Hi, it is Bill and Teddy the Chihuahua again and time for our APRIL Barking Mad About Films Newsletter. So, without any further ado, welcome to our April review…. BARKING MAD ABOUT APRIL 2025 We watched quite a few classics in April, which again included revisits to some old favourties. One thing we have been doing this year is trying to watch a Robin Williams film … [Read more...]
BARKING MAD ABOUT SEPTEMBER 2024
Hi, it is Bill and Teddy the Chihuahua again and time for our Barking Mad About Films Monthly Newsletter. In our newsletter, we will aim to share some of our thoughts and watches of the month and what we are looking forward to in the next month. So, without any further ado, welcome to our September update…. BARKING MAD ABOUT SEPTEMBER This month was as always full … [Read more...]
Is it A Christmas Film without the Ho Ho Ho’s?
As yesterday was the first of December, the question most media outlets and film fans ask, is that age old question is Die Hard a Christmas film. Personally, I didn’t know there were rules as to what contributes a Christmas film, do they really need to be about family and feature Santa; reindeer; elves and the like? Definitely would not seem the case as the highest … [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...]
Does Shooter Hit Our Action Film Targets?
One of our favourite action films of recent years was the 2007 Shooter, directed by Antoine Fuqua. We were reminded of it when we heard that it was being remade for TV, and will debut on Netflix. It should be noted the film itself was based on Point of Impact (which is available at Amazon here) the first in Stephen Hunter’s book series, so it does have the content to extend … [Read more...]