This week we went to see Kenneth Branagh’s remake of Agatha Christie’s best selling Hercule Poirot adventure Murder on the Orient Express. Much like the famous 1974 film v Sidney Lumet film version, this again has an all-star cast in this murder mystery set on the famous Orient Express train. We first meet Poirot (Played by Branagh) when he solves a case in Jerusalem, … [Read more...]
Did We Find The Great Wall To Be A Great Film?
If there is one thing we like at Barking Mad About Films, it’s a creature feature so despite a bashing from the critics, we booked tickets to see The Great Wall. Set in China, the film tells how The Great Wall was actually built to protect China from creatures known as the Tao Tei. The film was hit by a backlash before the film was even released over whitewashing claims, due … [Read more...]
John Wick 2! We’re Thinking We’re Glad He’s Back!
This week there was only one new release for us and that was the big action sequel John Wick 2. We think the first John Wick is one of the best action films we had ever seen, in part this was because of the huge emotional attachment we had to it. Simply because when John Wick’s dog was killed, he had so much anger that he wanted revenge and we could only imagine how much … [Read more...]
All Aboard! The BMAF’s Favourite cruise ship films.
When myself and Mrs BMAF go on holiday, we tend to choose holidays on a cruise ship, great to relax and switch off from work with Wi-Fi not the easiest thing to get a hold of in the middle of the ocean. To get me in the mood for the holiday, I tend to watch a cruise ship based film before I go. The trouble is Cruise ships do not tend to do well on film. Just this year, a … [Read more...]



