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Movie Review – Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

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Birdman, 2014 Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts, Jeremy Shamos, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Edward Norton SYNOPSIS: A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. When Birdman debuted […]

Movie Review – The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2015)

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The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, 2015 Directed by Tom Harper Starring Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine, Phoebe Fox, Leanne Best, Oaklee Pendergast, Adrian Rawlins, Leilah de Meza, Hayley Joanne Bacon, Ned Dennehy SYNOPSIS: 40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, awakening the […]

DVD Review – Tusk (2014)

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Tusk, 2014 Written and directed by Kevin Smith Starring Justin Long, Michael Parks, Genesis Rodriguez, Haley Joel Osment, Johnny Depp SYNOPSIS: When podcaster Wallace Bryton goes missing in the backwoods of Manitoba while interviewing a mysterious seafarer named Howard Howe, his best friend Teddy and girlfriend Allison team with an ex-cop to look for him. […]

Highest grossing movies of 2014

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While 2014 has given us some brilliant movies (Guardians of the Galaxy, The LEGO Movie, Boyhood, Nightcrawler, Edge of Tomorrow, to name a few), the box office numbers have not reflected the quality. In terms of domestic growth, the top four movies of last year (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Iron Man 3, Frozen and […]

Movie Review – Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

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Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014 Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Maria Valverde, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley SYNOPSIS: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. […]

Flickering Myth’s Top 10 Christmas Movies

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Flickering Myth gets festive… Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays one and all! As it is Christmas Eve, we would like to hope that you are all set for the festive season and you have all your presents purchased and wrapped. If not – what are you reading this for?! Get the hell out of the […]

A Christmas message from SpongeBob Squarepants and friends

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Paramount have sent across a Yuletide message from the stars of the upcoming CG-animated / live-action hybrid The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, which we’ve got for you right here… SEE ALSO: Antonio Banderas’ Burger-Beard character poster for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water is set […]

Alvin and the Chipmunks 4 (yes, 4) finds a director

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Having grossed over $1 billion around the world, it should come as no surprise that New Regency are looking to get Alvin and the Chipmunks back up on screen for a fourth outing. And now it seems as though they have a director. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Walt Becker has been hired to direct Alvin […]

George Takei petitions against all-white casting choices for Akira adaptation

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Following on from the controversy surrounding the all-white casting of Exodus: Gods and Kings, legendary Star Trek actor and King of the Memes George Takei has spoken out against the proposed casting choices for the American adaptation of popular anime Akira. It was reported by Deadline that the cast choices included Robert Pattinson (Twilight), Andrew Garfield […]