Today we finally got to watch Rex, it’s a biopic of US Marine Megan Leavey. The film was in fact called Megan Leavey in the US when it was released nearly a year ago, so it had been quite a wait for us. Our initial concerns were that this film could be a fluffy piece like another service dog film called Max, but those fears were removed when we found the director was … [Read more...]
BMAF Revisit Pacific Rim Ahead of its Sequel
With Pacific Rim Uprising opening soon, we decided to revisit the original from acclaimed director, Guillermo Del Toro Pacific Rim takes parts of Transformers and Godzilla in this big-budget creature feature which sees Earth having to create large robots called Jaegers, operated by 2 pilots, to fight the onslaught of large Kaiju, monstrous sea creatures. The film opens … [Read more...]
We Bought DVD About True Story of Family Buying A Zoo
Our latest watch was We Bought a Zoo, from Jerry Maguire writer/director Cameron Crowe, which was inspired by the true story of Benjamin Mee (played by Matt Damon) The film tells how Mee is struggling as a single father, following the death of his wife, Katherine (Stephanie Szostak) The death has had a major effect on his 14-year-old son, Dylan (Colin Ford) who has now been … [Read more...]
We Revisit Blade Runner Ahead of its Sequel
With Blade Runner 2049 arriving this year, and our most anticipated film in the second half of this year, we knew we wanted to revisit the original before seeing it. The first film released way back in 1982 was considered a box office disaster yet luckily over the years audiences and filmmakers have helped it find success. The film has, in fact, got so popular, we have had … [Read more...]
In A Valley Of Violence, We Find A Dog Superstar!
If we are honest, whilst we at Barking Mad About Films will happily watch anything, the Western maybe our least favourite genre. However we liked The House of the Devil and The Innkeepers, 2 horror films from director Ti West, so when we heard he had directed a western called In A Valley of Violence, we decided to check it out. The film follows Paul (Ethan Hawke) a drifter, … [Read more...]