Our latest watch was the latest Marvel Comics film, Avengers: Infinity War and if we are honest, went in with low expectations Which is odd, as whilst we often think we are tired of these films, they always leave us pleasantly surprised, I guess it’s because of the film's genre current almost monopoly of the box office, we see less new original content, though this is in … [Read more...]
Moving from Living in A Castle Book to A Castle Screen
We recently read the classic 1962 mystery thriller We Have Always Lived In The Castle, the final novel from acclaimed author Shirley Jackson. We were inspired to read by the news that the book is to be adapted for a film starring a BMAF fav Alexandra Daddario with further cast members including Sebastian Stan; Taissa Farmiga and Crispin Glover. The film tells the story of … [Read more...]
Captain America: Civil War! MARVELlous or not?
This week, we went off to see Captain America: Civil War, with high hopes, after all, we thought The Winter Soldier, the previous Captain America entry, was one of Marvel’s better films. Adding further evidence, critics and audiences alike were heaping praise on it, with rave reviews and massive box office records. If honest though we think we may have superhero fatigue! We … [Read more...]