M+F Reviews Week 9 Update

After last weeks update, this week has been just as hectic for us.  Despite this we have managed to review five films.  On the networking side of things we have had some ongoing discussions with a few sites and we are hoping to have some excellent news for you in the coming week.  If you saw our update last week you will know that we  were running our first competition.  It ended last Thursday and we would like to thank everyone who took part and say congratulations to the winners, who have now been notified. Here, in alphabetical order are last weeks reviews:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Diana

Delivery Man

Gravity

How to Survive a Plague

Highest M+F Rating: Captain America: The Winter Soldier - 9/10

Featured Film: Fire in the Blood

Again, this week has seen a wide range of films watched and  reviewed.  "How to Survive a Plague" (2012) is an excellent documentary that is both powerful and inspirational.  You are likely to not have heard of it but it is definitely worth watching.  We were also lucky enough to attend a regional premiere of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014) - a whole week before its general cinema release in the United Kingdom.  Our review is spoiler free! 

We are always making a few updates to the site. Contact pages are now fully updated to incorporate our Facebook pages and account.  You can also see a new tab, called "What's your favourite..." This is a new Feature we are running. You will be able to find movie related opinion polls to take part in which should be fun!

To be sure not to miss out on any of great reviews, news and competitions make sure you adds us via the social media links that can be found on the site. We have some great movies to review this week including Martin Scorsese's "Casino" (1995). 

The Double Preview: New Clip

"The Double" starring Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska will be in cinemas nationwide on the 4th April.  A new clip is now available for the film which can be seen below.

Simon (Eisenberg) is prtty much a nobody. He goes through life unnoticed whether it be at work or by the relationships he tries to  have with people including his mother. Feeling unable to change his life, things only get worse when a new co-worker, James (also Eisenberg, turns up. Identical in looks but opposites in personality, things start getting worse for Simon as James takes over his life.

New clips of "The Double": 

What do you think of the clip? Are you planning on going to watch "The Double"?

M+F Reviews Week 8 Update

Good morning! So, we have started to have some great weather this week and this coincides with one of our most exciting weeks to date.  Firstly, as usual we run through the films we have reviewed this week at M+F Reviews and then will go on to tell you about some new exciting updates! In alphabetical order, here are the movies we have reviewed this last week: 

50/50

Lee Daniels' The Butler

Fire in the Blood

The Incredible Hulk

The Machine

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Highest M+F Rating: 50/50 - 8/10 / Fire in the Blood - 8/10

Featured Film: American Hustle

In terms of the movies we have watched and reviewed this week, it has been an interesting week. We have broadened our scope of movies we review outwards, to very serious documentaries like "Fire in the Blood" (2013) and also in another direction to recent British Sci-Fi drama "The Machine" (2013).  We hope you have enjoyed reading our reviews of these films and as always we encourage you to comment on the pages with your own thoughts. 

Normally, this is where our weekly update would finish, however as mentioned above we have some exciting news! Firstly, we have branched out to a new platform on Social Media, you might have heard of it...that's right, we have joined Facebook.  We have set up two pages, one for each website; M+F Talk and M+F Reviews.  We would appreciate it if you could like and share the pages so we can reach out to as many of you as possible. We will update the pages with all of our reviews, thoughts, comments and things that YOU will find interesting.  You can find our pages here:

- M+F Talk Facebook Page

- M+F Reviews Facebook Page

If you thought that was all of the exciting news we have to tell you, then you were wrong! This week saw the launch of our very first COMPETITION.  You may have noticed two new pages on each site, rightly labelled 'Competitions'.  This is where we will add all of our competitions giving you the chance to win some excellent prizes. 

Our very first competition gives you the chance to Win 1 of 3 Diana DVD's (Click the link to enter).  It is free and easy to enter. The competition is for UK residents only, you must be of 18 years of age at the time of the competition and you have until just before midnight on Thursday 20th March to enter. Good luck!!

We hope you continue to enjoy and read our reviews.  We have another great week of films to review this week and some extra surprises! So keep checking back.

Competition: WIN 1 OF 3 DIANA DVDs

M+F Talk and M+F Reviews bring to you our very first competition.  Simply by entering you can be in with a chance of winning 1 of 3 DVD's of Diana.  

Double Academy Award Nominee, Naomi Watts, stars in and plays Diana which tells of the untold story of love that occurred in the final years of her life. Oliver Hirschbiegel directs the movie that is coming to DVD on 24th March 2014. The film also stars Naveen Andrews ("Lost") and Geraldine James ("Sherlock Holmes"). 

Adored and loved by millions, applauded for her generosity wherever she went, Diana was a national favourite and treasure. Once considered the most famous woman in the world, Diana inspired those around her and in her final years met the one person who helped inspire her.

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED - To be in with a chance of winning "Diana" on DVD simply follow these two easy steps:

• Send us an email at movieandfilmreviews@gmail.com with 'Diana DVD' as the subject line 

• Include what your favourite film is from those we have reviewed at M+F Reviews in the main body of the email along with your full name (You can see all our reviews here)

To enter you must be a resident within the UK and be  at least 18 years of age. Only entrants that follow the above two steps will qualify to be in with a chance of winning. The close date for the competition is 23:59 GMT 20th March 2014.

By entering this competition you accept the full terms and conditions which can be found on our competition pages at M+F Reviews or here at M+F Talk.

Easy Money 2 Preview: DVD and Blu-Ray Release Date Confirmed

Easy Money 2: Hard to Kill has its DVD and Blu-Ray release date confirmed for 7th April 2014. The film stars Robocop's Joel Kinnaman and Lisa Stenni who both starred in "Easy Money" (2012). The film is directed by Babakna Jafi and is based on the novels by Jens Lapidus. The film is rated as a '15' and its run time is 99 minutes.

 JW (Kinnaman) is serving time in prison and is finding it difficult to get back on the right track.  However, upon release, he meets up with his old gang and realizes how difficult it can be to lead a good honest life. 

Birds Eye View Film Festival Preview: 2014 Programme Announced

This morning the Birds Eye View Film Festival has announced details about its programme that runs for 6 days from the 8th to the 13th April 2014. It will feature plenty of film premieres, presentations and extra events. The Festival is going to celebrate the works of some of the most inspiring women directors and will present 19 features of which 10 will be UK premieres.

Films that will be shown at the Birds Eye View Film Festival 2014: 

• Nothing Bad Can Happen - Katrin Gebbe
• Watermark - Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky
• Night Moves - Kelly Reichardt
• Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me - Chiemi Karasawa
• Lucky - Laura Checkoway
• In Bloom - Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Groß
• Swim Little Fish Swim - Lola Bessis and Ruben Amar
• Pine Ridge - Anna Eborn
• Bloody Beans -  Narimane Mari
• Belville Baby - Mia Engberg
• Bhaji on the Beach - Gurinder Chadha
• Girlfriends - Claudia Weill
• Best Friends -  Lena Dunham
• Mathair - Kathryn Ferguson
• Miu Miu's Womens Tales - Multiple Directors
• Frayed - Georgina Oakley
• The Cut - Genevieve Dulude-Decelles
• Needle -  Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
• Famous Fred -  Joanna Quinn

The screenings will take place at BFI Southbank, Barbican, Curzon Solo, ICA, Electric Cinema, Hackney Picturehouse and Clapham Picturehouse.  There is plenty to see by great female filmmakers who deserve the credit and audience to showcase their works to as much as their male counterparts.  For more information on the Birds Eye Film Festival check there website: http://www.birds-eye-view.co.uk

M+F Reviews Week 7 Update

This week has been super busy at M+F Reviews which means we have not been able to post as many reviews as we would have liked. That being said, we still managed to get 4 film reviews done which is not a disaster.  This week was important as it also saw us attend our first film screening which was a great opportunity and experience.  Here are our latest reviews in alphabetical order: 

 American Hustle

Khumba

Titanic

Welcome to Sarajevo

Highest M+F Rating: American Hustle - 8/10 / Titanic 8/10

Featured Film: Rush

We do have another busy week ahead but are aiming to keep our reviews coming out on a daily basis.  We have some exciting films to review this week including "Fire in the Blood" (2013) which comes out on DVD on 24th March. Also look out for our review of "The Incredible Hulk" (2008) which we watched this weekend but have been unable to post our review of yet.  As always feel free to comment on our reviews and provide feedback and join in the discussions we have whether you comment on our sites or speak to us on Twitter/Google +. 

Fading Gigolo Preview: UK Release Date Confirmation

"Fading Gigolo" has finally had its UK release date confirmed for the 23rd May 2014. The film is directed by and stars John Turturro.  The cast is further bolstered by the likes of Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sofia Vergara, Vanessa Paradis and Liev Schreiber.

Book store owner, Murray (Allen) is able to convince his friend Fioravante (Turturro) that he could make a fortune from becoming a professional gigolo. Murray becomes his pimp and his services start rolling out but one client, Avigal (Paradis), is watched closely by the local policemen called Dovi (Screiber).  As Fioravante's relationships unravel, comedy and love are apparent in the setting of the majestical New York City.

"Finding Gigolo" looks like it is going to be a great comedy with a good cast and director.  Do not forget it hits UK Cinemas on the 23rd May 2014.

M+F Reviews Week 6 Update

What a great week it has been for film with the Oscars having been awarded last night. We would like to start off our latest update by congratulating those who were nominated and won awards.  There were a lot of great films this year which is what we movie lovers like to see. 

On to our own update from M+F Reviews this last week has seen 6 new reviews go live which includes one film that we have rated 1/10 - the worst film we have seen up to date.  Here are our latest reviews in alphabetical order:

Behind the Candelabra

Don Jon

The Iceman

The Muppets

The Room

Rush

Highest M+F Rating: Rush

Featured Film: WALL-E

A positive week for our reviews with once again comments on older posts.  We have also had some great discussion on our Google + page which you can find us on here. We hope you enjoy reading our reviews and as always look out for our latest ones which will be coming on a daily basis, starting with "Welcome to Sarajevo" (1997).