a film is described as a cross between Robert Zemeckis drama Cast Away but with a large element of comedy cult classic Weekend at Bernie's it certainly grabbed our interest, mainly out of curiosity. Bernie's centres around 2 friends … [Read more...]
Is A Dogs Purpose To Give Us A Great Film?
When we first heard of the film A Dogs Purpose being made, we rushed out to read the book by W. Bruce Cameron.It is a story full of highs and lows as we follow a dog and its quest to decide what its purpose in life is as he goes through various reincarnations. The book and the film both hit hard that sadly not all of our dog friends get treated to a wonderful life, the first … [Read more...]
Should You Spend Time In The Loft; An All-Star Thriller?
We recently picked up a film we had not heard of called The Loft in our local Poundland, a source of many low budget films on DVD (see our post here ) We were drawn to it thanks to its great cast. This one is a remake of Loft, but retains the same Director Erik Van Looy with a script by Wesley Strick, from Bart De Pauw’s original screenplay. The film is about 5 friends, … [Read more...]
We Head To The Movies in Search of Life
We love a creature feature so when we saw the first trailer for Life, we knew we wanted to see this one. The real question is of course, is it a great space monster movie like Alien or is it another Alien v Predator dissapointment? The cast is great so we had high hopes for this one written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and directed by Daniel Espinosa. A six-member … [Read more...]
We, BMAF Urge You To Watch I, Daniel Blake
We often see the blockbuster films for entertainment, but films can often inspire and deliver a message, this week’s rental, I, Daniel Blake from director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty certainly falls into that category. The story is frightening and you would hope a work of fiction, yet since the film was released many have shared similar experiences. Widower Daniel … [Read more...]