About Mike Barnard

I have always devoured information about films, and you couldn't keep me away from going to the movies. For me, there are few things better than feasting on its delightfully endless stream of trivia and personal opinion when I'm not in the cinema.

Author Archives: Mike Barnard

Review

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

October 30th, 2015 | by Mike Barnard

J.J. Abrams is the man Hollywood turns to when blockbuster franchises need a refresh. His solid Mission: Impossible III brought

Review

Spectre

October 29th, 2015 | by Mike Barnard

Four films into his James Bond career and Daniel Craig might want to cut his losses. After the nostalgia-fuelled Skyfall

Filmmaking

12 of the biggest budget films of 2015 Part 2

April 10th, 2015 | by Mike Barnard

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Release date: July 31st | Estimated budget: likely to be at least the $150 million

Filmmaking

12 of the biggest budget films of 2015 Part 1

April 3rd, 2015 | by Mike Barnard

Get set for 2015’s blockbusters. Cinema release schedules are limited to hip indie flicks and those Hollywood would rather forget

Review

Pacific Rim

November 19th, 2013 | by Mike Barnard

Guillermo del Toro proved himself master of the imagination with the fantasy drama of Pan’s Labyrinth and the comic book adaptations

Review

Photo with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney

Gravity

November 5th, 2013 | by Mike Barnard

Surely there are Oscar nominations for all involved, and Gravity is set to be a classic. See it in the cinema, and see it in 3D - there's been nothing like it before